Altar Server Assignments. Masses For The Week. Lector Schedule. Patricia David. Saturday, 7/ :00 PM Marie-Laetitia Woolley

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1 Page 2 Sunday, July 13, 2014 Masses For The Week Monday, July 14th 6:45 Special Intention 8:30 Int. Jim & Gwen Sweeney Grandpa & Grandma 8 PM Teresa Zultowski-Marshall D Onofrio Family Tuesday, July 15th 6:45 Anna Matzelle Matzelle Family 8:30 Fran & Mickey Melia Mary & Jack Devaney 8PM Anna Matzelle Giannandrea & Thies Family Wednesday, July 16th 6:45 Faye Gentile Netti Family 8:30 In Honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel-Jessie Desroches 8PM Maria Consuelo Emralino Bong & Tina Guanlao Thursday, July 17th 6:45 Geoffrey Heaney M/M Michael Rail 8:30 Ken Capozzoli Wife & Family 8PM Marie Maurino Nick & Lyn Casale Friday, July 18th 6:45 Edith Infante Lynn, Dan & Nicole Johnson 8:30 Dennis Connolly M/M Thomas O Sullivan 8PM Peggy Valvo Family Saturday, July 19th 6:45 Joseph Trudden, Jr. OLL Parish & Staff 8:30 Louis Marino M/M Vincent Castoria 5PM Edna Massaro Family 5:15 Int. Terry Hudson Henry & Doreen Tomlinson Sunday, July 20th 7:30 Angelina Glass M/M J. Bonarrigo 9:00 Helen Holbrook Family 10:30 Evelyn King- Patrick & Patricia Sweeney & Family 12:00 Int. Fr. Robert Mason Patricia & Dominick Valdaro 1:30 Ronnie Alerta Infante Family Monday, July 14 8 pm - Tuesday, July 15 8 pm Joseph Giglio Wednesday, July 16 8 pm - Daniel Tomic Altar Server Assignments Thursday, July 17 8 pm Alexander Zapata Gabriel Zapata Friday, July 18 8 pm - Brendan O Keefe Peter O'Keefe Saturday, July 19 5 pm - Mary Glynn Laura Glynn Sunday, July 20 7:30 am - 9:00 am - Brendan O Keefe Peter O Keefe 10:30 am Alexander Zapata Gabriel Zapata Joseph Giglio 12:00 noon 1:30 pm - Stephen Martinez Matthew Russo Cameron Russo Please pray for the repose of the soul of Patricia David Rest in peace The Bread and Wine have been donated this week In loving memory of Paul LaBella from LiVecchi Children The Sanctuary Candle in the Chapel has been donated for In loving memory of Paul LaBella from LiVecchi Children The Sanctuary Candle in the Church has been donated for A Special Intention Saturday, 7/19 Lector Schedule - 5:00 PM Marie-Laetitia Woolley Sunday, 7/20-7:30 AM Bernard Hennelly - 9:00 AM Sue Bouffier - 10:30 AM Gina Arcabascio and Joselyn Mirabal - 12:00 PM Rick Harrington - 1:30 PM Vincent Gatto

2 Our Lady of Lourdes Page 3 C a r d i n a l Timothy M. Dolan LORD, TO WHOM SHALL WE GO? Thank You, FFRF! Please, please, please don t let us down, I daydreamed after Monday s decision of the Supreme Court defending freedom of religion from government intrusion. I prayed, I hoped, that the notoriously anti-catholic firebrands of the nebulous and anonymous Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) in Madison, Wisconsin, would once again, as they predictably had in the past, print a full-page, drippingly bigoted blast in the hospitable pages of the New York Times. So I smiled in relief as a friend called to ask me ironically, on the day before Independence Day, celebrating what is most noble and freedom-loving in our beloved country if I had seen the anticipated ad in the New York Times. I had not, since I stopped reading that paper years ago, on the advice of so many New Yorkers who warned me that the Church rarely gets a fair shake in those pages. But, that day, I went to find the issue, and, there it was, on page A13, a whole-page sneer at dogma, and an all male Roman Catholic majority. Scholars, journalists, and thoughtful commentators have elsewhere convincingly defended the unsurprising and long-predicted Supreme Court defense of our first and most cherished freedom, religious liberty, from the hyperbolic over-reaction of the ideologues who claim that there is a war on women. (For instance, see the Wall Street Journal editorial from the same day as the FFRF rant.) To revisit the wisdom, fairness, and justice of that decision is not my point here. Sources close to the White House had told us months ago that they knew this mandate would never pass constitutional muster with a Supreme Court under oath (given on the Bible, which I guess deserves another blast from the FFRF) to protect the Bill of Rights. Here I simply want to welcome the grey, full-page ad, and thank the anonymous militiamen at FFRF for giving me yet another handout for my students when I give my next talk on Anti-Catholic Bigotry in the United States. When I used to teach a course on American Catholic history to university students, or, when I give a conference on the topic now, there will always be an early question, We know there used to be hatred of the Catholic Church in America, but didn t all that end in 1960 when John F. Kennedy was elected?

