Masses For The Week. First Sunday of Advent. Lector Schedule. Page 2 Our Lady of Lourdes. November 27, 2016 READING 1 JER 33:14-16

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1 Page 2 Our Lady of Lourdes November 27, 2016 Masses For The Week First Sunday of Advent READING 1 JER 33:14-16 Monday, November 28th 6:45 Mary Baker Kusterer Family 8:30 Bill Spellman Mary & Joe Monaco 8 PM John Ortiz John & Sandra Lonnborg Tuesday, November 29th 6:45 Ronald Buckley Fuentes Family 8:30 Suzanne Melley Granoski Marcella Sahni 8PM Fr. Robert E. Mason Andrea & Patrick Wednesday, November 30th 6:45 Angela & Sherman Glass Family 8:30 Fr. Robert E. Mason 8PM Leone Desir Maryse Midy Thursday, December 1st 6:45 In Thanksgiving to St. Lucy - Marcella Sahni 8:30 Maximino Jr. & Romeo Alerta - Lynn Johnson & Family 8PM Elicide Nicolas Pauline & Family The days are coming, says the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and Judah. In those days, in that time, I will raise up for David a just shoot ; he shall do what is right and just in the land. In those days Judah shall be safe and Jerusalem shall dwell secure; this is what they shall call her: The LORD our justice. Friday, December 2nd 6:45 Catherine & Andrew Murphy Kathleen & Jeff Cronin 8:30 Philip Peter Vaccaro Vera Vaccaro & Family 8PM Fr. James Moneta A & P Saturday, December 3rd 6:45 Norma Calabrese Shirleyann Watson 8:30 Raymond Moscato Enrico Giugliano 5PM Bartley Drury Kathleen & Ray Johnson 5:15 Barbara Bartlett The Serrian Family Sunday, December 4th 7:30 Purgatorial Society 9:00 Joseph McCarthy Ann McCarthy 10:30 George E. Donovan Donovan Family 12:30 Peter & Bernadette Testaverde - Jane Paddock Pray for the repose of the souls of The Faithfully Departed Rest in peace Lector Schedule SATURDAY, 12/3-5:00 PM CAROLYN BOVE The Bread and Wine has been donated this week For a Special Intention SUNDAY, 12/4-7:30 AM THERESA PINGHERA - 9:00 AM JIM DOLAN - 10:30 AM CAREY PERSICO & RICK BACANI - 12:30 PM MARY LUCICH WEDNESDAY, Feast Of The Immaculate Conception Vigil, 12/7-8:00 PM MARY CHAMPNEY & CAROLYN BOVE The Sanctuary Candle in the Chapel has been donated for a Special Intention The Sanctuary Candle in the Church has been donated for a Special Intention THURSDAY, Feast Of The Immaculate Conception, 12/8-6:45 AM BERNARD HENNELLY - 8:30 AM EFREN BACANI - 12:00 PM ISIDORA BACANI - 8:00 PM SUE BOUFFIER & JEANNE VIRZERA

