Our Lady of Lourdes Church

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1 Our Lady of Lourdes Church Massapequa Park, New York Pastor: Msgr. James P. Lisante Assistants: Rev. Anthony John Heinlein Rev. Edward Seagriff In Residence: Rev. Cletus Nwaogwugwu Rev. Manny Lucero Weekend Visitor: Rev. Martin Klein Permanent Deacon: Rev. Mr. Dominick Valdaro Rev. Mr. Frank Gariboldi Rev. Mr. Ferdinando Ferrara Business Manager: John Brosnan Outreach Director: Corinne Lok Music Director: J.C. Laws Religious Ed. Director: Donna Kesselman Parish Trustees: Dr. James R. Dolan, Jr. Mrs. Dorothy O Sullivan Telephone Numbers Rectory: Religious Education: Convent: R.C.I.A.: Parish Outreach: Website: The Parish Office Schedule Monday to Thursday 9AM to 9PM Friday 9AM to 5PM Saturday 9AM to 5PM Sunday 9AM to 3PM The office is Closed from 12/Noon to 1PM for Lunch Mass Times Monday through Friday: 6:45, 8:30am, 8:00pm Saturday: 6:45, 8:30am/5:00pm and 5:15pm Chapel Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30am, 12:30pm Baptism It is advised that the parents schedule an interview with a priest one month before the preferred baptism date. Baptismal preparation classes are offered on the 2nd Sunday of the month. Parents are encouraged to attend the 10:30 AM mass on the 2nd Sunday and the preparation class will follow the mass in the Rectory. All couples seeking to baptize a child must attend the class. Baptisms are preformed on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month at 2PM. Please call the Rectory to schedule an appointment at (516) Confessions Saturdays, Eves of Holy Days and Eves of First Fridays 4:00 to 5:00pm. Marriages The prospective bride and groom should discuss details of the marriage with one of the priests of the parish at least six months prior to the date of the wedding. The Mission Statement of Our Lady of Lourdes is a welcoming parish family whose purpose is to model Christ, as guided by Mary, in a life defined by faith and love. We seek to advance God's will through acts of Charity and Kindness. to Jesus through Mary Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

2 Page 2 This Week s Masses Monday, February 12th 6:45 Souls in Pugatory 8:30 Vincent Francis Cioci Mother 8PM Fr. Robert Mason Tuesday, February 13th 6:45 William Pesek Family 8:30 Phyllis DiPalermo Rosemary 8PM James McGinley Ann McCarthy Wednesday, February 14th 6:45 Eileen Wilmot Tom & Carol Milton 8:30 John Wilson, Jr. Emily Brown Wilson 8PM Theresa Milioto Paul & Family Thursday, February 15th 6:45 Walter E. Cody Family 8:30 Desrouleaux Family Jeanne Lamarre 8PM Int. Michael Villanueva Family Lector Schedule Wednesday, February 14th - ash wednesday -6:45 - Lorraine gariboldi 8:30 - Efren bacani 12:00pm (prayer service) - isidora bacani & mary Lucich 3:00pm (Prayer service) - mary Champney & Dolores Cianciabella 5:00pm (prayer service) - sue bouffier & tom varriale 8:00pm - Jeanne Virzera & rick bacani Saturday, February 17th -5:00 - Jeanne Virzera & Marie-Laetitia Woolley Sunday, February 18th -7:30 - Kathleen guzman & Dolores cianciabella -9:00 - sue bouffier & matt imperio -10:30 - lisa jandovitz & bob kaliban -12:30 - isidora bacani & al hans Friday, February 16th 6:45 In Thanksgiving 8:30 Kevin Ryan Theresa Driscoll 8PM Int. Michael Villanueva Family Saturday, February 17th 6:45 Fred Dorrer Family 8:30 Thanksgiving For All Blessings Marcella Sahni 5PM Diane Frazzetta Diana & John Ponzio 5:15PM Loretta F. Stryjewski Mr. & Mrs. James Leonardi Sunday, February 18th 7:30 Anna Mae Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Joe Bonarrigo 