Our Lady of the Snow Catholic Church

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1 Our Lady of the Snow Catholic Church 175 Blue Point Avenue Blue Point, New York Telephone: July 24, 2016 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me. (Psalm 138) MASS SCHEDULE WEEK DAY MASSES: Monday Friday 8:30AM in Mother Church WEEKEND MASSES: Saturday 5PM in Large Church Sunday 7:30AM in Mother Church 9AM, and 11:00AM in Large Church SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday 4PM 4:30PM in Large Church Monday 6:15PM 7:15PM in Mother Church EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Monday 6PM 8PM in Mother Church MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA & BENEDICTION: Monday 7:30 8PM Mother Church ROSARY: April 20, 4:45pm Mother Church Visit us online! A PRAYER FOR WORLD YOUTH DAY JULY 25-31, KRAKOW, POLAND God, merciful Father, in your Son, Jesus Christ, you have revealed your love and poured it out upon us in the Holy Spirit, the Comforter. We entrust to you today the destiny of the world and every man and woman. We entrust to you in a special way young people of every language, people and nation. Guide and protect them as they walk the complex paths of the world today, and give them the grace to reap abundant fruits from their experience of the Krakow World Youth Day. Heavenly Father, grant that we may bear witness to your mercy. Teach us how to convey the faith to those in doubt, hope to those who are discouraged, love to those who feel indifferent, forgiveness to those who have done wrong and joy to those who are unhappy. Allow the spark of merciful love that you have enkindled within us to become a fire that can transform hearts and renew the face of the earth. Mary, Mother of Mercy, pray for us. Saint John Paul II, pray for us. Saint Faustina, pray for us. --Fr. Peter Cameron, O.P. (in the July Magnificat)

2 The Pastoral Team Clergy Rev. Msgr. Charles Fink, Pastor Rev. John Amoah, Associate Pastor Deacon Edward Karan Deacon Bob Gronenthal Deacon Frank Hartmann Religious Education: Monday Thursday 9:30 a.m. - to 4:30 p.m. Mrs. Patricia Bartoldus, Director of Faith Formation, Mrs. Eileen Mulry, Secretary, ext.115 olsbpre@aol.com Faith Formation for Adults: Mrs. Beth Rivalsi, Director of Faith Formation for Adults olsbeth@aol.com Parish Outreach: a.m. - 1 p.m. Monday - Thursday in the cottage Mrs. Diana Mongan, Director ; Mrs. Patricia Fulco, Outreach Assistant olsoutreach@yahoo.com Director of Music, Mrs. Theresa Martin Parish Office: Fax: Hours: Mon Fri 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m Mrs. Lindsay Butler, Parish Asst., ext. 111; Mrs. Loraine Gonzalez,. Asst., ext. 110 ourladyofthesnowbp@gmail.com MEMORIALS FOR THE WEEK Altar Bread and Wine In loving Memory of our Parishioners Sanctuary Candle in Mother Church In loving Memory of our Parishioners MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK July, 25, 2016 Saints and Special Observances also indicated Monday July 25, St. James 8:30AM Irma Rosica Tuesday July 26, Ss. Joachim & Anne 8:30AM Erika Stitt Wednesday July 27, 8:30AM James Slattery Thursday July 28, 8:30AM Jeffrey Smith Friday July 29, St. Martha 8:30AM Joan Maio Saturday July 30, St. Peter Chrysologus 5:00PM Debbie Merz Sunday July 31, 7:30AM Parishioners 9:00AM Anita Esp 11:00AM Florence Scharf Pray for Our Sick We pray for all who are sick, for their healing in both body and spirit. John Harvey, Edward Martin & Ada Galioto In Sympathy For all who have died this past week, that they rejoice in the heavenly banquet Harold Samuels