2 Page 3 Our Lady of Lourdes November 20, st Sunday of Advent: Stay Awake and Hope This week we begin the Church year with a call to stay awake. Paul tells us in Romans 13, our second reading, that we must wake from our sleep because our salvation is nearer now then when we first believed. Jesus tells us in apocalyptical terms in Matthew 24 that we do not know exactly when the Lord is coming, we just need to be ready for Him. This is Advent, the season of hope. Our hope is that Jesus Christ will come a second time. Our hope is that the Lord s Second Coming will bring lasting peace. Our hope is that we will all experience this peace, either in this world or, if our lives end before the Second Coming, in the next world. Because we believe, because we have hope, our view of life must be positive, not negative. We are Christian. We believe in Jesus Christ. We believe that He has begun the wonderful victory of love over hate. We believe that the world as we know it is passing away, is being transformed into the eternal kingdom of God. We cannot allow ourselves to be negative people. It is easy to be negative. It is easy to focus on the immoral aspects of our society and cry out, the world is going to hell in a hand basket. The media delights in giving us daily reminders of all that is wrong in the world. But the media doesn t shoulder all the blame for our negativity. Many people are negative about everything, whether that be the nation, the world, the future, or even the Church. Perhaps some older people have had so many difficult experiences in their lives, that they allow the negatives to dominate their whole world view. Some younger people do this too. Maybe there are times that we all do this. When we see everything in a negative light, then we are implicitly denying Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the Victor. He has won. He is winning. He will win. He has won. He has eliminated eternal death through his own death on the cross. He has defeated the power of hate through the power of His love. He is winning. Young people are focusing their concern on raising children for God rather than worrying about how children will effect their lives. So many of our young families are opting for large families, being more concerned with the love their children reflect then with the financial cost of raising a child. And they really work hard to give the gift of faith to their children. Church is not a Sunday thing for them, it is lifestyle. So many of our high school and college people are making conscious decisions for Jesus Christ. Youth conferences, parish youth programs, and college campus ministries are flourishing due to the work of the Holy Spirit and the determination of parishes, colleges and dioceses to provide the best they can for the young. So many of our young men and women are entering seminaries and convents. They want Jesus, and they want to bring Jesus to others. They want to be heroes for Christ. How can we look at these young, and all those who are making daily decisions for the Lord and not realize that Jesus is winning? There is great hope. The world is not going to hell in a hand basket. It is going to heaven with committed Catholics and other Christians leading the way to the Lord. And He will win. We believe with every fiber of our being that Jesus Christ is the Eternal Victor. The dark elements of the world will fade away. Evil will no longer attack us. Jesus Christ will return the world to its original state, the world as God always intended the world to be, a place of loving God and loving neighbor. So does that mean that we should ignore the immorality we are bombarded with? No, we need to stand for that which is right. St. Paul tells us in the second reading that we should have nothing to do with the darkness that envelopes so many. He lists a few of the sinful ways of his times, orgies and drunkenness, promiscuity and lust, rivalry and jealousy. We could add many of the ills of modern society as part of the darkness. Continued.

3 Page 4 Our Lady of Lourdes November 27, 2016 Continued. Notice, though, that St. Paul s emphasis is not on others. It is on us. He says that we need to be people of the light. We need to put on the amour of Jesus Christ. Our focus should be on our coming out of darkness and into the light, not on others. Let me make this concrete. People tell horrible stories about other people. There is gossip in the neighborhood, the office, the school. There is bullying in the schools. There is darkness wherever there are people trying to destroy other people. There are also times that we join in with the darkness. Someone says something about someone, and we add a few nasty comments of our own. Someone is declared to be unworthy of association with the important people in the neighborhood, the office or the school, and we join in by ignoring that person. We can decry the way that some people destroy the lives of other people, but we need to recognize that we are inclined to join them in these sins. St. Paul tells us that we must not be part of the evils of the world. We need to come out of the darkness and, as the first reading says, walk in the light of the Lord. It is easy to point the finger at other people and to declare that the world is in bad shape because of them. It is difficult to point the finger at ourselves. It is easy for me to stand up here as a priest and say, Because of this person or that group of people, our world is being destroyed. And it is easy for you to sit there in those seats and agree with me. Maybe you might even applaud because, you think, it is about time that somebody told it as it is and stuck it to those sinners. That s easy for you to do, at least as long as you are not the one or part of a group of people who are being assaulted by the priest. It is so much harder to reform our own sins then to point at the sins of others. There is a certain wisdom in the story I know you have many priests tell about the Catholic pastor who was laying into his congregation for what he perceived were their sins. We ll call him Fr. Smith. You people with your lies and your promiscuous ways, Fr. Smith began. Then he got heated up. You keep this up, he shouted, And you are all going to go to hell. Is that what you want? You want to go to hell? Stand up if you want intend to continue your sinful ways and choose hell. Stand up if you want to go to hell. And, of course, no one got up. But after a few minutes of absolute silence Frank Jones arose from his pew. Now Frank was a kindly old man, even saintly. People often asked him for his advice. The felt the presence of God in his words. Frank got up. The congregation gasped. Fr. Smith s jaw dropped. He finally composed himself and said, Frank Jones, do you want to go to hell? No, Father, Jones said. Then why did you get up? Well, Father, I didn t think it was right that you be the only one standing. Whether we are priests or lay people, we have got to be concerned with coming out of the darkness ourselves, not with what we perceive are the sins of others. And we do need to come out of darkness. We need to put up the fight against evil in our own lives. If we do this then we will be ready for our final union with the Lord. We need to stay awake. For the Lord is coming to fulfill our hope and the hope of all people. He is always ready for us. We need to be ready for Him. Hebrews 11:1tells us that faith is the assurance of what is hoped for and the evidence of things unseen. Our salvation is nearer than when we first believed, Paul adds in our second reading. There is no reason for us to be negative with our world, with others or even with ourselves. We believe that Jesus Christ is coming again. We are people of faith. We are people of hope. This material is used to with permission of it s author, Rev. Msgr. Joseph A. Pellegrino, Diocese of St. Petersburg, FL.

