Our Lady of the Snow Catholic Church 175 Blue Point Avenue Blue Point, New York Telephone:

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1 Our Lady of the Snow Catholic Church 175 Blue Point Avenue Blue Point, New York Telephone: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 14, 2013 MASS SCHEDULE WEEKLY MASSES: Monday Friday 8:30AM in Mother Church NEW WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 5PM in Large Church Sunday 7:30AM in Mother Church 9AM, and 11:00AM in Large Church SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (CONFESSION) Saturday 4PM 4:30PM in Large Church PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday Thursday 9AM-4:30PM Friday 9AM 2:30PM Saturday 9AM 2PM OFFICES CLOSED WEEKDAYS 12:30PM 1:30PM RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Monday Thursday 9:30AM-12:30PM and 1PM 4:30PM PARISH OUTREACH Office and Pantry Hours Monday Thursday 10AM-1PM Visit us online! The one who treated him with mercy. Jesus said to him, Go and do likewise. (Luke 10:37)

2 The Pastoral Te Clergy Rev. Edward R. D Andrea, Pastor Rev. Jes Drew, Parish Administrator Rev. John Amoah, Priest In Residence Deacon Frank Hartmann Deacon Edward Karan Retired Clergy Rev. Diarmuid F. McGann, Pastor Emeritus Deacon Robert Gronenthal Parish Staff Mrs. Beth Rivalsi, Director of Faith Formation for Adults Mrs. Patricia Bartoldus, Director of Faith Formation, K-9 Mrs. Diana Mongan, Director of Outreach Mrs. Theresa Martin, Director of Music Parish Office: Fax: Mrs. Irene Mauro, Office Manager, ext. 11 Mrs. Lindsay Butler, Parish Asst., ext. 10 Mrs. Loraine Gonzalez, Admin. Asst., ext. 10 Hours: Monday -Thursday 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Closed from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Monday - Friday olsbp@aol.com Religious Education: Mrs. Eileen Mulry, Secretary, ext. 15 Mrs. Susan Gressler, C.R.E., ext. 14 Mrs. Charlotte Logan, C.R.E. ext. 14 Office hours: Monday Thursday 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. olsbpre@aol.com Faith Formation for Adults: Mrs. Beth Rivalsi, Director of Faith Formation for Adults olsbeth@aol.com Parish Outreach: Ms. Laura Marchetta, Parish Outreach Assistant Office hours and food pantry, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Monday - Thursday in the cottage Evening Hours Available by Appointment For full information on all sacrents, sponsor requirements for Godparents/ Confirmation Sponsors, schedules and dates, please consult our website, or call the Parish Office. (631) extension 10 Marriage: Arrangements must be made at least six to twelve months in advance. It is advisable to call the church prior to arranging the reception. Baptisms: Are celebrated on the second Saturday and fourth Sunday of most m o n t h s. Please visit our website at com for complete information. Christian Initiation: Persons interested in becoming Catholic and adults who have not received Confirmation or First Eucharist, please contact the Rectory office. For older children who have not received sacrents, please call the Religious Education office. SACRAMENTAL INFORMATION New parishioners: Please register at the Rectory or call , ext. 10 for information. Communion for the Homebound: To make arrangements to have Communion brought to the home, please call the Rectory at , ext. 10. For emergency sick calls, please call the Rectory at any time.

3 Prayers & Intentions Page 3 July 14, 2013 MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 15th Monday 8:30AM Tuesday 8:30AM Edward Fricke (30th Anniversary) Kimberly Sue Bacalla Wednesday Kimberly Sue Bacalla 8:30AM Thursday 8:30AM Friday 8:30AM Saturday 5:00PM Sunday 7:30AM 9:00AM 11:00AM Mary Gibruno Jim Cutro Joyce Pauline Moran, Thomas Donovan, Richard Willis Sean McKenna Christa Zepf, Mae Short, Mary Marrone Parishioners Pray for Our Sick Nes submitted by immediate fily members only will remain on list for 4 weeks. Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Thursday: Saturday: John Moran We pray for all who are sick, for their healing in both body and spirit. Saints & Special Observances Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Bonaventure Our Lady of Mount Carmel St. Cillus de Lellis St. Apollinaris; Blessed Virgin Mary Earl A. Bailey, Frank C. Hartmann Sr. Anne Reutter and Ralph E. Capurso Jr. For all who have died this past week, that they rejoice in the heavenly banquet Schedule is subject to change Saturday: July 20th 5:00 p.m Fr. Francis Asagba Sunday: July 21st 7:30 a.m. Fr. Francis Asagba 9:00 a.m. Fr. Francis Asagba 11:00 a.m. Fr. Francis Asagba Monday Exodus 1:8-14, 22; Matthew 10:34 11:1 Tuesday Exodus 2:1-15a/ Matthew 11:20-24 Wednesday Exodus 3:1-6, 9-12; Matthew 11:25-27 Thursday Exodus 3:13-20; Matthew 11:28-30 Friday Exodus 11:10 12:14; Matthew 12:1-8 Saturday Exodus 12:37-42; Matthew 12:14-21 Sunday In Sympathy Mass Presiders for July BANNS OF MARRIAGE Colin J. Wilke Katherine E. Allen Readings for the Week Genesis 18:1-10a; Colossians 1:24-28; Luke 10:38-42

