Roman Catholic Church of Saint Aidan 505 Willis Avenue, Williston Park, New York 11596 516-746-6585 516-746-6055 (Fax) Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 25, 2015 The Lord has done great things for us! The Pastoral Staff Rev. Msgr. James M. McDonald, Pastor - ext. 9108 Rev. Jeff Yildirmaz, Associate Pastor - ext. 9105 Rev. Michael Edathil, Associate Pastor - ext. 9106 Rev. Damian Halligan, SJ In Residence Deacon Salvatore B. Villani Deacon Francis J. Love - ext. 9557 Deacon Rudy Martin - ext. 9412 Mr. Drago Bubalo, DMA (cand). Music Director ext. 9130 E-mail address drago@staidanparish.org The Salvation of Souls is the Supreme Law Mission Statement We, the parish family of the Church of Saint Aidan, strengthened by the Eucharist and encouraged by the Word of God, welcome all, for we recognize that everyone is a child of God and no one should be excluded. Guided by the Holy Spirit through prayer, we strive as one to build the Body of Christ. We commit ourselves to nurturing life-long faith formation, fostering lay leadership, promoting social justice, engaging our youth in every aspect of parish life, and offering care and compassionate service to all. We invite everyone to walk with Jesus and experience His healing power and love. St. Aidan School (Grades Nursery-3. ext. 9202, 9203) (Grades 4-8, ext. 9302, 9303) Ms. Eileen P. Oliver, Principal Ms. Jo-Anne Rowan, Assistant Principal Faith Formation and Spirituality - ext. 9404, 9405 Mr. James F. Corrigan, Director of Faith Formation ext. 9401 Mrs. Elaine Smith, Director of Special Needs ext. 9406 Parish Social Ministry - ext. 9408 Ms. Rosemarie Cavallaro, Director - ext. 9410 Youth Ministry Mr. Stephen Loewenthal, Coordinator - ext. 9403 SaintAidanYouthGroup@gmail.com Pastoral Council - ext. 9592 Members: Toti Conforti, Cathy Frischmann, Larry McGovern, Bonnie Parente, Erin Flynn, Mary Ellen Testa, Suellen Peterson, Dennis Gannon and Jackie McHugh Buildings & Grounds Department ext. 9122 Liturgy of the Eucharist Saturday Morning 9:00 AM Saturday Evening 5:00 and 7:30 PM Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, *10:30 AM, 12:00 PM & 5:00 PM *Liturgy of the Word for Children Daily: 6:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 12:30 & 5:30 PM Monday thru Friday Morning Prayer 8:40 AM Monday thru Saturday Baptism Baptism of Children: Each month on the 1st Sunday and 3rd Sunday at 1:30 PM ceremony. Required: Parents class on the 2nd Sunday of each month beginning with the 12:00 Mass. For baptismal information, contact the Rectory office ext. 9101 Tuesday-Friday between the hours of 10:00 AM-3:00 PM. BAPTISM CLASS FOR NEW PARENTS The required Baptism class for new parents is held the second Sunday of each month beginning with the 12:00 Mass parents are asked to gather at St. Joseph s statue to the right of the main altar. Penance/Reconciliation The Sacrament of Penance is celebrated every Saturday from 12:30-1:30 PM and 4:00-5:00 PM in our church or by appointment. Marriage Arrangements are to be made at the Rectory office at least 9 months in advance. Pre-Cana and FOCCUS registrations must be arranged through the parish. Anointing of the Sick & Communion of the Sick The anointing of the sick takes place after the 12:00 PM Mass on the 4th Sunday of each month. Anyone who is homebound may receive Holy Communion at home on a regular basis. Eucharistic ministers assist the priests in this ministry. Please call the rectory - ext. 9101. Adoration First and third Fridays of the month 1:00-3:00 PM in the Church. 12:30-1:30 PM on Saturdays in the church.