4 Page 5 Our Lady of Lourdes November 27, 2016 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. Thank you! Let us continue to pray for peace. Let us also pray for all those serving in the military. With special care we pray especially for: Sgt. Connor Barcus- US Army, 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, 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, Spc. Manuel E. Palmer US Army, Cpt. David Paolillo USAF, Cpt. Kathleen Paolillo USAF, L. CPL Michael E. Porfidio - USMC, PFC Dominique R. Quiban, USMC Capt. Joseph Shultz, Spec. Matthew Sirianni, US Arme, L CPL Eric Vazquez USMC, US Army, Spec. Zachary Small - US Army, US Army Sgt. Michael Stephney If you know a Service Member that you would like to add to this list please contact the rectory Please name, and of ser- include rank branch vice. Prayers for the Sick Carol Abrams, Kay Abugel, Matthew Alaimo, Vincent Alaimo, Miriam Americo, Joe Amorin, Jean Bahadur, Mary Baker, Joseph Beltrani, Clara Bernal, Adrienne Berndlmaier, Scarlette Boune, Ed Burch, Kevin Burch, Timothy Burns, Kenny Burns, Cosimo, Joe Coyne, Caffarella, John Cappa, Michael Caselli, Carol Castellano, Mildred Castellano, Alfred Cavelli, Mary Conklin, Mike Conlin, Billy Coyne, Siham Denho, Jane Depraida, Patrick DiGennaro, Maryann DiGilio, Barbara Donovan, John Dorrer, Eugene F. Drury, Jose Dungca, Billy Dwyer, Bob Ellis, Michelle Epstein, Chiara Eskew, Peggy Fabrizio, Louis Fasano, Richard Fasano, Santina Figliola, Maureen Flood, Charles Focarazzo, Marie Gatea, Gloria Gilvey, Jeannie Glessing, Agnes Hans, Al Hans, Terry Hargrave, Jack Hasley, Carol Hayward, Michael Heinlein, Peggy Helm, Mary Burns Hennelly, Gaspar Ingui, Jean Ippolito, George Jelinek, Joan Johnson, Jesus Jupio, Jeannette Kaval, Peter Kearns III, Basilio Klonis, Kathy Koster, Richard Kmitis, Terry Labbate, Philip Leifer, Irene Lundin, Frank Macchio, Olivia Macchio, Christopher Madden, Marie Maglione, Sophia Mary Maglione, Thomas Malloy, Maltese Family, Ryan Mancini, Theresa Mariano, Terry Mattera, Diana McCarthy, Jerry McGinnis, Christine Michael, Marie Molloy, Kitch Mooney, Connor Morgan, Linda Mullin, Maryann Mulloy, Blanche & Herman Navon, Sherri Neft, Dominic Netti, Angela Patruno, Berta & Bozo Pesa, Kenrich Phill, Vincent Pinto, Anna Probert, Russell Pulvino, Baby Quinn, Aimee Reyes, Kathleen Reyes, Jack Rice, Helga Richert, Jean Marie Roncallo, Richard Rosmarin, Ellen Ryan, Ayden W. Sabino, William C. Salomone, Jan Santacapita, Derek Sears, Karen Senia, Rhea Sherwin, Mike Siegler, Cynthia Simpson, Samuel Singer, Charles Sinisi, Patricia Slezak, Phillip Spatella, Eric Spring, Cliff Stevko, Paul Thompson, Ann Stella Thomson, Ann Marie Tine, Michelle Tine, Larry Tomanelli, Patti Toner, Jean Trier, Katherine Viola, Donna Vollaro, Kurt Wagonhauser, Joy Wendel, Kerry Wheeler,John J. Wilson, Jr., Mary Woods, Carol Zucaro,

