March 27, 2016 2 Parish Staff: Rev. Peter F. Kaczmarek, Pastor Msgr. Patrick Armshaw, Pastor Emeritus Deacon David Campbell Deacon Jean Cantave Deacon Allan D. Longo, Faith Formation Deacon James Byrne MASSES FOR THE WEEK Sunday, March 27th, 2016 Easter Sunday 8:00am St. Francis Parishioners 10:00am Kate Porto+, Joseph A. Colamussi, Sr.+, The Ferraro Family, Carol McDonald+, Sean Rivera+ 12:00pm Mario Piscitelli+, Angelo Abbatiello+, Vincent Iovino+, Daniel McKenna+ 2:00pm Youth of St. Francis Monday, March 28th, 2016 8:30am Francis A. Lobasso, Jr.+ Tuesday, March 29th, 2016 8:30am Catherine A. DeRiggi+ Wednesday, March 30th, 2016 8:30am Carol & Henry Hoerner+ Thursday, March 31st, 2016 8:30am Ints. of Viviana Galgano Friday, April 1st, 2016 8:30am The Sick of the Parish Saturday, April 2nd, 2016 11:00am First Saturday Mass 8:30am Louis Geallorenzo+, Francis DeMayo+ Sunday, April 3rd, 2016 Divine Mercy Sunday 8:00am St. Francis Parishioners 10:00am Kate Porto+, Addys Hagstrom+, Sophie Perz+ 12:00pm Gus Hueber+, Lori Miller+, Joseph Campbell+, Joseph Maniscalco+ 5:00pm Youth of St. Francis Ministers for Saturday and Sunday April 2nd & 3rd Saturday 4:30pm Eucharistic Ministers: Deacon Allan Longo, Lorraine Longo, Lisa Love, Lois Greaux, Eileen McGloin Lector: Carol Ann Gallo-Russo Altar Servers: Charles Sorrentino Sunday 8:00am Eucharistic Ministers: Deacon Jim Byrne, Rosemarie Esteibar, Pat Ammirato, Clare Intemann, Joan Collins Lector: Gawaine Esteibar Altar Servers: Julia Slawinski 10:00am Eucharistic Ministers: Charles Giardino, Joe Dissler, William O Brien, Carol Nucci, Andrew Murphy Lector: Linda Bokuniewicz Altar Servers: Valerie Giannotti, Elijah & Giancarlo Porpora 12:00pm Eucharistic Ministers: Deacon Jean Cantave, Josephine Klebenoff, Lynda Kremmelbein, Kathleen Dyckes Lector: Jane Karas Altar Servers: Tiernan Emprimo & Amanda Torres 5:00pm Eucharistic Ministers: MaryAnn Fetzer, Thomas Fetzer Lector: Jeffrey Froh Altar Servers: Olivier Michel & James Butron Saint Francis Parish/Huntington Hospital Eucharistic Schedule First, Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays of the Month Meet at 9:15am in Hospital Lobby April 3rd: *Dcn. Jim Byrne, Pat Ammirato, Joe Clines, Helen Flanders, Gabriella Horvath, Bob Kiley, Carol O Hea, Marilyn Reilly Please pray for the sick of the Parish Luigi Aliperti, The Bauge Family, Ruperto Caruajal, Patrick Cashin, Gianna Cerulli, Joe Clines, Denise Cotuleo, Paul DeStefano, Walter Dichurt, Susan DiSalvo, Joseph & Peggy Dissler, Lorraine Drouin, Gerard Emma, Walter Fay, Liam Forstor, Paul Gabel, John Geiss, Kathleen Gleason, Carolyn Hansen, Sandra Henrich, Mary Ellen Hess, Victoria Hren, Bonnie Inzalaco, August Justesen, Courtney Kane, Frank Kotasek, Don & Eileen Lammers, Kathy La Russo, Janice A. Lewis, Carmen Lopez, Rosemarie Maisch, Clementina Maldunado, Emily McCarthy, Sean McGrath, Doris Mickowski, Jean Newland, Danielle Nicosia, Barbara Nigro, Catherine Opray, Bud Pace, Philip Gene Phelan, Irene Phillips, Frances Powers, Debby Quartin, Sonia Ritchel, Lillian Sanchez, Marian Stewart, Beatrice Sullivan, Eleanor A. Thompson, Frank Ward, Daniel Wilbur, Diana Willis, Marlene Wyleczuk, Flori Young
March 27, 2016 3 Best Wishes at Easter Easter is both the greatest Christian Celebration of the entire year. We take forty days (Lent) to prepare for it. Easter is also a family and extended family event. Each family has special things they do and relatives (maybe friends, also) they go to see! As believers, we have celebration in common and very individually also. It is a rich and joyful day and season. Easter time runs 50 days and covers most of Spring! Please accept the Best Wishes of our Priests, Deacons and staff for a Blessed and Happy Easter Time! A sincere thank you to all faithful parishioners for remembering St. Francis in a generous way in the collection! Our snow birds have, for the most part, not yet returned and so our Easter collection will be low this year! Thank you again and be assured we pray for you! The weekly St. Francis Booster Club winner for 3/14 is Janet Rinker! CONGRATULATIONS! Tickets are $50.00 and are available in the Rectory. Your ticket is entered to win Every Week! 7:30pm to 9:00pm First Saturday devotions at St. Francis @ 11:00am. Join us for Holy Mass, Rosary and brief meditation and Confession. The Rectory, Pastoral Care and Religious Ed. Offices will be closed Monday, April 6th