3 A Message from Father Charles Fink Page 3 My dear parish family, In Book III of Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis argues that the moral life consists of three essential elements. First, there is fair play and harmony between people. This would include what nowadays we would call social justice. Second, there is tidying up our inner life; internal harmony, we might call it, cultivating virtues like purity, patience, prayerfulness, etc. Lastly, says Lewis, we need to know the purpose or goal of life if we are to live rightly. To make this clearer, and this is one of Lewis great gifts, he draws two analogies, the first a fleet of ships. He says that for the fleet to maneuver successfully, the ships must have the wherewithal not to collide. Each must be in good working order. And they must know where they are going. His second analogy is that of an orchestra. To play aright, he says, all the instruments must play in harmony. They must each be tuned and maintained. And they must know what song they are going to play. The problem with the modern world, Lewis argues, is that it wants everyone to get along and live in harmony without reference to internal goodness or the purpose or goal of life. Morality has been reduced to only one of its three elements. We are here by chance for no particular purpose, our only goal to be comfortable and to enjoy ourselves. In the pursuit of that goal we can do anything we like so long as we don t hurt anyone else. But hurt is understood only in the crassest sense. If I wreck someone s life by introducing him to drugs, well that s his fault for using them irresponsibly. If I get some girl pregnant after getting her drunk, well she can always get an abortion, so no one got hurt. This superficial, selfish vision of morality has affected every aspect of our lives: family, business, politics, economics, even religion. We expect beautiful fruits from diseased trees. We think we can solve the problems of violence and hatred in our society and the world by singing All we need is love without facing up to the fact that half the betrayals in the world are perpetrated in the name of love. That s because love comes in several varieties, the only one that will save us being Christ-like love, which is to say, selfless, sacrificial love that serves others and strives after personal purity and integrity. It doesn t come naturally. It isn t easy. It often means foregoing pleasure and comfort. It involves, as Jesus taught, taking up a cross each day, because it doesn t come without the ego being crucified. If you ve never read C.S. Lewis, give him a try. For fiction: The Screwtape Letters or The Great Divorce. For non-fiction: Mere Christianity or The Abolition of Man. And pray for our country, our Church, and the world. With love and prayers, Fr. Charles Fink

4 PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS Capt. Evan Bernstein Major Meghan Ederle Capt Kyle Brown Capt. Tara Brown Gomez Capt. Thomas Gomez Lt. Jg Sean Brown 1/c Midshipman Shannon Brown Army Specialist Justin Brown E3/ACAN Connor Rooney USN Capt. Dr. Kate Desmond-Baker WEDDING BANNS Robert Sturchio & Kerrin Cavanaugh Catholic Marriage for couples married outside the Church If you have a civil marriage but now desire a Catholic sacramental marriage, call the Rectory for more information about a Convalidation.Convalidation is having a couple s marriage recognized and blessed by the Church through the Catholic Rite of Marriage 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. Rite of Christian Initiation (R.C.I.A.) Persons interested in becoming Catholic and adults who have not received Confirmation or First Eucharist, please contact Beth Rivalsi at Communion for the Homebound: To make arrangements to have Communion brought to the home, please call the parish office at , ext For emergency sick calls, please call the parish at any time. Baptisms Are celebrated on the second Saturday and fourth Sunday of most months. Please visit our website at for complete information PARISH PHOTO ALBUM The time is now to set up an appointment to get your family portrait!!!!!! A couple of easy steps and You re on your way. 1 Go to the below website; ourladyofthesnows/index.php?page=10 (you can go to our Facebook page and copy link) 2- Select number of people in group 3 Select day 4 Select time 5 Give for confirmation 6 Give a login 7 Give password That is it!!! So easy to do. Once you are on the website just follow their directions. If you do not have access to a computer, no problem. Call Loraine or Lindsay at ext. 110 and they will set it all up for you. *Remember this is free, you get a 8X10 portrait and the Parish Photo Album**