9:00 Albert Urbanowski Family 10:30 Maureen Ciardullo, Mildred D Erasmo, Robert E. McGeary 12:30 Matthew & Carmen Culhane Mathi Fallot Hear Monsignor Lisante's Interview with Bishop John Barres on "Personally Speaking" Monsignor Jim Lisante recently had the opportunity to interview Bishop John Barres for his radio show "Personally Speaking." This interview will air again on Sunday, February 11th at 7:30am and 2:30pm on The Catholic Channel, Ch. 129 on SiriusXM Radio. You can also hear the interview on the Diocese's Facebook page, "Diocese of Rockville Centre." Scroll down the page for the link. Joining Monsignor Lisante in the studio, Bishop Barres speaks about his parents, his priestly formation, and his desire to connect with the people of his Diocese in this wonderful one-on-one interview. Pray for the Repose of the Soul of Jean M. Belizaire The bread and wine have been donated in memory of William Pesek by his family Mass Celebrants for Next Weekend Saturday, February 17th 5:00 p.m. Fr. Cletus 5:15 p.m. (Chapel) Fr. Tony Sunday, February 18th 7:30 a.m. Fr. Ed 9:00 a.m. Fr. Manny 10:30 a.m. Msgr. Lisante 12:30 p.m. Fr. Cletus

3 Page 3 Annabelle Moseley February 6, 2018 Aleteia.org Need to Awaken Your Soul For Lent? Here s the Devotion That Will Do It The day before Ash Wednesday is a feast you may not know about Looking for a beautiful way to bridge the end of Ordinary Time with the start of Lent? There s a prayer for that. It s called the Alpha Omega Novena of the Holy Face and though it can be experienced at any time of year, it s just begun for It takes up the nine days of prayer leading up to Shrove Tuesday (also known as Mardi Gras, the day before Ash Wednesday). Shrove Tuesday is the Feast of the Holy Face. You can of course start praying this devotion whenever you are inclined and able. But what a great time of year to start! I didn t know Shrove Tuesday was the Feast of the Holy Face, my surprised students consistently tell me, and many of them are lifelong practicing Catholics. It s news to many that Shrove Tuesday, named for the English word shrive which means absolve, is just as good a day for self-reflection and Confession as it is for feasting (while it s Mardi Gras in the U.S., it s Pancake Day in the U.K. and Ireland). And yes, Shrove Tuesday is also the Feast of the Holy Face. Many who discover this are quickly struck by the significance of beginning Lent more in love with His countenance. For having made reparation with Jesus, united with all His sorrows, love and total abandonment through the novena, we can begin our Lenten walk with Christ more at the ready to comfort Him along the way, as St.Veronica did. Indeed, this searingly beautiful devotion goes back to the Passion itself, when the veil of Veronica smoothed the injuries of Jesus Holy Face, so besieged with pain. In 1843, Sister Marie of St. Peter had visions of Jesus requesting a devotion to His Holy Face called The Golden Arrow, which brings Him great delight; as He said to Sr. Marie, All who honor My Holy Face in a spirit of reparation thereby perform for Me the services of the pious Veronica. In 1938, Jesus appeared to Blessed Maria Pierina de Micheli, His face bloodied by His Passion, and said, speaking of His Face, I wish that it be venerated by a special feast on Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. I wish that the feast be preceded by a novena in which the faithful make reparation with me, joining together and sharing in my sorrow. Following that request, Pope Pius XII named Shrove Tuesday as the official Feast of the Holy Face in 1958.