March 27, 2016 4 Time, Talent & Treasure Fostering Stewardship as a way of life Thanks for Giving First Fruits & Taking a Step!!! (Regular Sunday Offertory) Last Sunday s weekly offering: TBA Sunday Offering for 3/6: $10,067.00 Bulletin Reflection In the second reading today, St. Paul reminds the Colossians that they have been raised with Christ, exhorting them to be intent on the things above rather than on things of earth. We too, have been raised with Christ. Let us rejoice and be glad! Living Stewardship We are grateful this week for all stewards in our parish who, like St. Paul, give witness for the good news of salvation, especially through extending mercy to others. March 27: Easter Sunday Today as we celebrate the feast of Easter we find the challenge of also seeing and believing the resurrection that comes through our own lives of self-sacrifice which brings new life to others. In the month of March, through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was able to help the poor celebrate the joy of Easter, assisting families by providing food, gifts, and money for utility and rent bills. Thank You! PROGRAM COMING SOON! Check out our new CDs $3 each Many titles to choose from! 24/7 Prayer Ministry Call 631-514-9916 Pray With Deacon Dave Campbell SUNDAY READINGS for next week, April 3rd: Acts 5:12 16 More than ever, believers in the Lord, great numbers of men and women, were added to them. Revela on 1:9 11a, 12 13, 17 19 I am the first and the last. Once I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. John 20:19 31 Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed. Send us your email if you would like to start receiving Bringing Home the Word, a weekly message based on the Sunday Scripture readings.
March 27, 2016 5 Join Fr. Peter Kaczmarek on a pilgrimage to Greece in the Footsteps of St. Paul Thessaloniki, Phillippi, Kalambaka, Delphi, Corinth, Athens, Kusadasi, Patmos, Ephesus (Mary s House), Santorini & 3-Night Cruise May 20-30, 2016 $4,399 per person from New York For more information please visit: www.pilgrimages.com/revkaczmarek or talk wit Fr. Peter! Road Angels are needed to drive parishioners to and from doctor appointments. Please call the Pastoral Care Office if you can help at 261-4837 Our Lady s Home Visitation Program At St. Francis of Assisi The statue of Our Lady of Fatima will be visiting the home of: 3/25/16 Dawn Chaffin 4/1/16 Terry Iaquinto 4/15/16 Marie Cantave 4/22/16 Cathy Kitakis If you would like to be added to the list, please call Rosy 631-651-8431 or Barbara 631-757-1794 Save the Date: April 1, 2016 6:30 PM! Pope Frances has said: "This is what praying is: opening the door to the Lord so that he can do something." Are you looking to connect to the Lord in prayer in a deeper and more fulfilling way? Attending an opendoor2prayer seminar may be just what you are looking for! A prayer enrichment opportunity, opendoor2prayer - a Catholic, Lay Led Initiative - will meet for eight sessions as a small group gathering: Friday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 in a private home (April and May of 2016). During our time together: we will greet each other in a personal setting, enjoy a hot beverage and a snack, and then learn & practice seven tools for going deeper in prayer. At the end of each session we will pray - more deeply - together! All Welcome! Please Call Maureen at (516) 406-5401 or contact by email: magismervik@gmail.com Email contact may also be made through opendoor2prayer.com
March 27, 2016 6 Help Wanted! Please consider registering for the three hour diocesan workshop to become a Eucharistic Minister/ Lector. Workshops are conveniently held in Nassau and Suffolk counties during April and May. Please call the Rectory for additional information. We need YOU to join these important ministries to serve our parish community.