5 WHAT CATHOLICS BELIEVE; WHY THEY BELIEVE IT 7. J.R.R. TOLKIEN & THE PROBLEM OF EVIL One of the best and most profound books I ever read was called The Meaning of Evil by Charles Journet. Unfortunately for most readers, Journet, like his dear friend Jacques Maritain, used a vocabulary borrowed from medieval philosophy that makes an already difficult subject practically impenetrable unless you know the lingo. Much more accessible to the average educated person is Peter Kreeft s superb little book, Making Sense of Suffering. But the best treatments of the problem of evil in just a few pages can be found in the third chapter of the Book of Genesis in the Bible, the portions of the four gospels dealing with the death and resurrection of Jesus, and the beginning of J.R.R. Tolkien s fascinating work, The Silmarillion. In this last, Tolkien pictures God, having created the angels, inviting them to have a hand in the fashioning of the universe. They are to weave musical themes in harmony with a theme He proposes, and these themes will then be recast on a different plane in the created world. All goes well until Melkor, Tolkien s figure for Lucifer, begins to weave a discordant theme in an attempt to drown God out. His is a rebellious and jealous spirit, resentful of God s superior ability to bring real beings out of the void. In His mastery, God takes the dissonant notes of Melkor and so integrates them into the whole of the composition that they are again harmonious. Melkor struggles to unhinge the melody, but God s musicianship is too much for him. In the end, God permits Melkor and those angels who joined him in rebellion, as well as the good angels who made music in concert with God s design, to see how their work played itself out in creation. Every note had its counterpart in the physical world. Every note, even the most discordant, ultimately was woven into God s harmony. The effect of Tolkien s imagery is much more than to show that evil in the world is contrary to God s will, the result of misused freedom on the part of rebellious angels (and, later, sinful human beings), more even than to show how God brings good out of the evil He permits. Finally the effect is to give a vision of God so awesome and magnificent that the so-called problem of evil seems insignificant against our heightened awareness of God s goodness and majesty. That is what it will be like to meet God face to face. We think now that we will have lots of hard questions for Him. The truth is that we will be rendered speechless with love, joy, awe, and contrition.

6 Believing with Joy! Stewardship - A Way of Life Praying the Lord s Prayer Lord, teach us to pray. Luke 11:1 The beauty of the Our Father is its simplicity and its succinctness. Prayer does not have to be complex or lengthy, but it does need to be direct and heartfelt. The Our Father is a powerful prayer put in simple terms. It is through prayer that we truly experience God. It is through prayer that we develop our close relationship with God. St. Charles Borromeo said, We must pray before, during, and after everything we do. The prophet says, I will pray, and then I will understand. This is the way we can easily overcome the countless difficulties we face day after day, which, after all, are part of our work. In prayer we find strength to bring Christ to birth in ourselves and in others. (Excerpt from Catholic Stewardship Consultants) In our parish we have opportunities to pray. The Mother Church is open every day so that people can come by and say a prayer, light a candle and be still in front of the Blessed Sacrament residing in the Tabernacle. On Monday evenings we have Adoration and Benediction between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Reconciliation is also offered during this time. Each week a rosary is recited for peace in our world. It is said on a different day each week so that the 4 Mysteries of the Rosary can be prayed. Sunday and daily Mass are the ultimate prayer experience! Come join us and let Jesus teach us to pray! Planning to Celebrate 100 years of Our Lady of the Snow Parish! What are your ideas on how to celebrate our parish s 100 th Anniversary? Jot down your ideas and come to our September 20 th Town Hall Meeting to discuss how we will celebrate! Ideas are great but we also need the people to help carry them out. If you don t have any ideas come to offer help with the celebrations that will be planned. What is your go to recipe for your family or guests? Share it with the parish in our upcoming Parish Cook Book at ourladyofthesnowbp@gmail.com. IT s Time to Make a Date! Schedule you Family portraits on-line! All families who get their portrait taking receive a free 8X10 photo and a copy of the yearbook. Remember when you get your picture for our Family Parish Directory you can order picture packages and use them as Christmas gifts, what grandparent doesn t love a family picture? Pictures will be taken September 20 to the 24. Summer of Mercy Mercy is not something we do to others; It is a way in which we share together with others the human condition So that words such as brother and sister are not simply a manner of speaking but a manner of living. Cardinal Donald Wuerl From Dynamic Catholiccom/summer STEWARDSHIP FINANCIAL REPORT For the week of July 17, 2016 $7290