4 Page 4 Continued from Page 3 But there s more. Just as Fridays are days to remember Christ s Passion, every Tuesday is a day for extra devotion and reparation to his Holy Face, especially before the Blessed Sacrament, as Jesus revealed to Blessed Maria. So just as Fridays bring to mind Christ s Passion, Tuesdays should bring to mind the Holy Face. Perhaps you know someone who is suffering from an affliction of the face such as eye ailments, neuralgia, skin cancer, hearing loss, headaches, etc? One special day and way to pray for them would be on a Tuesday, invoking the Holy Face, the seal of Divinity, which has the virtue of reproducing in souls the image of God, as Jesus said to Sr. Mary of St. Peter. If our schedules don t allow us to make a visit to Mass or Eucharistic Adoration, if our schedules barely allow us time for a sandwich, we can still always manage this great short prayer of reparation to the Holy Face, that Jesus revealed to Sr. Mary of St. Peter: Admirable is the name of God. Interested in this novena and devotion? You re in fine company. St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Augustine, St. Gertrude the Great and St. Bernard, among others, all venerated the Holy Face. In the words of Pope Saint John Paul II, And is it not the Church s task to reflect the light of Christ in every historical period, to make his face shine also before generations of the new millennium? Our witness, however, would be hopelessly inadequate if we ourselves had not first contemplated his face. In a similar way, our Lenten witness to the wounds on His Hands and Feet is inadequate if we have not first contemplated His Face, bitterly kissed by Judas, spat upon, battered, covered with sweat and blood and crowned with thorns, continuing to be dishonored even today through the Blessed Sacrament by profanations and neglect. For so many, Shrove Tuesday is a date on the calendar that gets overshadowed by Ash Wednesday, that memorable day we wear the outward sign of repentance and recall our mortality. How much more meaningful will our Ash Wednesday be if we first mark Shrove Tuesday as a Feast of the Holy Face, concluding the novena we began in Ordinary Time, and beginning Lent more in love with the countenance of Christ and, through Him, made more beautiful in our own soul. Another option if you d like to spend more time with this devotion is to pray the gorgeous Litany of the Holy Face. In the words of 2 Corinthians 3:18, All of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image. As you prayerfully invoke the Holy Face of Jesus over the next few days, may your countenance be made more like Veronica, whose name means true image, not only comforting but reflecting His Face, and cast ever more closely in the image of His love. May this novena make our expressions more authentic, our eyes more loving, our mouths more patient. What a fresh and unforgettable way to kick off Lent!

5 Page 5 Our observance of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday In 1966 Pope Paul VI reorganized the Church's practice of public penance in his "Apostolic Constitution on Penance" (Poenitemini). The 1983 revision of the Code of Canon Law incorporated the changes made by Pope Paul. Not long after that, the U.S. bishops applied the canonical requirements to the practice of public penance in our country. To sum up those requirements, Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. In addition, all Catholics 14 years old and older must abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays of Lent. Fasting as explained by the U.S. bishops means partaking of only one full meal. Some food (not equaling another full meal) is permitted at breakfast and around midday or in the evening depending on when a person chooses to eat the main or full meal. Abstinence forbids the use of meat, but not of eggs, milk products or condiments made of animal fat. Abstinence does not include meat juices and liquid foods made from meat. Thus, such foods as chicken broth, consommé, soups cooked or flavored with meat, meat gravies or sauces, as well as seasonings or condiments made from animal fat are not forbidden. So it is permissible to use margarine and lard. Even bacon drippings which contain little bits of meat may be poured over lettuce as seasoning. Each year in publishing the Lenten penance requirements, the U.S. bishops quote the teaching of the Holy Father concerning the seriousness of observing these days of penance. The obligation to do penance is a serious one; the obligation to observe, as a whole or "substantially," the days of penance is also serious. But no one should be scrupulous in this regard; failure to observe individual days of penance is not considered serious. Moral theologians remind us that some people are excused from fasting and/or abstinence because of sickness or other reasons. In his "Apostolic Constitution on Penance," Pope Paul VI did more than simply reorganize Church law concerning fast and abstinence. He reminded us of the divine law that each of us in our own way do penance. We must all turn from sin and make reparation to God for our sins. We must forgive and show love for one another just as we ask for God's love and forgiveness. The Code of Canon Law and our bishops remind us of other works and means of doing penance: prayer, acts of self-denial, almsgiving and works of personal charity. Attending Mass daily or several times a week, praying the rosary, making the way of the cross, attending the parish evening prayer service, teaching the illiterate to read, reading to the blind, helping at a soup kitchen, visiting the sick and shut-ins and giving an overworked mother a break by baby-sitting all of these can be even more meaningful and demanding than simply abstaining from meat on Friday. ASH WEDNESDAY Wednesday, February 14th The Ashes will be imposed after all of the daily Masses at 6:45 A.M, 8:30 A.M., and 8 P.M. In addition ashes will be imposed at Lenten Prayer Services held at 12/Noon, 3 P.M. and 5 P.M.