March 27, 2016 7 Volunteers Needed For our St. Francis Gift Boutique New and Exciting Gifts Our Gift Boutique is open on Hospitality Sundays. It only takes 30 minutes after Mass to volunteer! ALL PROCEEDS GO TO ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CALL 631-757-7435 Do you crochet or knit? General Needs, an organization based in the Commack/East Northport area, assists needy and homeless veterans. They are seeking volunteers to crochet or knit warm blankets (50" x 60") for a needy veteran. The blankets will be distributed at Christmas, so they must be completed by mid-december. Finished blankets may be left at the rectory. If you have any questions, contact Laura Czeczotka, St. Francis parishioner and a volunteer at General Needs, at 631-368-6866. They have given us so much. Let us help them in their time of need. For more information about this organization and how to help veterans, visit them at www.general-needs.com ADOPT A BABY PROGRAM Baby s Name (to be placed on scroll) Your Name or Family Name I hereby pledge to pray each day for my unborn spiritually adopted child and parents --------------------------------------------------------------- Prayer of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Jesus, Mary, and Joseph I love you very much. I beg you to spare the life of the unborn child that I have spiritually adopted who is in danger of abortion. Please keep as a reminder of your pledge! Lord, You are kind and forgiving, most loving to all who call on You. Lord, hear my prayer; listen to my cry for help. Psalm 86: 5-6 RESPECT LIFE NEWS HAPPY LORD S RISEN DAY!!! The Vatican will canonize pro-life heroine Mother Teresa on September 4 on the anniversary of her death. The September ceremony falls within the Year of Mercy. She has said, Abortion is the greatest threat to peace. In an interview Mother Teresa said that the unborn baby is created in the image of God for greater things, to love and be loved. (LifeNews.com) Our St. Francis of Assisi Baby Corner has a need for Huggies and Pampers diapers sizes 4, 5, and 6, unscented baby wipes, unscented baby wash, unscented shampoo, and baby coupons. We so much appreciate all your help and always thank Our Lord through the loving intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Francis for all you do for our needy families. Need assistance? Wish to join our St. Francis of Assisi Respect Life Committee? Would you like to help deliver baby items to our moms and sweet little babies? Please call our rectory at 631-757-7435. US Abortions since 1979: Roe vs Wade as of March 15, 2016 at 7:54 PM is 58,812,279. (Source: usabortionclock.org) Each Abortion Results in Death for a Precious Baby Having Been Given an Eternal Soul Made in the Image and Likeness of God and a Mother Filled with Sorrow. More than ever we need to pray daily that all hearts will cherish all life. Intercessions for Life: Easter Sunday-Resurrection of Our Lord For Christians worldwide: May Christ s Resurrection daily inspire us to bear witness to the truth that every life is worth living. We pray to the Lord. Word of Life: Our relationships on earth are meant to help us and others grow in perfect love. We are meant to depend on one another, serve each other in humility, and walk together in times of suffering. *The Life Center of Long Island at 631-243-2373. Call for help with a crisis pregnancy, healing after an abortion, or to donate baby equipment. Please do not bring cribs, car seats, or other baby equipment into our Church; rather call The Life Center to make arrangements. The Life Center s Life Line is open 24 hours, 7 days 631-243-0066. Please continue to pray each day for all our precious babies born and unborn and their parents!!! Pray the rosary each day for the conversion of America s heart to end abortion!