7 OUR LADY OF THE SNOW RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE Office Hours: Mon. to Thurs. 9:30 4:30 or by appointment The ministry of Religious Education strives to bring all into a closer relationship with Jesus Week of July 24 Religious Education Office will close for vacation on July 15. We will reopen on August 15 Children Entering 1st Grade-Sept 2016 should be registered in the Religious Education Program. Participation in Level 1 is the first level of the Diocesan mandated 2 year preparation program for the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist. Registration forms can be found on the parish website or on the backstairs of the Religious Education Office and should be returned to the Religious Education Office as soon as possible REGISTRATION Registration was June 7. All children need to be registered each year. If you have not registered please drop your forms off at the Religious Education Office as soon as possible. Forms can be found on the parish website or hard copies are available on the backstairs of the Religious Education Office. Children will be placed in classes on a first come first served basis. If no catechist is available by start of classes in October children will be placed in the Home Study Program. CATECHISTS WHO are our Catechists? Parents, Grandparents, Godparents, High School and College Students and Parishioners Call or Pat Bartoldus if you have any questions The following opportunities are available for those who would like to share their faith with the young people of the parish. Level 2: Tues. 4:30 Level 4: Wed. 4:30 & Wed. 6 Level 5: Wed. 4:30 & 6 If you are interested in becoming a teacher/ catechist please call or Pat Bartoldus in the Religious Education Office. What to do on a Summer Road Trip? Have a church road sign contest. Whoever notices the best or wittiest saying on a church sign wins. For example: 1. A clean conscience makes a soft pillow. 2. Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous. 3. Do your best and then sleep in peace. God is Awake. 4. Forbidden fruits create many jams. 5. He who angers you, controls you. 6. If God is your Co-pilot-Swap seats! 7. Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back. 8. This Church is Prayer Conditioned 9. We don t change the message, the message changes us. 10. God answers Kneel Mail ~from the OSV website Summer Homework: Bring back your discoveries and share them with the Religious Education Office. So we can share them.

8 Parish Outreach 40 years ( ) of assisting those in need in our community **SUMMER FOOD PANTRY ALERT** During the summer donations to our food pantry drop drastically,but the need for food is always present The Pantry is in need of the following: *** Indicate we are very low in supply Coffee, tea and milk Crackers Spinach Jelly Mayonnaise Instant and canned potatoes Canned Chicken*** Stew Toothpaste Laundry detergent Peas Carrots Canned Spinach*** Mixed vegetables Juice Soap Body wash Deodorant*** Macaroni & Cheese Chili Ketchup Shampoo &Conditioner Rice Cat and Dog Food Cleaning supplies Mustard King Kullen gift cards $10*** Baby wipes Cake mix Tissues Feminine Hygiene Products Syrup Napkins*** Salad dressing*** Tomato Sauce*** Summertime is a great time for us to start stocking up on school supplies for our children in need Erasable pens black and blue*** 3 and 5 subject notebooks*** 1, 2 and 3 binders*** Loose leaf paper*** Subject dividers*** Glue sticks*** Highlighters different colors*** Plastic 2 pocket folders*** Book covers*** Adult size backpacks*** Baby wipes Tissues Colored pencils US made pencils Fiskar children s scissors Markers Crayons box of 24 Combination lock Expo erasable markers thin and thick Post its different sizes Target, Staples and Bob s gift cards*** Please No one subject notebooks or liquid glue!! We have ample supply of these. Thank you *** most urgently needed We have a good supply of pasta and soup now, please refer to the list above for what we are in need of. Thanks.