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7 Page 7 From the Our Lady of Lourdes Department of Religious Education Week Seventeen of Religious Education classes is scheduled for Wednesday, February 14 Parents: Please remember to check your child s book every week for important, time-sensitive announcements that are sent home! Wednesday, February 14: Ash Wednesday. Ashes will be distributed to all students Winter Break: Saturday February 17 through Sunday February 25. No classes - Office Closed. Wednesday, February 28: Level 8: All Confirmation paperwork is due. Level 7: All requirements are due. Levels 3, 4, 5 and 6: Three Mass Reflection worksheets are due. These assignments must be completed before student will be promoted to the next grade Level. Saturday, March 3: Confessions during class time for Level 2, Level 3, Level 4 and Level 5 Sunday March 4: Level 3 and Level 4: 10:30 am Family Mass All Level 3 and Level 4 students are expected to attend. There will not be a class before the Mass. Students and families should meet in the church at 10:15am at the reserved section on the right side. Students must sign in. Parent Faith Formation Evenings: Father Tony s Theology Classes will resume on Wednesdays, March 7 & 21, April 4 & 18, May 9 & 23-7:30pm to 9pm in the Church Basement. ************ Our students were invited by The Office of the Nassau County Executive to participate in their tradition of Valentines for Veterans. Every year, thousands of valentines are collected from children and distributed to veterans in hospitals and nursing homes. In this way, we let our veterans know that they, and their sacrifices, are not forgotten. Some of our Levels 1 through Level 6 teachers made the Valentines as a class project with their students. Our Level 7 and 8 students were asked to create Valentines independently of their class, as a work of Christian service. In all, we sent over 200 Valentines to thank our Veterans for their bravery and heroism in protecting our country and keeping us safe. ************ On February 3rd, Father Tony Heinlein taught the students in our Saturday session about Saint Blase, whose feast day was being celebrated. Then, using two unlit candles which were tied together in the shape of an X, Father Tony blessed the throats of each student, parent and teacher. The Saint Blase prayer was offered that all those who were blessed would be delivered from diseases of the throat and from every other illness of the body. ************ Catechist Miss Margaret Hans created a special interactive lesson for her Level 4 class in the Saturday session. Her students went from classroom to classroom to present a brief lesson on prayer to their peers. Slips of paper were distributed and each student was asked to write down their special intentions. All the papers were fashioned into a rosary, which is on display in our Chapel so that others can pray for the special intentions of our Saturday students.

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11 Page 11 Are you or someone you know having family or interpersonal problems due to drinking ALCOHOL and/or using DRUGS? 2nd THURSDAY EVENINGS, 7:30 PM IN THE PARISH CENTER ROOM 16 We have changed our MOSJ meeting days to ONLY ONE Thursday each month. Next Meeting: March 8th CATHOLIC CHARITIES / Talbot House, a Chemical Dependence Crisis Center, located in Bohemia provides withdrawal and stabilization services on a voluntary basis to males and females over the age of 18, who are seeking to stop and/or withdraw from alcohol and/or other drug use. The medical and clinical staff at Talbot House will assess the kind of care the person needs, to begin his/her journey in recovery. For more information, please call: Talbot House staff is available 24/7. Each call is confidential. Talbot House is a NO fee for service program. BOY SCOUT DAY OF RECOLLECTION SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2018 SEMINARY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION HUNTINGTON, NEW YORK 8:30 AM 3:00 PM SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2018 MARIA REGINA CHURCH SEAFORD, NEW YORK 12:00 NOON 5:00 PM A special day of prayer and reflection. Will fulfill the Retreat/Day of Recollection Requirement for the Ad Altare Dei Religious Emblem.. For information, contact the Catholic Scouting Office , ext 245 scouting@drvc.org