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MASSES AND SERVICES FOR THE WEEK MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015 Weekday Rom 8: 12-17; Lk 13: 10-17 6:30 AM Anna & Joseph Trustey 9:00 AM Raymond J., Sr. and Carmela Voulo 12:30 PM Patrick Joseph Maloney 5:30 PM Vincent Amendolara (1st Anniversary Rem.) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2015 Weekday Rom 8: 18-25; Lk 13: 18-21 6:30 AM Lv. Ints. of the Rufrano Family 9:00 AM Rudy Ohle (Birthday Rem.) 12:30 PM Julio Manrique (1st Anniversary Rem.) 5:30 PM Cornelia Kiernan (Birthday Rem.) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015 Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles Eph 2: 19-22; Lk 6: 12-16 6:30 AM Frank La Pinta 9:00 AM Raymond Donovan (Birthday Rem.) 12:30 PM Peter Cacioppo 5:30 PM Thomas Connors (1st Anniversary Rem.) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2015 Weekday Rom 8: 31b-39; Lk 13: 31-35 6:30 AM Jeffrey Giardina 9:00 AM Estelle & Lenny Lang (Wedding Anniversary Rem.) 12:30 PM Patricia Notarnicola 5:30 PM Rob Kirby (Birthday Rem.) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2015 Weekday Rom 9: 1-5; Lk 14: 1-6 6:30 AM Barbara Kirby 9:00 AM Edward Cavalleri 12:30 PM Eugene Kennedy 5:30 PM Philip Neroth (15th Anniversary Rem.) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2015 Weekday Rom 11: 1-2a, 11-12, 25-29; Lk 14: 1, 7-11 9:00 AM Thomas Connors (1st Anniversary Rem.) 12:30-1:30 PM Confession & Eucharistic Adoration 3:00 PM Katherine Kirschner/Robert Bradley Nuptial Ceremony 5:00 PM Robert James Lovdahl Amante Caruana (1st Anniversary Rem.) Michael Peppard (8th Anniversary Rem.) Anne Eckhoff 7:30 PM Alessandro Di Re (Birthday and 4th Anniversary Rem.) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2015 All Saints Rv 7: 2-4, 9-14; 1 Jn 3: 1-3; Mt 5: 1-12a 7:30 AM Cosgrove & Manning Families 9:00 AM Deceased Rosarians: Rosanne Mushorn and Maureen Fitzpatrick MASSES AND SERVICES FOR THE WEEK 10:30 AM Maria Ester Oliviera 12:00 PM Rev. Thomas P. Curry (10th Anniversary Rem.) Vincent Amendolara (1st Anniversary Rem.) Mary Sedita David Pareti 3:00 PM Amanda Lodigkeit/ Mario Cerqueira Nuptial Mass 5:00 PM Parishioners of St. Aidan BANNS OF MARRIAGE FIRST WEEK Jocelyn Ramundo, St. Aidan Anthony Santapaola, St. Aidan Suzanne Graziano, Holy Trinity, Washington, DC Andrew Publicover, Holy Trinity, Washington, DC SECOND WEEK Kathryn Doherty, St. Aidan Randall Faessler, St. Frances de Chantal, Wantagh, NY Janine Yakstis, St. Aidan Brian Forrestal, St. Monica, Manhattan, NY Kristen Sauvigne, St. Aidan Paul Schindler, Epiphany Church, New York, NY THIRD WEEK Siobhan Naughton, St. Aidan Edgar Hiller, St. Bart, Elmhurst, NY Bridgette Wiley, St. Aidan Jonathan Keller, St. Bartholomew, E. Brunswick, NJ MARK YOUR CALENDARS Mark your calendars for our 2016 Bethany Retreat. The dates are Friday evening, February 26th and Saturday, February 27th. The retreat is open to all parishioners. Daylight Savings Time ends on October 31st. Please be sure to set your clocks back one hour on November 1st.
October 25, 2015 HAPPY CATHOLICS MAKE SENSE About three weeks ago I went over to Kellenberg High School in Uniondale for their Annual Dinner Celebrating Catholic Education. It was a fantastic meal and a great evening but something very surprising to me happened. A young man who was a teacher there came to me and began to talk. I had never met him, but he told me he decided to become a teacher because of a talk I had given at XLT, a religious program which consists of Adoration, Christian music, a short talk and a big dinner. He was exuberant and happy and had loads of enthusiasm so I was happy that whatever I said that evening years ago had a good effect. Although I never was a student at Kellenberg (it didn't even exist when I was a teen), I've always felt that whatever the Marianists do there really works. The kids just love being there and love to talk about it years after they leave. The kids have been given a great experience of religion and more specifically of the joy of religion. That is exactly what we need to give our kids: a positive experience of the Catholic faith, one that is rooted in the Gospel and the happiness of belonging to Christ and His Church. It is my opinion that many teens are very open to religion and significant, positive religious experiences. Here are some of the ways I think we can help them to discover Jesus Christ and the joy of being Catholic. 1. Create a home atmosphere that is warm, loving and accepting. This says a lot about your Christianity and how it should be lived. It proclaims that our religion is one of love, forgiveness, compassion and understanding. Home is the place where our kids should feel and receive the love of Christ from parents who are deeply in love with each other. That kind of love radiates and forms the attitudes of our children for the rest of their lives. 2. A Catholic home should be Catholic. That simply means that it should be a place of prayer and Catholic practice. The atmosphere should breathe Catholicism. That, of course, should be in the mentality of the home but there should be external signs of our faith. Here are a few examples: a crucifix in every bedroom as a sign of the infinite love of Jesus Christ; the availability of the Bible each teen should have one); holy water and blessed palm. You don't need to go overboard a little goes a long way. 3. There should be religious celebrations that are not merely parties but are a concrete acknowledgement of the Catholic faith. For example, a Communion party is held not just to bring the family together but to rejoice in the fact that one of the children has received the Body and Blood of Jesus Christy for the first time. The sacrament is most important; the party is great but secondary. Parenthetically