5 Page 6 Our Lady of Lourdes November 27, 2016 Parish Outreach Parish Outreach Food Pantry It s no surprise that our Thanksgiving Food Drive has again been a wonderful success thanks to the continued kindness of the good people of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish. The support and generosity of our parish family never ceases to amaze me. Thank you everyone for allowing Outreach the great pleasure of extending the gift of a Thanksgiving meal to our neighbors in need this holiday season. I would like to extend my gratitude to the following folks for their kind contributions this Thanksgiving: Massapequa HS Ames Campus, McKenna Elementary School, Pat Dolan Plumbing, Robert A. Conroy Jr. Foundation, Our Lady of Lourdes CCD Students, Massapequa Kiwanis Club, Womans Club of Massapequa, TJ Maxx of Massapequa, Massapequa Fire Department, Massapequa Chamber of Commerce and countless others whose extraordinary concern for those less fortunate is truly a great blessing! Thank you again for your kindness and generosity in helping to make it all possible! We Care Blankets 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 2,157 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 Christmas Giving Tree As we look forward to the Christmas season, the Christmas Giving Tree will again be displayed in the entrance of the Church as of the first weekend of Advent, until Sunday, Dec.18 th for your consideration. Please consider taking an ornament and purchasing the suggested gift card in an amount of your choosing. We will begin distribution of the Giving Tree Gift Cards the week of Dec.12 th, to allow our neighbors in need time to shop for their families. Gift Cards should be returned to Parish Outreach the week of December 12 th. Outreach hours are Monday through Thursday 9:00am 4:00pm. Thank you for all you do in kindness to others! 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 the gifts 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 our coordinator, Deacon Frank Gariboldi and all our volunteers for embracing this beautiful ministry. Please call Parish Outreach at if you would like to volunteer. Thank you for your consideration. Paper Goods Drive On occasion, the folks who come to us for food assistance will ask if we can provide 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. If you would consider a donation of toilet paper or paper towels that would be a wonderful thing! Thank you for all the good you do!

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7 Page 8 Our Lady of Lourdes November 27, 2016 NEXT WEEKEND MASS CELEBRANTS Saturday, December 3rd 5:00 p.m. Fr. Ed 5:15 p.m. Fr. Cletus / Chapel Sunday, December 4th 7:30 a.m. Fr. Ed 900 a.m. Fr. Cletus 10:30 a.m. Msgr. Lisante 12:30 p.m. Fr. Marty Catholic Pilgrimage to the Holy Land March 21 31, 2017, $3, per person including air from JFK, Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Daily. Mass daily at the Holy Sites. For a Flyer or more detailed information please call Cathie or Michael Milano at CYO NEWS.. 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 Meetings: December 8th January 12th Magnificat, a Ministry to Catholic Women, cordially invites you to attend our Christmas Breakfast on Saturday, December 10th, at The Hofstra Club in Uniondale at 9:45 a.m. Our speaker will be Lisa Mladinich - a Catholic Wife and Mom who is also the host of WOMAN: Strong Faith, True Beauty, on Shalom World TV. Lisa is a published author as well as a regular contributor to Relevant Radio. She has appeared on EWTN TV's Women of Grace. Lisa is the founder of AmazingCatechists.com and her desire is to help catechists teach the faith to children with love and enthusiasm. The Breakfast is $35 per person. Make checks payable to Magnificat and mail to: Judy Murphy, 42 Pinehurst Street, Lido Beach, NY Pre-registration is required; checks must be received by December 5th. Payment will not be accepted at the door. For additional information contact Angela at or Judy at (917) Come and bring a friend for a morning of fellowship, refreshment and worship! Help is needed We NEED. CYO Workers, Coaches and Athletes Please Phone NEXT COFFEE SOCIAL If you know of anyone who, because of age or infirmity, can t come to Church for sacraments, please phone the Rectory and leave their name, address & telephone number, so a Priest or Eucharistic Minister can visit them. March 12th 8 am to 12:30 pm Everyone welcome! (Helpers needed..phone rectory) We NEED Eucharistic Ministers to take communion to shut-ins. If you are a Eucharistic Minister and are willing to bring communion to shut-ins, please call the rectory.

8 Page 9 Our Lady of Lourdes November 27, 2016 Bus Leaving from Our Lady of Lourdes at 4PM $35 per person round trip. Tickets prices: Prime Orch: $125, Orches-

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10 Page 11 Our Lady of Lourdes November 27, 2016 Wednesday, March 1st Holy Trinity Diocesan High School in Hicksville will be holding their annual Christmas and Holiday Craft Fairs on Saturday, November 19 th and Saturday, December 10 th from 10AM until 4PM. Holy Trinity is located at the intersection of Newbridge Road (Rt. 106) and Stewart Ave. in Hicksville, NY.

