ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

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1 November 1, 2015 All Saints Day ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI 29 Northgate Drive, Greenlawn, NY Telephone: FAX # Website: Parish Staff: Rev. Peter F. Kaczmarek, Pastor Msgr. Patrick Armshaw, Pastor Emeritus Deacon David Campbell Deacon Jean Cantave Deacon Allan D. Longo, Faith Formation Deacon James Byrne Office Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9:00am 3:30pm; Friday 9:00am-12:30pm Closed 12:30pm 1:15pm Daily Evenings: By appointment only Parish Mass Schedule: Saturday: 4:30pm Sunday: 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00 noon 5:00pm Youth Mass (Christian Rock Mass) Monday Friday: 8:30am Holy Days of Obligation: as announced. Sacramental Life Baptism: Scheduled Sundays at 1:30pm Parents should contact the Rectory before the birth of the child. Both parents must come for an interview with the priest or deacon. Class also required after the interview. Sacrament of Matrimony: Please call the rectory at least six months in advance for an appointment with a parish priest. A marriage preparation program is required. Penance/ Reconciliation: Saturdays 2:00 3:30pm Also by appointment Anointing of the Sick: Every second Monday after the 8:30am Mass. Also anytime by calling the rectory at Faith Formation (1st through 8th grade) Religious Education Coordinator: Deacon Allan Longo: Music Ministry Adult Choir Director: Lynn M. Wilson Junior Choir Director: Marianne Craven CRAVEBO36@gmail.com Youth Band Coordinator: Greg Gullotti: ggullotti1@optonline.net Organists: Grace Heaphy Shira Fishkin Youth Ministry Program Ivonne Porpora: stfranyouth@gmail.com Pastoral Care-Road Angels Josephine Mielcarz : Communion to the Homebound: Ministry of Consolation & Bereavement Diane Lake: Liturgical Ministry Lector & Eucharistic Ministers Marilyn Reilly: Ushers Paul Sepp: New Parishioners Every family should be properly registered. Please stop in the sacristy after Sunday Mass or at the rectory office during office hours to pick up a census form. Devotional Life First Friday 9:00am 10:00am 8:00pm 10pm with Benediction Catholic Conversion R.C.I.A. Please call the rectory. Liturgy of the Hours In church Wednesday at 8:00am Rosary: Daily at 8:00am and 9:10am Holy Hours In the church Wednesdays: 7:00pm 8:00pm Fridays: 2:00pm 3:00pm Pastoral Advisory Council Neil Coscio, Chairperson: Haitian Mass Every 3rd Saturday: 6:30pm Deacon Jean Cantave : Trinity Regional School 1025 Fifth Avenue E. Northport Principal: Jeanne Morcone Office: St. Vincent de Paul Society Meets semimonthly in the auditorium In-Home Pre-Cana Seasonally in hosts home Coordinators: Deacon Allan & Lorraine Longo Little People s Liturgy Sundays at the 10:00am Mass. Louise Mordarski: Rosy Mandel: PB&J Gang 3rd Sunday of the month Leslie Kulewicz: Ivonne Porpora: Baby Corner Eileen Byrne eileenpbyrne@gmail.com