12 Page 12 Parish Outreach Ubi cáritas et amor, Deus ibi est We Care Blankets Parish Outreach Food Pantry To all the good people of our parish family, I cannot thank you enough for all you do to embrace the disadvantaged in our community. Your continued support and great generosity of food donations, paper goods, school supplies and recent winter coats is a tremendous blessing! We could not do all we do without you! Thank you! Thank You! Thank You! Currently our food pantry is in need of: Tomato Sauce, Pasta, Mac & Cheese Peanut Butter and Jelly On behalf of our neighbors in need, thank you again for helping outreach continue the good work of assisting those most in need. Canned Tuna Cereal s Coffee Canned Fruit Pancake Mix Tea bags Applesauce Pancake Syrup Powdered Milk Pasta Can Vegetables Juices Tomato Sauce Instant Potatoes Soups Peanut Butter Egg Noodles Macaroni & Cheese Jelly Rice Cookies/Crackers Oatmeal Beans Jell-O/ Pudding Parish Outreach hours are Mon.-Thurs., 9:00am-4:00pm. As our wonderful group of Care Blanket volunteers continue to meet on Wednesday mornings from 10:00-11:30am at Parish Outreach, the gifts of their love, time and talent in crocheting and knitting beautiful blankets for seriously ill children is nothing less than a beautiful thing! Since our group began in November 2009, the completed blanket count stands at 2,827. I m sure in no time at all we will be adding to this amazing number. Thank you to our lovely group of ladies for all the good work you do to bring love and comfort to many children undergoing cancer care. Outreach is happy to accept donations of yarns, crochet hooks or knitting needles in support of this effort. If you are interested in joining our group please contact Parish Outreach at Paper Goods Ministry of Consolation Our parish is richly blessed to have gathered a wonderful group of volunteers who make up Our Lady of Lourdes Ministry of Consolation team. The most valuable gifts we can give are those that come from the heart. The precious gifts of our time, love and compassion are especially needed during the time of the loss of a loved one. Created to provide warmth, caring and personal attention to assist families in preparation for the funeral mass, this particular ministry can never have too many helping hands. Whether your interest be that of a Greeter, Lector or EM, please give some thought as to sharing your time and talents and being a part of this ministry s call to love and care for one another. Thank you so much to all our volunteers for embracing this beautiful ministry. Please call Parish Outreach at if you would like to volunteer. Thank you for your consideration. On occasion, the folks who come to us for food assistance will ask if we can provide help with paper products such as toilet paper or paper towels. Food donations, as you know, remain our first priority! However, it would be a helpful addition to the folks we serve if we could offer some assistance with paper goods. All donations are greatly appreciated! Thank you for all you to help those in need.

13 Page 13 Our Parish depends solely on your generosity to meet each week s expenses. Our regular Sunday collections account for more than 60% of our operating budget. Your continued support, especially during these difficult economic times, is both needed and appreciated. Let us continue to pray for peace. Let us also pray for all those serving in the military or the peace corps. With special care we pray especially for: Sgt. Kevin L. Blieka U.S. Army, Sgt. Brian Andrew Dayman US Army, PFC Joseph DiCicco Army, Commander Christopher DeMay - Navy, Nicholas R. DoLieto - Marine Corps, A1C Timothy Erkens USAF Staff Sergeant, Army, Capt. Michael Ferrari, USMC, Spencer French, 1st Lieutenant, SRA Senior Airman Robert J. Gerry - Air Force,Spec. Steven Gianatiempo - US Army, Brandon Goodwin, Petty Off., 2nd Class, USCG, Stefanie Goodwin, Petty Off., 3rd Class, USN, Kenny Greening -PFC-Army, Sean Hendrickson -Master of Arms, US Navy, Chaplain Major Timothy Hirten, USAF, Maj. Luke Holian USMC, SPC Justin Lansford -US Army, Sgt. Todd J. Lobraico USAF, Major Michael Edward Loconsolo, US Army, Pvt Matthew Macario - US