9 RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY When we are stressed with one another we need to consider Whose need are we fulfilling? CWS First Thursday of each month, 6:00-7:00PM - Adoration with Patriotic St. John the Evangelist Church, Center Moriches March for Life N.Y. Fundraiser Dinner - Monday, August Villa Lombardi s Holbrook / Tix $95 pp - Pro Life Speakers September 1 December 15, 2016 Respect Life Contest Theme: Every Life is Worth Living (For all students grades 7-12 call Rel. Ed for info Post Abortion Retreat Days of Prayer & Healing led by Sisters of Life: FYI or to register contact (toll free) hopeandhealiing@sistersoflife.org or contact Theresa Bonopartis (toll free) lumina@postabortionhelp.org Saturday, October 29 March for Life Friday, January 27, 2017 Washington D.C INSPIRATIONAL FAMILY MOVIES Dave Fireproof GOOD CATHOLIC VIEWING Telecare channel 29 EWTN channel 135 ARE YOU PRO-LIFE? THINGS WE CAN DO By Greg Chesmore Volunteer at a pregnancy care center Serve as foster parents Subscribe to pro-life publications Write a letter to your local newspaper Educate yourself on all Pro-Life issues Now and at the Hour of Our Death A Catholic guide to End-of-Life Decision-Making The Health Care Proxy ; Continue from last week. In addition to naming the person you choose as your surrogate decision-maker, your health care proxy can also include specific written instructions that your agent must follow. Therefore, you may wish to cite some official Catholic documents (such as Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Declaration on Euthanasia, and the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services) so that your agent will be guided by the teachings of the Church. You may wish to specifically forbid any form of euthanasia. You may wish to state generally: Medical treatments may be withheld or withdrawn if they do not offer me a reasonable hope of benefit or if they are excessively burdensome to me, my family, or the community. Importantly, a health care agent does not have authority to make decisions about medically assisted nutrition and hydration unless you have given clear instructions about those particular measures. Therefore, if you want your health care agent to be empowered to make decisions about medically assisted nutrition and hydration for you, you should state as follows: My health care agent has full authority to make decisions about beginning, withholding and withdrawing medically assisted nutrition and hydration in accord with the teachings of the Catholic Church.

10 For the 100th Anniversary we will be putting together a cookbook. We would love for it to be filled with recipes of our parishioners, past and present. The cookbook will be completed in time for the Chili cook-off on January 29, Please send in your favorite recipe to be added to the cookbook. All recipes need to be in by November 1, We prefer if you the recipes. If that is not possible just drop them off at the Rectory or mail to the rectory. 3rd Annual Summertime Tea Sunday July 31,2016 2:00pm 5:00pm. Join them for an afternoon tea in their indoor nautical setting, enjoy an array or delicate sandwiches, scones, desserts and teas, hot and iced, in our dining room. Please bring our own teacup $30 per guest. This event will take place at the St. Ursula Center 186 Middle road, Blue Point, NY GET INVOLVED!!!!! 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TOWN MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 20TH AT 7:30 PM We are looking for people with ideas who want to put their ideas into motion. Jubilee Year of Mercy Pilgrimage Saturday, September 24, 2016 Diocesan Pilgrimage to the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception As part of the celebration of this Jubilee Year of Mercy, please consider participating in the Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC. The date fo the pilgrimage is Saturday, September 24, Please contact Elizabeth Pesante at or the Rectory office ext. 110 for more information on this wonderful event and reserve a seat on the bus. Please join us! Summertime is when many parishioners visit family,go on vacations, parties and out of town. Maybe you don t get to Church as much as you would like during the summer. Faith Direct is a way you can still support your parish even if you can t go. You can pick up a registration form in the office, call the rectory and they can mail it to you or just Visit and use our church code: NY235 Thank you for your continued support of our parish family with your time and talents as well as treasure! God Bless You

11 St. James RC Church 429 Rt. 25a Setauket New York Is in need of a part time cook in their rectory. Tuesday and Wednesdays 3-4 hrs a day If you are interested call A little humor from Father Fink Growing old is a formidable task, A daunting and frightening bridge. You wake up in the night, You turn on the light, And realize you peed in the fridge. -Garrison Keillor A Prairie Home Companion