4 The Quotable Pope Francis Through his audiences, addresses and homilies, the pope humbly proclaims the Gospel message. Page 4 July 14, th Sunday in Ordinary Time On Ministry & Service God thinks like the Saritan who did not pass by the unfortunate man, pitying him or looking at him from the other side of the road, but helped him without asking for anything in return; without asking whether he was a Jew, a pagan or a Saritan, whether he was rich or poor. He asked for nothing. He went to help him. God is like this. - Audience, March 27 This I ask you: be shepherds, with the odor of the sheep, make it real, as shepherds ong your flock, fishers of men.dear priests, may our people sense that we are the Lord s disciples; may they feel that their nes are written upon our priestly vestments and that we seek no other identity; and may they receive through our words and deeds the oil of gladness which Jesus, the anointed one, ce to bring us. -Homily, Chrism Mass, March 28 Help one another: This is what Jesus teaches us, and this is what I doing and doing it with all my heart because it is my duty. As a priest and a bishop, I must be at your service. But it is a duty that comes from my heart. I love it. -Homily Mass of the Lord s Supper, March 28 Columbia Magazine June 2013, page 17

5 July 2013 Your Faith and Change Sometimes when people point our something that s wrong with us, we can see what they re saying, recognize it as true, but proceed to do nothing about it. We know from experience that insight doesn t necessarily lead us to change, that recognizing the truth doesn t compel us to alter our ways. Particularly when our self-esteem is injured, the truth can have the effect of paralyzing us rather than energizing us to action. Sometimes the prospect of what the change would involve disheartens us. We feel it s too much we re too long in the tooth; we re too set in our ways. Or we re not ready yet. None of us is born again that easily. We all need help and encouragement to leave behind filiar ways that have become destructive. We need help in imagining ourselves differently, and imagining the good effect that will have on others. In all this, we need each other s help and encouragement. To change we need others prodding us on: You can do it! We need to call out the best in each other and rejoice with people in the changes they have made for the better. If our community is to be constantly converted to the Lord, we all have to change. In the words of Blessed John Henry Newman: To be human is to change. To be perfect is to have changed often. PRAYER THE YEAR OF FAITH October 11, 2012 November 24, 2013 Self-Knowledge Excerpt from Matthew Kelly s Book Rediscover Catholicism A Spiritual Guide to Living with Passion & Purpose In the spiritual life, it is very important to grow not only in our knowledge and understanding of God but also in knowledge and understanding of ourselves. Both knowledge of God and knowledge of self are necessary to make the journey of the soul. These two are inextricable links, and one without the other is useless. Confessing our sins in the sacrent of Reconciliation helps us to develop this self-knowledge. The saints hungered for it. They developed it from hours of self-exination and consistent practice of Confession. They knew their strengths and weaknesses, their faults, failings, and flaws, their talents and abilities, their needs and desires, their hopes and dres, their potential and their purpose. They were not afraid to look at themselves as they really were by the light of God s grace in prayer. They knew that the things of this world are passing, and that when this brief life is over, we will each stand naked in the presence of God. At that moment, money, power, status, possessions, and worldly fe will mean nothing. The only thing that has value in that moment is character the light within you. Who we become is infinitely more important that what we do or what we have. As Francis of Assisi once said, Remember, you are what you are in the eyes of God, and nothing else. Get to know yourself. The gifts of self-knowledge include freedom from the world s image of who you are (and who you should be) and an unquenchable compassion for others. The more I get to know myself (and my own brokenness), the more I able to accept and love others. Furthermore, the more I get to know myself and my sinfulness, the more I able to understand others and be tolerant of their faults, failings, flaws, addictions, and brokenness. Self-knowledge breed the ultimate form of compassion. Comfort, we beseech you, most gracious God, all who are cast down and faint of heart idst the sorrows of this world. Grant that by the Excerpt from Rediscover Catholicism A Spiritual Guide to Living with Passion & Purpose, Page 159 quickening power of your For more information on Matthew Kelly, please visit Holy Spirit, they may be lifted up with hope and courage, and be enabled to You showed me that what I said was true, and I was convinced change. This we pray by the truth. But my only answer was those dreary words: through Christ our Lord. Soon, soon; presently, presently or Leave me Source: Your Diary for the Year of Faith Author: Dennis McBride CSsR Used with Permission of the Author 11/12/12 alone for a little while. But my presently ce to no present, and my little while lasted a long time. St. Augustine