2 November 1, Mission Statement: St. Francis of Assisi Parish is a Christ-centered family of believers, celebrating Christ alive in our lives through the inspiration of the Gospel, church teachings and traditions and the Sacraments. We are sensitive to the spiritual and temporal needs of God s people, acknowledging their uniqueness and dignity and are dedicated to reaching out and serving them through prayer, liturgical celebrations and social ministries. Guided by the Holy Spirit and nourished by the Holy Eucharist, we welcome all people with, respect and compassion. We are vigilant in protecting the rights of the most vulnerable. In the tradition of our patron, St. Francis of Assisi, we put the good news of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ into action. MASSES FOR THE WEEK Sunday, November 1st, :00am 10:00am ALL SAINTS DAY 12:00pm 5:00pm Monday, November 2nd, 2015 Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015 Wednesday, November 4th, 2015 Thursday, November 5th, 2015 Friday, November 6th, 2015 Saturday, November 7th, :00pm First Saturday Mass 4:30pm For All Souls Sunday, November 8th, :00am St. Francis Parishioners 10:00am Kate Porto+, Umile Amadio+, Gaspar & Mary DiGiovanna+, Joan Montaigne+ 12:00pm Geraldine Matrullo+, Stephen D. Gosman+, Peter Perz+, Joseph Bonifazio+, Lynette V. Crawford+(1st Anniv.) 5:00pm Youth of St. Francis, Lynette V. Crawford+(1st Anniv.) Ministers for Saturday and Sunday November 7th & 8th Saturday 4:30pm Eucharistic Ministers: Deacon Allan Longo, Lorraine Longo, Sean Pugni, Frances Takach, Mary Schlaikjer Lector: Mary Lemp Altar Servers: Charles Sorrentino Sunday 8:00am Eucharistic Ministers: Deacon Jim Byrne, Diane Lake, Germulee Osse, Gawaine Esteibar, Rosemarie Esteibar Lector: Marilyn Reilly Altar Servers: Julia Slawinski 10:00am Eucharistic Ministers: Nancy Christensen, Charles Giardino, Judy McKenna, Pat DeSilva, Jo Amadio Lector: Linda Bokuniewwicz Altar Servers: Valerie Giannotti, Will Barbaccia 12:00pm Eucharistic Ministers: Deacon Jean Cantave, George Pozderec, Janice Reichert Emprimo, Chris Torns, Lynda Kremmelbein Lector: Paul Papa Altar Servers: Tiernan Emprimo 5:00pm Eucharistic Ministers: Diane French, Louise Rastu Lector: Michael Kitakis Altar Servers: Olivier Michel, Michael Young Saint Francis Parish/Huntington Hospital Eucharistic Schedule First, Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays of the Month Meet at 9:15am in Hospital Lobby November 8th: St. Patrick s Parish serves Huntington Hospital Please pray for the sick of the Parish Luigi Aliperti, Bruna Ambrose, Albert Arbeeny, The Bauge Family, Josephine & Christopher Caiozzo, Elizabeth Caroll, Ruperto Caruajal, Patrick Cashin, Gianna Cerulli, Roy Chowdry, Patricia Davis, Paul DeStefano, Walter Dichurt, Susan DiSalvo, Joseph & Peggy Dissler, Lorraine Drouin, Walter Fay, Liam Forstor, Paul Gabel, John Geiss, Kathleen Gleason, Alisa Globuschutz, Sandra Henrich, Mary Ellen Hess, Victoria Hren, Rose Huggins, Bonnie Inzalaco, August Justesen, Courtney Kane, Frank Kotasek, Don & Eileen Lammers, Kathy La Russo, Janice A. Lewis, Carmen Lopez, Rosemarie Maisch, Clementina Maldunado, Sean McGrath, Doris Mickowski, Jean Newland, Danielle Nicosia, Barbara Nigro, Bud Pace, Philip Gene Phelan, Irene Phillips, Debby Quartin, Mark Russell, Lillian Sanchez, Beatrice Sullivan, Eleanor A. Thompson, Rose Varghese, Frank Ward, Daniel Wilbur, Diana Willis, Marlene Wyleczuk, Flori Young

3 November 1, CONGRATULATIONS WINNERS! Please check elsewhere in the bulletin for the names of the winners of our Grand Raffle! Everyone who came out for the line dancing event had a great time and spoke about a repeat! Festival Moves Downstairs! Check out our website and facebook page for more pictures! facebook.com/stfrangreenlawn This Sunday is November 1 st. The Feast of All Saints falls on this Sunday so there is no further need to attend an additional Mass. November 2 nd (Monday) is All Souls Day. Remember to participate in our traditional Novena of Masses. Check out the new curbing and sidewalk cement work - a job well done and a good at a good price. The curbing in the traffic oval in the front of the Church has been completely redone and also the sidewalk to the Rectory. Both areas, as you remember, badly needed attention! Watch for good news on the replacement of the a/c system. We ll report more fully next week. We are reaching the climax of many weeks of work and the job will soon be done!