11 Page 12 Our Lady of Lourdes November 27, 2016 CHRISTMAS MEMORIALS This year, as in the past, our Church and Chapel will once again be beautifully decorated for the Christmas season. If you wish, you may share in this holy season with a poinsettia plant or another memorial of your choice for someone you love. Simply print your name and the name of your loved one on an envelope or use the Christmas Memorial envelopes found in the Church lobby or rectory. For the poinsettia plants insert your donation as listed below and return it to the Rectory or place it in the collection basket. All other memorials must be obtained at the Rectory due to the limited quantities. The deadline is December 18th. All names will be published in our Sunday/Christmas bulletin on December 25th ( Anything received after the deadline will be published the following week.) Poinsettia plants $30.00 each 2 60 Lit Wreaths for Church (Carmans Road side) $50.00 each 1 60 Wreath in Lobby on Choir Loft $50.00 each 5 Large Poinsettia plants by Church Statues $50.00 each 4 Small Lit Trees for Church Altar $50.00 each 2 60 Wreaths for Chapel (outside) $50.00 each 2 28 Wreaths for Chapel (inside) $35.00 each 12 Luminaria (Candles) for the steps of the altar $25.00 each 1 Hay Bale for the Manger $25.00 each 1 Gold Angels on Altar $25.00 each

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13 Page 14 Our Lady of Lourdes November 27, 2016 PLEASE PRAY FOR AN END TO VIOLENCE IN ALL ITS FORMS VISIBILITY MATTERS: Weekly prayerful presence at the Planned Parenthood facility in Massapequa Saturday mornings, 10:30am-12pm, 35 Carmans Rd, Massapequa (across from the mall parking lot). For info: 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 ROSARY AND ADORATION FOR LIFE: Please continue to spend time before the Blessed Sacrament and 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. 15th ANNUAL YOUTH RESPECT LIFE CONTEST: The Diocesan Respect Life Office is conducting the 15th Annual Youth Respect Life Contest. For students in grades The theme is "Moved by Mercy". All students in the diocese, including those with special needs, are encouraged to enter this contest. For guidelines, entry forms, etc: click on Ministries, then Respect Life Office and select Respect Life Contest. All entries must be postmarked by December 16, 2016, and mailed to the Respect Life Office. Please note the registration form must be signed by a parent or guardian of the participant NYS LEGISLATIVE SESSION: A new legislative session will begin in Albany in January. Please contact your Assemblyman and NYS Senator regarding Assisted Suicide and Abortion Expansion bills. These two issues will be put forward in this session. For more information go to the NYS Catholic Conference website: BABY S LIFE BEFORE BIRTH My heart is beating at days. The foundation for my nervous system is in place at 20 days. My skeleton is complete at 42 days and I have reflexes. My brain waves can be detected as early as 43 days. At 8 weeks, my brain and all body systems are present and I look like a miniature doll. During weeks 9 & 10 I squint, swallow and can make a fist. By the 11th and 12th weeks I am moving my arms and legs, sucking my thumbs and breathing amniotic fluid. All my systems are working. My movements by 16 weeks are quite active and I can be seen performing somersaults on ultrasound but am not yet felt by my mother. From the 3rd month on nothing new develops. I continue to grow in size and by 20 weeks I have hair on my head, weigh 1 pound and am 12 inches tall. Life, what a beautiful choice! Mother and Child, we love you both, please let us help! If you need help, or if you can help: Birthright of Nassau & Suffolk Wantagh Ave, Wantagh NY Life Center of Long Island East Willow St, Massapequa NY Momma's House Wantagh Ave, Wantagh NY Mother of Good Counsel Roosevelt Regina Residence Merrick Baby Safe Haven Don't Abandon - No Questions Perinatal Hospice Hospice Care Network Catholic Home Bureau Adoption, Foster Care, Maternity Services Hope & Healing after Abortion Sisters of Life - Days of Prayer and Healing Post Abortion Help lumina@postabortionhelp.org "The greatest destroyer of love and peace is abortion." (Mother Teresa)