6 Ministry Information Page 6 July 14, 2013 A Look at Liturgical Ministries! Yours are the hands, feet, and eyes of the body of Christ. Will you consider using them as a Liturgical Minister? Our hope is that each person is welcomed as Christ so we need more Greeters. Our desire is to offer the gi s you share with the gi s of bread and wine, so we need more Ushers. Our calling is to proclaim the Word of God, so we need more Readers. Our mission is to share what we have received, the Body and Blood of Jesus, to all who come to the Altar of the Lord, so we need more Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. Our aim is to pray with reverence and order, so we need more Altar Servers to assist the priest at Mass. If you are interested, please call Beth Rivalsi at , olsbpdpf@aol.com See Beth before or a er Mass if you would like to consider being a Greeter, Usher, Reader, Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, or Altar Server. CYO Sign Up News! CYO basketball registration will be held on July 23 and July 24th in the cottage from 6PM-9PM. For further information, please call Tom at Please Note: All inquiries must be made to Tom, as the office does not have further information on CYO at this time. HELP WANTED! Part-time housekeeper is needed at Our Lady of the Snow three days per week, approximately 4 hours per day starting at 9AM. Duties include cleaning the rectory offices, upkeep of the priest s quarters, laundry, and also cleaning of the cottage offices. Must be able to carry laundry, vacuum, and be able to go up and down stairs. Please contact Irene or Lindsay at ext 10. Resumes can be faxed to *NEW MASS SCHEDULE* If you have not already done so, please note the changes in our weekend Mass schedule: Saturday 5:00PM Large Church Sunday 7:30AM Mother Church 9:00AM Large Church 11:00AM Large Church 2014 Mass Book We will begin accepting Mass intentions for January August of 2014 on Monday, July 15th. Please note there is a limit of three (3) Masses per parishioner. Note: There are also still a few Masses at the end of 2013 still available.

7 Financial Information Mass Financial Matters Returns from the weekend of July 6 7 Returns from the weekend of June Env. w/ Chks Env. w/ Cash Loose :00 pm TOTAL Env. w/ Chks Env. w/ Cash Loose Loose Cash Total Mass Cks Env 5:00 pm 153 7:30 9:00 11:00 TOTAL July 14, 2013 Financial Matters Att. Page 7 Att. Env 5:00 pm 203 7:30 9: : Loose Cash Total Cks. Diocesan Mission Collection July Deacon Roger Mott will speak at all Masses on the Diocesan Mission in the Dominican Republic. There will be a second collection taken up. Look for informational brochures at Mass this weekend! You can make a difference in the lives of those around us by making a gift to this year s Catholic Ministries Appeal Every Gift Counts! A gift of $25 may help pay the gas for a Meals on Wheels van to deliver food for a day. A gift of $50 from an emergency fund may help pay the electric bill in a cold winter month for a fily in need. A gift of $100 may help care for a newborn infant in Catholic Charities Regina Residence. A gift of $1,000 may help support a Seminarian s education. Because of you, every year we are able to serve more than 600,000 people in our Long Island Community. This support enables our children to continue to receive the gift of spiritual formation, sacrental preparation, and quality education. It allows seminarians and lay leaders to fulfill their calling to serve the community. With your support Catholic Charities can maintain its services for the poor and disadvantaged, and we can continue to reach out to our young people and others to find the best ways to guide and pass on our faith from generation to generation. visit to make an online donation.