3 Page 4 Sunday, July 13, 2014 Continued... No! In fact, historians now posit that Kennedy s election was yet further proof of the abiding, deep suspicion of the Church found in American history remember Arthur Schlesinger s observation that, Bias against the Catholic Church is the most enduring prejudice in American history not only because Kennedy s victory would have been much bigger had his Catholic faith not been maligned during the campaign, but because the candidate himself felt compelled to pass the very religious test prohibited by the Constitution, assuring voters that his faith would never have any influence at all on his executive decisions a statement hardly considered necessary from Baptist, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, or Quaker candidates. When my students or listeners ask for examples of anti-catholic bigotry still existing in this land rightly lauded for its religious concord, I go to my trunk filled with exhibits. Whether it be the Puritans in New England (their very name came from their obsession to purify the Church of England from its Romish, Catholic corruption); or the British landlords in the thirteen colonies who outlawed Catholicism (and Judaism); or the patriots who claimed Catholics were traitors to the cause of independence (even though Catholic soldiers were a much higher portion of George Washington s army than their tiny 1 percent of the population would warrant); or nativists in the 1840s who threatened to burn every Catholic Church in New York City (and, in fact, did in Philadelphia); or the Know-Nothings of 1850 who claimed Catholic immigrants should go home, or, if they stayed, never be allowed to become a citizen; or the members of the American Protective Association in the 1880s-1890s, who equated prejudice against Catholics with patriotism; or the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s-30s, whose lynching hatred included Catholics, Jews, and blacks, and who worried that Al Smith would establish a theocracy in America; or the Protestants and other Americans United in the 1950s who warned that a Catholic population growing in numbers, education, and financial status would soon topple white, Protestant, established, true America; or the well-financed groups of the 1970s, 80s and 90s who wrote, took out ads, and advocated that any Catholic elected official or magistrate should excuse himself or herself from any vote, judgment, or decision, having to do with education, marriage, family, or, especially, defense of the baby in the womb, since that pitiable Catholic official obviously was a member of a mind-numbing cult, it s so clear that bigotry against Catholics is, as Professor Philip Jenkins of Baylor University stated, America s dirty little secret. And our new Know-Nothings at FFRF are part of this four century pedigree of prejudice. Now, don t get me wrong: a robust examination of Monday s Supreme Court decision, even one that disagrees with the ruling, is expected, welcome, and helpful in a Republic that prizes such give-and-take, indeed, protects it.

4 Our Lady of Lourdes Page 5 Continued... But, as the professors of logic, rhetoric, and speech taught us in college, arguments attacking a person instead of an idea, viewpoint, or opinion are the weakest and most vicious of arguments although, sadly, rather effective in firing up a mob. And that s the tactic at work here. An ad soberly criticizing the decision would have been part of the discourse that makes us such a durable democracy and there have been such ads. But the FFRF, perhaps knowing that their legal arguments fall flat, instead attacks the people on the court, and implies that their Catholic faith makes it impossible for them to protect the cherished Constitution they have sworn on a Bible to uphold. Would they take out such an ad (and would any respectable newspaper publish it?) claiming a Jewish congressman could not freely vote on aid to Israel?; or that a Mormon judge could not rule on marriage?; or that a Baptist legislator could not clearly vote on issues of liquor or gambling?; or that a Quaker president was unable to be Commander-in-Chief?; or that an African-American justice had no objectivity on a civil rights issue? Congratulations to our 4th of July 50/50 winner: Marcus Boykin Fr. Seagriff pulled the winning ticket on Sunday 7/06 after the 10:45 am Mass this past weekend. The winner and Our Lady of Lourdes both took home $4,400. We would like to thank all of you who participated in this fundraiser which greatly benefitted our parish. Just a reminder that Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament takes place in the Chapel at Our Lady of Lourdes throughout the day, Monday through Friday from after the 8:30 morning Mass to 7:50P.M.. We are very privileged and blessed to have a very special Eucharistic Devotion in our Parish. We thank the many people who have made the sacrifice to come and spend some time with Our Lord present in the Blessed Sacrament. For those who have not yet been able to make this visit to Our Eucharistic Lord for one reason or another, please remember that it is never too late to start.