14 Page 15 Our Lady of Lourdes November 27, 2016 Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy Friday, December 9, 8pm All Proceeds to Benefit the Life Center of Long Island CATHOLIC CHARITIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY We are always looking for individuals to join the ministry of Catholic Charities and offer Care With Dignity Life With Hope. MEDICAID SERVICE COORDINATOR FULL TIME We have an immediate opening for a Medicaid Service Coordinator (MSC) based in our Disabilities Services offices in Amityville, NY. The MSC coordinates support services for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families in Nassau and Suffolk. Our ideal candidate will have a BA/BS in Human Services or related discipline, at least 1 year experience working with developmentally disabled individuals (case management experience preferred), a valid NYS Driver s License, and the ability to travel island-wide to visit clients. To apply, transmit resume & cover letter via or fax. Please reference Medicaid Service Coordinator in the subject line of your /fax. jobs@catholiccharities.cc or fax to:

15 Page 16 Our Lady of Lourdes November 27, 2016 Congratulations to the following OLL Parishioners for earning a place on the Honor Roll at Kellenberg Memorial HS Final Honor Roll Victoria Dugnan Joseph Lores Kimberly Lores Samuel Millman Peter O Keefe Jake Ziede Congratulations to the following OLL Parishioners of Kellenberg Memorial HS National Honor Society Victoria Dugnan Kimberly Lores Brendan O Keefe National Junior honor Society Joseph Lores Samuel Millman Perfect Attendance Samuel Millman

16 Page 17 Our Lady of Lourdes November 27, 2016 REMEMBER TO STOP BY THE CD DISPLAY IN THE CHIRCH LOBBY BY LIGHTHOUSE CATHOLIC MEDIA FOR OUR FEATUREED CD BELOW AND MANY OTHERS TO PURCHASE FOR ONLY $5. THERE ARE MANY BEAUTIFUL AND SPIRITUAL CD S TO CHOOSE ONE, WHY NOT TAKE ONE HOME TODAY? Week #5-15 Things to Do in the Midst of Suffering Suffering is a mystery we all face at some time in our lives. Whether it is physical, emotional, or spiritual, it will test our faith. Internationally known speaker Jeff Cavins shares personal insights he gained through his own physical pain. He shows us how we can join our sufferings with those of Jesus on the cross, bringing renewed meaning to the suffering we experience in our lives. Parishioner Comments Awesome! It reinforced what I knew and added some wisdom and understanding on suffering. I want to order 5-10 of these CDs to hand out to my family and friends. Mary - Freedom, WI Very insightful and encouraging! Gave me a new perspective on suffering. I would strongly recommend it to anyone. Juanita - Murrieta, CA

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18 Page 19 Our Lady of Lourdes Community News November 27, 2016 Our Lady of Lourdes Church 855 Carmans Road, Massapequa Park Friday s at 7:30 PM $1800 in prizes Catholic Charities Massapequa Park Senior Center, at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Massapequa Park, has a position open for a Kitchen Aide, Fridays, 3 ½ hours, with occasional back up hours, at $15.78 per hour. If interested call Laura at We are an EOE employer. Do you want to develop a deeper relationship with God? Does your search for God seem to be at a crossroad? Do you want to explore new methods in prayer? Or has prayer become difficult? Do you feel the need for someone to assist you in discerning the call of the spirit? Or do you feel the need for a companion on the spiritual journey to walk with you and listen? I will be glad to help you...efren R. Bacani, Spiritual Director & Parishioner here at Our Lady of Lourdes. Please call (516) Magnificat, a Ministry to Catholic Women, cordially invites you to attend our Christmas Breakfast on Saturday, December 10th, at The Hofstra Club in Uniondale at 9:45 a.m. Our speaker will be Lisa Mladinich - a Catholic Wife and Mom who is also the host of WOMAN: Strong Faith, True Beauty, on Shalom World TV. Lisa is a published author as well as a regular contributor to Relevant Radio. She has appeared on EWTN TV's Women of Grace. Lisa is the founder of AmazingCatechists.com and her desire is to help catechists teach the faith to children with love and enthusiasm. The Breakfast is $35 per person. Make checks payable to Magnificat and mail to: Judy Murphy, 42 Pinehurst Street, Lido Beach, NY Pre-registration is required; checks must be received by December 5th. Payment will not be accepted at the door. For additional information contact Angela at or Judy at (917)