8 Parish Outreach & Local Events Page 8 July 14, 2013 Parish Outreach News During the Warmer weather and the summer months, donations to our food pantry drop dratically. However, HUNGER has no season. We continue to help many households who are struggling to provide food for themselves and their fily members. PLEASE HELP US TO HELP our neighbors in need during the summer months. We are in most need of jelly, mayonnaise, tea, coffee, chili, stew, chicken, tuna, pancake mix, paper towels, toilet paper, baby wipes, large size diapers, and laundry detergent. All toiletries, especially shpoo, conditioner, deodorant and tissues. We are in great need of gift cards to local area supermarkets in $10 denominations. Split the Pot Winners! The 3 lucky winners of the parish outreach Split the Pot raffle were: Hailey Desmond, The Giuliano Fily & Greg Haggerty Congratulations! Each winner will receive a check for $925! Thank you to all who supported the fundraiser for Parish Outreach! FT Job Opportunity at Catholic Charities Diocese of Rockville Centre BI-LINGUAL (SPANISH) CLIENT ADVOCATE Mental Health Outpatient Services, Bay Shore Clinic We are seeking a talented, caring individual who is fluent in Spanish/English to provide advisement, office support and advocacy services to clients seeking care at our Mental Health Outpatient Clinic located in Bay Shore. Our ideal candidate will possess an AA/AS degree or higher, at least 1 year of experience in an office support role and demonstrated strong computer skills. A strong desire to provide client service excellence is required. or fax resume and cover letter of interest to: Adelaide Corvelle, Clinic Progr Coordinator, Corvelle.adelaide@catholiccharities.cc Fax: Parish Outreach Blood Drive Our annual blood drive will take place on Monday October 7 th in the Mother Church Basement from 2pm-8pm. Sign up information to follow. PLEASE SAVE THE DATE AND YOUR BLOOD FOR THIS COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE Upcoming Events Fily, Marriage and Individual Therapy provided by New York State licensed professionals is available to our parish under the direction of Dr. George Giuliani. Information and appointments can be made by calling Dr. Giuliani at orthecatholiccounselingcenter.com St. Patrick s Church, Smithtown Coffee and Conversation Fellowship group for singles, widowed, divorced or separated people in the baby boomer generation ages years old. Meets on the third Sunday of the month in the back of St. Patrick s School between 10AM 12PM. For more information, call St. Joseph s College Pilgrimage to the Holy Land January 8-17, Travel with St. Joseph s College faculty members Sr. Grace Rowland, CSJ and Fr. Francis Pizzarelli, SMM. For detailed brochure, call Sister Grace at or growland@sjcny.edu RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS The Religious Education Office will be CLOSED July 12th August 12th. Late registration papers can be dropped off at the Rectory Office. Live & Share Your Faith Please consider joining us as a catechist next year!

9 Catholics for Freedom of Religion America s 1 st Freedom: Religious Liberty America s religious freedom was assured to all genera ons by the careful cra ing of the 1 st endment of the Bill of Rights. The robust freedom of religion envisioned by the founders has allowed our country to flourish without the religious strife seen elsewhere in the world. Americans were to be forever free to follow their conscience in the service of their God and maintain a morality that would sustain our cons tu onal freedoms. One of our Founding Fathers, John Ads, said, Our Cons tu on was made only for a moral and religious peo- ple. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." As stated by the USCCB: That is our American heritage, our most cherished freedom. It is the first freedom because if we are not free in our conscience and our practice of religion, all other freedoms are fragile. If citizens are not free in their own consciences, how can they be free in relation to others, or to the state? If our obligations and duties to God are impeded, or even worse, contradicted by the government, then we can no longer claim to be a land of the free, and a beacon of hope for the world. You are invited to come together in prayer with fellow Long Island Catholics who understand the peril of this time. The coming months will see the vise that is the HHS mandate tightening around our Catholic institutions a vise that, left unchecked, will crush the life and liberty out of Catholic practices and institutions in a way unimagined by us all. We must pray together that we might stand together in strength and courage with our faith in God and our love of America s freedoms guiding the actions we must take. Thomas Jefferson said, The God who gave us life gave us liberty. These rights of life and liberty are not ours to lose. They were gifted to us by God and conveyed to us by our forefathers. We are this day charged as rightful stewards to defend these rights for future generations. Come together for the closing mass of the Fortnight For Freedom to be celebrated by Bishop Robert Brennan at the Cathedral of St Agnes, Rockville Centre, NY, on July 4 th at 12:10pm. While Americans presume that the Constitution guarantees their rights, in practice our rights survive or disappear based on how firmly we defend them. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, Philadelphia

10 A Morning Celebration to Honor Father John and Father Joe! Did you know Father John was ordained 15 years ago this July? Did you also know Father Joe McCann is leaving after graciously being in our parish for a month? Help us show our appreciation for their presence here at Our Lady of the Snow! Join us: Thursday Morning, July 18th After the 8:30AM Mass In the basement of the Mother Church Refreshments will be served!

11 Christ Jesus...is the head of the body, the church. - Colossians 1:15, 18