March 27, 2016 8 GOD - UNITED Please join us at our next PB&J Gang date: Sunday, April 17th 6:30-8:00pm NEWS Hip hip hooray! We made an amazing 935 sandwiches at our last PB&J Gang! Thank you to all who helped! Loving hands, Caring hearts, Spreading joy, is a very good thing. Come and join us in spreading the joy. COME AND JOIN US@ St Francis of Assisi Parish Hall 757-7435 LIFE TEEN FEATURING ~ Fun ~ Fellowship ~ Prayer ~ Faith ~ Service ~ Events ~ Retreats -April 9, Midnight Run -April 30, NY Catholic Youth Day 9am-5pm PB&J gang can help satisfy your service hour requirements Please bring donations of Bread, Smooth Peanut Butter & Jelly! I am only one but I can do something, and what I can do with God s help, I will do -St Francis of Assisi St. Francis Rocks! Do you like to sing? Play an instrument? Then join us every Sunday for the 5pm Youth Mass Rehearsal starts at 4pm in the church. It s a fun way to be involved in your church! For information about the Youth Mass Contact our Youth Music Coordinator Greg at ggullotti1@optonline.net Not sure about joining, come check out the 5 pm Sunday Mass and see what it s all about! Jr. Choir Calling all boys and girls, grade 2 and up. Come join the St. Francis Jr. Choir. Rehearsal will be from 11-11:30, after Sunday Mass. Come sing, have fun and enjoy a snack too. Meet at the piano. Just bring a smile. Marianne Craven 368-3141 CRAVBO36@gmail.com
March 27, 2016 9 Thirsting for Healing? Living Water Center is a place which provides the Healing Waters of Counseling. Prayer and Hope to those who come through our doors in Melville. Our therapists are rooted in prayer that is a basic part of our tradition and faith. Living Waters Center provides individual. Family and couples therapy for all life situations. Most insurance plans are accepted. For more information, please call 631-754-3990 or go to our website www. livingwaterscounseling.biz The Knights of Columbus St. Joseph council of the Greenlawn/Centerport area are looking for Catholic men to join our Catholic fraternity. If you are interested in doing charitable and helping those in need, please call: 754-9488 and leave a message with your contact info. Thank you Help Wanted: Part Time Office Assistant for the Religious Education of St. Hugh of Lincoln Roman Catholic Church, Huntington, NY. We are looking for an individual who: Is available Mon, Tues, Wed from 1-6 and Sun 9-12 Has good phone and communications ski;;s Is proficient in using computer and various programs Is able to communicate and translate in both English and Spanish Forward your resume with a cover letter to: Helen Schramm at St. Hugh of Lincoln RCC Religious Education Office 1450 New York Avenue Huntington Station, NY 11746 E-mail: religioused@sthugh.org For more information please contact the office at 631-271-6081. PRAYER FOR OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE O prince of peace, we humbly ask Your protection for all our men and women in the military service. Give them unflinching courage to defend with honor, dignity and devotion the rights of all who are imperiled by Injustice and evil, Please guard our churches, our homes, and our schools, our hospitals, our factories, our buildings and all who are within from harm and peril. Protect our land and its peoples from enemies within and without. Grant an early peace with victory founded upon true justice. Please instill in the hearts and minds of people everywhere a firm purpose to live forever in peace and good will toward all. Amen. BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP St. Patrick s Church, 400 Main Street, Huntington Group meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm in the Rectory basement. We are a group of women who have been afflicted with this disease and we meet to lend support to one another through our difficult times. If you are interested in learning more about our group feel free to contact Marlene Gerdts (631) 549-3447 or Jean Whitcomb (631) 261-1166. All are welcomed. Widow/Widowers/Divorced/Singles over 55 St. Hugh s Widows and Widowers Interfaith Club will meet at 1pm, in the cafeteria on Tuesday, April 12th, at St. Hugh s School, 1450 New York Ave. Huntington Station. Enter from Pulaski Rd. New Members are welcome. Donation $2.00. For further information, call Lucy at 427-7645 or Chuck at 368-4333.