5 Page 6 Sunday, July 13, 2014 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. Last week you donated $ 15, 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: Christopher B. Afetian - Sgt USMC, Pvt. Kevin L. Blieka U.S. Army, Sgt. Brian Andrew Dayman, US Army, Commander Christopher DeMay - Navy, Spc. Gregory Devaney -Army, Nicholas R. DoLieto - Marine Corps, A1C Timothy Erkens USAF, Capt. Michael Ferrari, USMC, Spencer French, 1st Lieutenant, US Army, Airman Steven Freund-USAF, 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, Capt. Michael Hanna- US Army, Chaplain Major Timothy Hirten, USAF, Maj. Luke Holian USMC, 1st Lt. Josef Kaplan- US Army, 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, 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, Capt. Joseph Shultz, L CPL Eric Vazquez USMC, US Army, Spec. Zachary Small - US Army, US Army Sgt. Michael Stephney Prayers for the Sick Baby James Bass, Baby Steven Marshall Antosek & Family, Beatrice Barber, Joseph Bernstein, Celeste Biggs, Vivian Blum, Ed Burch, Kevin Burch, Carol Castellano, Al Cavalli, Jason Connor-Costabile, Patricia David, Angelo DeCosimo, Angela DePolo-Huges, Jane M. Depraida, Lenore & Susan DeSantis, Mrs. Devotier, Theresa Dimitri, May Donnelly, Barbara Donovan Connie Fennessey, Kathi Finnegan, Peggy Folan, Wilfred Furlong, Sal Foti, Pedro Galvez, Justin Gibbons, Bill Goodman, Carolyn Guerra, Hart Family, Mary Hausmann, Carol & Russ Hayward, Gasper Ingui, Mary Jalaf, Jesus Jupio, Brian Scott Kaminky, Lynn Laine, Sandra Laub, Elaine Lentini, Barbara Libardi, Vanessa Linn, John Lynch, Maltese Family, Noel Martinez, Fr. Robert E. Mason, Gina Mastrantoni, Marie Molloy, Amparo Monsalve, Bill Moran, William Mossbrugger, Florence O'Neill, Adrianne Passaglia, Georgia Pettit, Vincent Pinto, Marylynn Ressler, Jerry Rizzo, Lisa Roberts, Jill Rogan, Donald Rubin, Ayden W. Sabino, Walter Schulein, William Slezak, Zina Smaowell, Eileen Soper, Ginny Stanton, Edward Steiger, Mary Sweeney-Lynaugh, Stella Thomson, Annemarie Tine, Thomas Tine, Jr., Larry Tomanelli, Donna Vollaro, John Vota, Vincent Whifield, Joey Wujick 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.

6 Our Lady of Lourdes Page 7 Parish Outreach Food Pantry Thank you to all the good folks in our parish community for all you do to embrace our families in need. Summertime is here and the children are home from school. Speaking of the children, Peanut Butter is an important basic staple especially needed during the summer season. With your continued generosity I know we can keep our pantry shelves well stocked for the warm days ahead. As always, we welcome with open arms each and every donation. Thank you again for making our parish food pantry the wonderful success that it is! Canned Tuna Cereal s Coffee or Tea Canned Fruit Pancake Mix Powdered Milk Pasta Pancake Syrup Juices Pasta Sauce Can Vegetables Soup Peanut Butter Instant Potatoes Macaroni & Cheese Jelly Rice Cookies/Crackers Oatmeal Beans Jell-O/ Pudding Parish Outreach hours are Mon.-Thurs., 9:00am-4:00pm. Bereavement Support Group Our Lady of Lourdes General Bereavement Support Group will be offered again this September, following the Labor Day Holiday. Dates for the 8 consecutive week program will soon be announced. Thank You! We Care Blankets Our Care Blankets group of volunteers continues to meet on Wednesday mornings from 10:00am to 11:30am, in Room 4, right next door to Parish Outreach. Since our group began in November 2009, a total of 1,122 gorgeous hand-made colorful blankets have been lovingly created. Thank you so much for the care, time and talent that goes into every beautiful creation, each a special gift for a very special child undergoing cancer care. We are happy to accept contributions of yarns, crochet hooks or knitting needles. If you would be interested in joining please give Parish Outreach a call at (516) 541- Catholic Charities is accepting resumes for a Parish Social Ministry Director for South Nassau Parish. The mission of Parish Social Ministry at this parish is to offer a compassionate response to the problems and difficulties of our neighbors, to provide assistance wherever possible and to connect the resources of the community with the needs. The work of Parish Outreach is rooted in the Gospel mandate to love and to serve. It is faith in action! -Parish PSM Mission Statement The PSM director will have the responsibility of engaging the parish in the ministry; recruiting, training and supervising volunteers; managing the direct services provided to people in need; collaboration with the Parish Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul; identifying community resources; serving as the parish staff liaison to civic and religious groups in the community. Necessary qualifications and skills: desire to live the Gospel by serving those in need, knowledge of and commitment to Catholic Social Teaching, experience with parish social ministry, managerial and interpersonal skills, computer skills. Bilingual (Spanish) and bachelor s degree preferred. Part-time position (25 hours per week); salary commensurate with education and experience. Resumes of interested individuals should be ed to: jamroz.jan@catholiccharities.cc 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.