4 November 1, Time, Talent & Treasure Fostering Stewardship as a way of life Thanks for Giving First Fruits & Taking a Step!!! (Regular Sunday Offertory) Last Sunday s weekly offering: $9, Last Year s Sunday offering: $8, Bulletin Reflection Today s Psalm makes clear that we and everything we think we own actually belong to God instead: The Lord s are the earth and its fullness; the world and those who dwell in it. We are stewards, not owners, of our lives and all we possess! Living Stewardship We are grateful this week for all stewards in our parish recognize that all good gifts come from God, to be used in service to our neighbor. November 1-Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time: In the Gospel today, Jesus tells us: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength and you shall love your neighbor as yourself. Through your gift to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul you can show your love for our Lord and your love of your neighbor who is hungry, hopeless, alone and frightened. Grand Raffle Winners 1st Prize: $5,000 The Neary Family 2nd Prize: Apple Watch The Maddia Family 3rd Prize: Tiffany Gi Card Barbara Gibbons St. Francis Gift Boutique New and Exciting Gifts Fall napkins and guest towels Advent calendars Advent candles and candle rings Christmas gifts Children s items for the holidays ALL PROCEEDS GO TO ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CALL to volunteer or for more information! SUNDAY READINGS for next week, November 8th: 1 Kings 17:10 16 The jar of flour did not go empty, nor the jug of oil run dry. Hebrews 9:24 28 But now once for all he has appeared at the end of the ages to take away sin by his sacrifice. Mark 12:38 44 Beware of the scribes, who accept gree ngs in the marketplaces, seats of honor in synagogues, and places of honor at banquets. Send us your if you would like to start receiving Bringing Home the Word, a weekly message based on the Sunday Scripture readings.

5 November 1, The Holy Father s Intentions for November That we may be open to personal encounter and dialogue with all, even those whose convic ons differ from our own. That pastors of the Church, with profound love for their flocks, may accompany them and enliven their hope.

6 November 1, Join us for Lectio Divina & coffee after Mass on Tuesdays in the lower church.

7 November 1, Bible Workshop How to Hear from God Wednesdays 11:15am Speaker: Barbara Campbell St. Francis of Assis s Serenity Cinema Catholicism Series with Bishop Robert Barron continues Wednesdays, Nov.4th & Nov.11th at 7:30pm Down in the Parish Hall First Saturday devotions will be at a special time November 7th. Join us for Holy Mass 1pm,Rosary and brief meditation and Confession. We need YOU! - to seriously consider joining the Eucharistic Minister/ Lector ministries. Short diocesan training sessions take place during October and November in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Come join us! Your help is needed! Call the rectory for further information or Our Lady s Home Visitation Program At St. Francis of Assisi The statue of Our Lady of Fatima will be visiting the home of: 10/30/15 Ann Saxer 11/6/15 Louise Mordarski 11/13/15 Dawn Chaffin If you would like to be added to the list, please call Barbara or Louise You formed my inmost being; You knit me in my mother s womb. I praise You, so wonderfully You made me; wonderful are Your works! Psalm 139: RESPECT LIFE NEWS THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Our precious babies and families are so very grateful for your lovely donations for our RESPECT LIFE DIAPER SHOWER. How wonderful so many of you could join us for our parish HOSPITALITY SUNDAY. Thank you to our Saturday volunteers who prepared the kitchen and set up the auditorium. We also thank several of our CCD students for the help they gave during the day. Many thanks to those who added the delicious and abundant desserts for our tables. More thanks go to those who spent the day setting up, cleaning up, and packing up all the much-needed donations of diapers, baby wipes, baby shampoo, baby wash, blankets and monetary donations. Our Baby Corner cabinets are again well-stocked thanks to your caring for our babies. And two more precious babies are due this November!!! Through the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Francis, we thank Our Lord for you who help provide for our needy moms and precious babies. Wish to join our St. Francis of Assisi Respect Life Committee? Need assistance with baby items? Please call our rectory at US Abortions since 1973, Ro vs Wade as of 10/24/2015 at 6:36 PM is 58,362,028. (Source: usabortionclock.org) Each Abortion Results in Death for a Precious Baby, that is, a Baby Given an Eternal Soul Made in the Image and Likeness of God!!! United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: Bulletin Briefs But at the other end of life, the elderly, they too are the future of a people. A people has a future if it goes forward with both elements: with the young, who have the strength, and things move forward because they do the carrying; and with the elderly because they are the ones who give life s wisdom. And I have often thought that we do the elderly an injustice, we set them aside as if they had nothing to offer us; they have wisdom, life s wisdom, history s wisdom, the homeland s wisdom, the family s wisdom. And we need all this! ~Pope Francis Meeting with journalists during flight to Brazil for World Youth Day, July 22, 2013 *The Life Center of Long Island at Call for help with a crisis pregnancy, healing after an abortion, or to donate baby equipment and baby clothes. Please bring donations of baby equipment such as strollers, car seats, and high chairs to their Deer Park location as we cannot accept them at our Church. The Life Center s Life Line is open 24 hours, 7 days a week at Please continue to pray each day for our precious babies born and unborn and their parents!!! Pray the rosary each day for the conversion of America s heart to end abortion.