Army, Garrett Macchio A1C, Air force, Pvt. Ryan McCann Army, Pvt. Matthew McQuade- Army, Jason Moritz - Sgt. USAF, Pvt 1st Class Joshua Nichols - US Army, Lt. Col. Thomas O Connor, US Army, Cpt. David Paolillo USAF, Cpt. Kathleen Paolillo USAF, L. CPL Michael E. Porfidio - USMC, PFC Dominique R. Quiban, USMC Capt. Joseph Shultz, Sgt. Matthew Sirianni, 2nd LT, Army, Christopher John Sherlock, US Army, L CPL Eric Vazquez USMC, US Army, Spec. Zachary Small - US Army, US Army Sgt. Michael Stephney, Capt. James Eyester US Army, L. CPL. Ryan Albergo - USMC, Private 1st Class Bryan Antico - US Navy, Senior Airman Justin Craig, 1st Lt. Connor Lewis - US Army, Timothy Breen Combes US Army, CPL Ken Chun - US Army And serving in the Peace Corps: William Moran If you know a Service Member that you would like to add to this list please contact the rectory Please include name, rank and branch of service. Last Week s Collections: $ Prayers for the Sick Linda Allen, Jacqueline Barbaro, Robert Bernstein, Elizabeth Bianco, Edward Bodor, Thomas Boffardi, Timothy Burns, Cristiana Cannizarro, Alma Cappa, Marie Cariola, Michael Cariola, Theresa Casella, Michael W. Caselli, Carol Castellano, Audrey Catalano, A.J. Cavalli, Steven Checca, Billy Coyne, Angelo DeCosimo, Eileen Crawford, Antonio Crispino, Frances Cronin, Jaine Crowley, Benny D Aquilia, Sebastian DeLuca, Siham Denho, Patrick DiGennaro, Dan Donahue, Eugene F. Drury, Pilar Duke, Audrey Dymant, Lucy & Ron Fairclough, Sr., Michelle Romano Farley, Janet Farulla, Joseph Fenaroli, Lia Galm, Billy Gallagher, Tricia Giordano, Kim Graf, Agnes Hans, Marion Harrington, Baby Bryson Harrington, Isabella Inzerillo, June Jandovitz, John Janesco, Jesus Jupio, Peter F. Kearns, Andrea Kimble, Jan Korszun, Mary Larson, Dotti Leto, Frank Macchio, Olivia Macchio, Matt Malley, Maltese Family, John McDonald, Helen McMahon, Steve Molina, Marie Molloy, Baby James Charles Montanto, Montefusco Family, Ellen Mormile, Millie Mota, Anthony Muller, Timmy Mulligan, Mary Mullin, Blanche & Herman Navon, Eileen Nocera, Jack O Leary, Richard Olson, Maureen Passaro, Vincent Pinto, Joanne Powers, Patricia Regan, Peter Rogers, Carissa Romano, Irene Romano, Richard Rosmarin, Dolores Rudzinski, Ayden W. Sabino, Nancy Saviano, Janet Shavel, Giuseppe Sottile, Regina Southard, Jean Taino, Bonnie Tarr, Stella Thomson, Annmarie Tiné, Larry Tomanelli, Jean Trier, Ursula Vobis, Jim Wallace, Joy Wendel, Dottie Witt, Dorothy Woll

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18 Page 18 PRO LIFE NEWS EUTHANASIA OR AID IN DYING? YOU DECIDE. DEBATE: March 3, 2018 at Noon, Hofstra University, Hempstead. Margaret Dore, president of Choice is an Illusion (opposed to assisted suicide and euthanasia; David C. Leven, JD, Executive Director Emeritus of End of Life Choices New York (advocate for legalizing assisted suicide in NYS). Additional program with pro-life speakers after debate. Admission fee. Contact: 2018 ORATORY CONTEST Sponsored by the Long Island Coalition for Life: Attention High school juniors and seniors including home schoolers, you have the voice, the enthusiasm, the spirit and the opportunity to speak up for the voiceless and marginalized members of the human family - the pre-born, the frail elderly and the disabled. Please consider participating in the annual Oratory Contest. You will have the opportunity to express in a logical and organized way your respect for the life of every individual no matter how small or incapacitated. Pro-life speech (5-7 minutes in length) on Abortion, Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide, Health Care Rationing or Cloning/Stem Cell Research presented from a pro-life perspective. 