7 Page 8 Sunday, July 13, 2014 Spiritual Adoption Program Three Months Your adopted unborn child is now about three inches long and weighs about 1 ½ ounces. Arms, hands, fingers, legs, feet and toes are fully formed. The baby can now squint, swallow and move his tongue. He sleeps and awakens. Fingernails and toenails form and he now has his own unique set of fingerprints. Sensitive to touch, he will tightly grasp an object placed in the palm of his hand. He breathes amniotic fluid to help develop and strengthen the respiratory system, but he gets the oxygen he needs through the umbilical cord...please remember to pray daily for your Spiritually Adopted Baby and the baby s mother and father. During your earthly life this spiritually adopted child of yours will be known only to God but in the world to come it is hoped that you will meet the child whose life was spared by your prayers and spend eternal happiness with them. 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. (Prayer of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen) ************************* Written by Denise Hunnell, M.D., Human Life International, Truth and Charity Forum, 7/3/14: "It is with both satisfaction and relief that I read the Supreme Court decision declaring the imposition of the HHS Mandate on closely-held corporations such as Hobby Lobby is a violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). However, while we rejoice in this victory, it is important to look at the tactics used by those who support the HHS mandate, because we will see them again in the ongoing fight to defend the sanctity of human life and defend our right to live by our Catholic morals. The HHS mandate was originally made possible because a biased panel put together by the Institute of Medicine declared that contraception, abortifacients, and sterilization met the criteria for essential preventive medical services. This was ludicrous from the start. Preventive medicine maintains the physiological functioning of biological systems and prevents disease. Pregnancy is not a disease and fertility is not a disorder. Hormonal contraceptives, abortifacients like Plan B and Ella [emergency contraceptives or 'morning after' pills], and surgical sterilization are purely elective medical interventions. They take healthy reproductive systems and make them non-functional. "Abortion advocates tried to argue that life begins at implantation instead of at conception, so drugs that disrupt pregnancy before implantation should cause no moral dilemma. The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), a stalwart supporter of abortion on demand at any time for any reason, tried to bolster this position by defining pregnancy as beginning at implantation. However, science has clearly established that life begins at conception. Once fertilization occurs, the sperm and the ova cease to exist. They merge to form a completely new entity, the zygote. The zygote meets all scientific criteria for life and has the complete DNA of a new, unique human person at the earliest stage of development. Whether or not the ACOG includes the first week of life occurring prior to implantation as part of the clinical definition of pregnancy cannot change the fact that human life exists during this week. "As the arguments against the HHS mandate focused more on religious liberty, the Obama administration made a conscious effort to avoid speaking of freedom of religion and instead used the term "freedom of worship." The First Amendment of the Constitution clearly states that the government cannot infringe upon the free exercise of religion, but through semantic manipulations the Administration tried to narrowly define this freedom as only applying to private liturgical and prayer practices and not to living one's faith in every aspect of life. "Finally, the supporters of the HHS mandate tried to paint those who opposed the legislation as waging a "war on women." The truth is, hormonal contraceptives cause a dramatic increase in the most aggressive forms of breast cancer in young women, double the transmission rates of HIV, as well as increase the risk of potentially fatal blood clots and strokes in young women. There is also clear evidence that abortion markedly increases the risk of breast cancer. Failure to speak plainly of these risks and depicting hormonal contraception and abortion as good for women constitutes the real war on women. "...So yes, we can celebrate the Supreme Court decision and take comfort that in this case justice prevailed. However, we must not be complacent. Pope Francis, building on the words of Pope Benedict XVI, denounced the tyranny of relativism. In his first papal address to Vatican diplomats he said: "But there is no true peace without truth! There cannot be true peace if everyone is his own criterion, if everyone can always claim exclusively his own rights, without at the same time caring for the good of others, of everyone, on the basis of the nature that unites every human being on this earth."" "Therefore, we must continue to shine a bright light on the distortions and outright lies of those who seek to marginalize people of faith and ignore traditional religious principles. On issues of the sanctity of life, the defense of marriage and the family, and religious liberty we must always speak the truth boldly, in charity, but without compromise. Our goal cannot be mere political victories but instead must be the protection of all human life and ultimately the salvation of souls."