8 November 1, The monthly St. Francis Booster Club winner is: The Tamborski Family! Tickets are $50.00 and are available in the Rectory. Your ticket is entered to win Every Week! GOD - UNITED Please join us at our next PB&J Gang date: Sunday, November 15th 6:30-8:00pm NEWS Hip hip hooray! We made an amazing 624 sandwiches at our last PB&J Gang! Thank you to all who helped! Loving hands, Caring hearts, Spreading joy, is a very good thing. Come and join us in spreading the joy. Our next Midnight Run is Saturday November 21, We are trying to help those who are most vulnerable and have nowhere to go. Please help us by donating the following: Warm adult clothing, Gloves, New socks, New t-shirts M, L, XL, New underwear M, L, XL, Toiletries, Toothbrushes, Small toothpaste, Deodorant, Soft cereal bars. If you have any questions or would like more information stfranyouth@gmail.com St. Francis Christmas Pageant December 20, 2015 During 10:00 Mass Sign-Up Sunday and rehearsal November 22nd, in the Parish Hall, after the 10:00 Mass, for children 4 and over. Children should know what part they would like to play. Parts will be assigned by lottery during this rehearsal. Children need to be at all rehearsals. Volunteers will be asked to sign up to aid with rehearsals, Pageants and refreshments. Many hands make lite work! Next Rehearsal Dates: Nov.29 Dec. 6 Dec. 13 If you have any questions, please contact Barbara Morgan at PB&J gang can help satisfy your service hour requirements Please bring donations of Bread, Smooth Peanut Butter & Jelly! I am only one but I can do something, and what I can do with God s help, I will do -St Francis of Assisi St. Francis Rocks! Do you like to sing? Play an instrument? Then join us every Sunday for the 5pm Youth Mass Rehearsal starts at 4pm in the church. It s a fun way to be involved in your church! For information about the Youth Mass Contact our Youth Music Coordinator Greg at ggullotti1@optonline.net Jr. Choir Calling all boys and girls, grade 2-7. Come join the St. Francis Jr. Choir. Rehearsal will be from 11-11:30, after Sunday Mass. Come sing, have fun and enjoy a snack too. Meet at the piano. Just bring a smile. Marianne Craven CRAVBO36@gmail.com

9 November 1, Thirsting for Healing? Living Water Center is a place which provides the Healing Waters of Counseling. Prayer and Hope to those who come through our doors in Melville. Our therapists are rooted in prayer that is a basic part of our tradition and faith. Living Waters Center provides individual. Family and couples therapy for all life situations. Most insurance plans are accepted. For more information, please call or go to our website www. livingwaterscounseling.biz Our Lady Queen of Martyrs over 50 Club is holding their annual Christmas Luncheon at Centerport Yacht Club on December 1st at 12:oopm. Tickets are $35. For information, call Pat at The Knights of Columbus St. Joseph council of the Greenlawn/Centerport area are looking for Catholic men to join our Catholic fraternity. If you are interested in doing charitable and helping those in need, please call: and leave a message with your contact info. Thank you PRAYER FOR OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE O prince of peace, we humbly ask Your protection for all our men and women in the military service. Give them unflinching courage to defend with honor, dignity and devotion the rights of all who are imperiled by Injustice and evil, Please guard our churches, our homes, and our schools, our hospitals, our factories, our buildings and all who are within from harm and peril. Protect our land and its peoples from enemies within and without. Grant an early peace with victory founded upon true justice. Please instill in the hearts and minds of people everywhere a firm purpose to live forever in peace and good will toward all. Amen. Girls Day-By-Day-Agape (DDA) Retreat Thurs. Nov. 12- Sun. Nov. 15: For and BY high school teens 15+ years old. Teen TEAM members present talks on their own lives, struggles and triumphs in Christ; Friars, adult Team and CYFM community help facilitate and support. Come to this amazing weekend of prayer, listening, sharing, growing, and feeling the love of Christ. Disconnect from stress and reconnect with what truly matters while enjoying a weekend full of laughter, prayer, music, wonderful meals and other awesome teens, no matter where you are in your spiritual journey. $140. pp for materials, meals & lodging, Early Bird Fee $125.(by Nov 3). For info and application contact CYFM or visit our website: and click on events Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Flocknote: CYFMGarrison. Capuchin Youth & Family Ministries, 781 Route 9D, PO Box 192, Garrison, NY (845)