11th and 12th graders, including home-schooled students, are eligible to participate. The contest will be held Sunday, March 18, 2018 at Kellenberg HS. First place prize $500, second place $300, Third place $200. For application/details, contact: Maryjane McQuade, mjkev@verizon.net or call Application must be submitted by January 31, Speech must be ed or mailed to Maryjane McQuade, 40 William St, Malverne NY 11565, by February 12, DAYS FOR LIFE: February 14 th March 25 th Vigil daily at Planned Parenthood 540 Fulton Ave (Rte 24, Hempstead Tpke), Hempstead from 7am -5pm. Sponsored by ProBikers for Life. Please come pray for an end to abortion. For info: ROSARY AND ADORATION FOR LIFE: Please consider spending time before the Blessed Sacrament to pray the Rosary for the conversion of hearts and minds so that all might have reverence and respect for the God-given gift of life, from the moment of conception until natural death. Please pray for an end to violence in all its forms. SPIRITUAL ADOPTION: Make a personal commitment to pray daily for one unborn child who is in danger of being aborted. You are asked to spiritually adopt one unknown baby and pray that this child be carried to term and experience the fullness of life as God intended. Daily prayer: "Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you very much. I beg you to spare the life of the unborn baby that I have spiritually adopted who is in danger of abortion. (Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen) HOPE AND HEALING AFTER ABORTION: The Sisters of Life host monthly Days of Prayer & Healing, Gatherings, and Hope & Healing Weekend Retreats. They include witnesses of mercy, Scripture sharing, personal prayer, opportunity for Sacramental Confession, and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Call or hopeandhealing@sistersoflife.org VISIBILITY MATTERS: Weekly prayerful presence at Planned Parenthood, Massapequa - Saturdays 10:30am-12pm, 35 Carmans Rd, Massapequa (across from the mall parking lot). For info: ETHICAL STEM CELL THERAPIES: On February 5 th, the Charlotte Lozier Institute released its ninth Stem Cell Research Facts video, featuring Laura Dominguez-Tauer. When Laura was 16, a devastating car crash left her paralyzed from the neck down. With a severely damaged spinal cord, she was told she would never walk again. Her father s online research led to the discovery of an adult stem cell transplant for spinal cord injuries being done in Portugal. It has been 15 years since her adult stem cell transplant. Laura has regained feeling in her entire body. She also has greatly improved upper body mobility and is able to stand on her own and walk with assistance. She testified before Congress in support of adult stem cell treatments and has started a gym called Beyond the Chair which helps people recover from spinal cord injury, dramatic brain injury, and stroke. She was married in 2010 and her son was born in There are many others like Laura who are currently being treated using ethically-derived, non-controversial adult stem cell transplants, which do not rely on the destruction of a young human life. Adult stem cells are the gold standard of stem cells when it comes to patients. Well over one million patients worldwide have been treated using adult stem cell transplants. In 2015 alone, more than 21,000 bone marrow and umbilical cord blood transplants were performed in the United States, according to the federal Health Resources and Services Administration Blood Cell Transplant Report. Stem Cell Research Facts is a project of the Charlotte Lozier Institute. CLI plans to produce more inspiring videos like Laura s to raise awareness about the life-saving, science-based, and ethical treatment option of adult stem cell transplants. To see the other patient videos, go to A fact sheet on stem cell research and transplants is available at

19 Page 19 Community News VOLUNTEER NEEDED Our Lady of Lourdes CYO is looking for a COORDINATOR for our Clinic Knowledge of Basketball is required! For more information call: STATIONS OF THE CROSS Every Friday night during Lent, Stations of the Cross will be held in the Church following the 8PM Mass SPRING CRAFT FAIR John Chester (516) Next Parish Coffee Social March 11th, 2018 Room 24 of the school building From 9:00am to 12:30pm Artisans and more for the entire family. March 24th 10AM to 4PM St. William the Abbot School Auditorium 2001 Jackson Ave., Seaford (2 blocks East of Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway, 1 block South of Sunrise Hwy) In addition to the wonderful items, we will offer Easter plants, raffle baskets, Grand 50/50, baked goods, hot & cold food, and pictures with the Easter Bunny. Father Tony s Theology Class Will not be meeting again until March 7, :30 PM in the Church Basement

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