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9 Page 10 Sunday, July 13, 2014 The summer can be a very busy time for families and during the vacation season it is easy to forget that Our Lady of Lourdes needs your donation. The Faith Direct program is easy to use and helps our parish stay on budget during these travel filled summer months. Enrollment is simple: Either go online to and use our parish code NY259 or pick up an enrollment form from the parish office and return it by mail to Faith Direct. Thank you for your continued support of our parish family with your time, talent and treasure! I will be keeping you and your families in prayer during your summer travels! THEOLOGY CLASS 7:30-9:00pm in the Church basement Abstracts of each class are given out, so you can best follow the lectures Phone the rectory for more information. Subjects: 1. Church History 2. Church Dogma 3. Apologetics 4. Scripture Next Class - Tuesday, Oct. 21st Everyone Welcome! Books, videos & DVD s for Loan Free of charge VIRTUS TRAINING The next VIRTUS session at Our Lady of Lourdes will be on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at 10:00a.m. We will meet in the school building, RM #16/17 (Media Center). This session is open to anyone in need of virtus training. To register for one of the sessions, please sign up on-line at Click on the registration button and then scroll down to Rockville Centre Diocese and follow from there. SAVE THE DATE PILGRIMAGE TO THE DIVINE MERCY SHRINE IN STOCKBRIDGE, MA WITH OUR LADY OF LOURDES ROSARY SOCIETY SEPT. 6TH & SEPT 7TH MORE DETAILS WILL FOLLOW CYO BASKETBALL Phone Rectory, ask for Fr. Tony Or phone John Get on the waiting list for next season Travel for Boys Clinic for Boys & Girls

10 Our Lady of Lourdes Page 11 MASS and ANOINTING OF THE SICK 12 NOON MASS, JULY 13 TH * Today * SACRAMENTS AND SYMBOLS In our Catholic tradition there are two sacraments of healing: Reconciliation and the Anointing of the Sick. Both sacraments are concerned with restoring a person to health- reconciliation with spiritual health and the anointing with physical health. The prayers for the Anointing of the Sick ask God to strengthen the person in their struggle with illness and hope for their restoration to health. It is a prayer that hopes for recovery! We remember this sacrament being called Extreme Unction, as it was thought of as a deathbed experience! Extreme unction means last anointing. We referred to it as the last rites. It was unfortunate that people thought of it only as a ritual for those near death, and that as a result family members delayed calling the church until the person was near death or too ill to be aware of the sacrament. Our source for this sacramental ministry to the sick is James 5:14-15: Is anyone among you sick? Let them summon the presbyters of the church and they should pray over and anoint the sick with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith will save the sick and the Lord will raise them up. Have they committed any sins? They will be forgiven. Today we try to distinguish between the Anointing of the Sick- prayers for strength in the struggle with illness, and the sacrament for those near death: Viaticum, which means food for the journey. Viaticum is Holy Communion accompanied by prayers commending the person into God s merciful embrace. Once a year we offer the Anointing of the Sick at the 12noon Mass- it is a moment to pray for and encourage those who face the difficulties and burdens of illness. There are several circumstances in which a person can receive the Sacrament of the Sick: who can be anointed? persons who are seriously ill persons who are terminally ill persons undergoing medical treatment such as chemotherapy, dialysis, etc. persons with chronic conditions such as heart disease or diabetes. persons anticipating or recovering from surgery persons over 65- who could be anointed annually. Someone not well enough to come to church for the anointing could be visited at home by a priest this can be arranged by calling the parish office. We should also notice the listing of those requesting our prayers each week in the church bulletin. In times of illness and crisis we depend on the prayers of the church to support and strengthen us in our struggle.

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12 Our Lady of Lourdes Page 13 Community News Our Lady of Lourdes Church 855 Carmans Road, Massapequa Park Friday $1800 in prizes at 7:30 PM Tuesday Golden Society, at 7:30 PM $2000 in Prizes w/progressive Jackpot $2000 IN PRIZES - $850 GIANT JACKPOT Progressive Jackpot on Tuesdays Catholic Charities Massapequa Park Senior Center located at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Massapequa Park, has a position open for a back-up CDL driver at $15.21 per hour. If interested please call Laura at ND AND 4 TH THURSDAY EVENINGS, 7:30 PM IN THE PARISH CENTER ROOM 16 Next Meetings: July 24th