on a personal note, my sister Anne and I received Confirmation on the same day, went home, received a Daily Missal as a present, had supper, watched TV and went to bed. That was it! No party, but we knew we had received the Holy Spirit. 4. Be enormously interested in your children and spend a lot of time listening to them. By doing this you are showing them the face of Jesus Christ. If you do this, you will find that they listen to you. Our Holy Father Francis has the right idea. He expressed it so well in his letter the Joy of the Gospel. The joyful Christian, the truly happy person is the best and most convincing proclamation of the Gospel. "Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. (Phil 4:4) In Jesus and Mary, Monsignor James M. McDonald PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK & DECEASED SICK: Christine Schifaudo, Christine Lucivero, Cecilia Han, Geraldo Peixoto, Kimberly Holmes, Father Brian Dalton, Stacy Test, Owen Hogan, John Moore, Rita Amendola, Diana Coscia, Virginia Fallon, Barney Rinaldi, Jeremy Hogan, Rosemary Herron, Brian Hoffarth, C-el Perdy, Marie McLaughlin, Carolyn Hayes, Joann McDermott, Judy Eberson- Kostovik, Corinne Capozzi, Mary Price, Sharon Devis, Phillip Georgeou, Sophia Georgeou, Patricia Ferraco DECEASED: Dr. John Palmer, Marie O Mara, Richard Tella and for those who have died serving our country. Today s Psalm says, The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy. Good stewards demonstrate by their living and giving that they understand God as the Source of all they are and have. STEWARDSHIP 10/19/14 $24,970 10/18/15 $22,032 (-11.77%) WORLD MISSIONS COLLECTION 10/19/14 $ 4,714 10/18/15 $ 4,978 (+5.60%) Thank you for your kind and generous support of our parish.
WORLD MISSION SUNDAY Thank you for your generous response to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith last weekend on World Mission Sunday. Our parish raised $4,798. Some people are called to go to serve in other countries to develop the Church and serve its people, but all of us can pray and support the Missions from right here in the parish. SPIRITUALITY FOR SINGLES The monthly singles gathering will be held on Saturday, November 7th at 8:30 PM, St. Aidan School Cafeteria, 510 Willis Ave., Williston Park, NY, 11596. The gathering for singles includes discussion, meditation, socialization. This gathering will feature a guest speaker. Ages 35+. $5.00 donation - snacks, pizza and beverages will be served.
BREAD & WINE MEMORIAL FRANK MEEHAN Requested by Tina & Chris Kosel FLOWER MEMORIALS In Loving Memory of DONALD F. BRUSCHI Happy Birthday Love, Frances (Main Altar) In Loving Memory of MARY E. MINO Birthday Remembrance (Mary s Shrine) COAT DRIVE Keep the homeless warm this winter and contribute a used winter coat or jacket to a soup kitchen that serves 165,000 meals a year. Contact Tecky at (516) 655-9755 for details. Please RSVP by November 16th. UNITED HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY Join us for an evening of prayer on Friday, October 30th at 7:30 PM in St. Aidan s School Cafeteria. Our evening will include Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Mass. Veneration of St. Padre Pio s Glove. Music by Ria Music Ministry. Refreshments and fellowship to follow. For information please call Tecky at (516) 655-9755 or Angela at (516) 655-4429.
CHURCH OF ST. AIDAN 2015 SAINT AGNES MEDAL OF SERVICE AWARD It is my pleasure to announce that Kathy Kane is this year s recipient of the 2015 Saint Agnes Medal of Service Award for our parish. She will receive her award this Sunday, October 25th at St. Agnes Cathedral from Bishop Murphy. Kathy Kane has been a member of St. Aidan Parish for 42 years. During that time she has distinguished herself by her extraordinary love for our parish and school. As an extension of that love, she has served three terms as Regent for the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, four years as Co-President of PACE (school parents association) and is the present Treasurer for the Rosary Altar Society. Kathy has chaired many events that have benefitted both the social and financial well being of the parish and school. Because of Kathy s kind and generous nature, she is always ready, willing and able to give of her time and talents to others. She exemplifies Christian behavior and helps to build up the parish community by her extraordinary volunteer service in our parish and school. Thank you Kathy for your dedication to our parish and school. SEMINAR ON FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY AS WE GROW Parish Social Ministry is offering a presentation given by Zdenko Beg, RPT on Wednesday, October 28th in Msgr. Kirwin Hall at 7:00 PM. Some of the topics that will be covered are: Strength vs. Endurance Weight Training vs. Aerobic Workout Sports Injuries Changes in Human Body as We Change Questions and Answers Please join us for an informative night! Any questions please call Parish Social Ministry at (516) 746-6585 x9408.
BEREAVEMENT GROUP Coping with Grief: A Difficult But Important Journey When a loved one dies, a period of grief usually follows. It is almost impossible for humans to experience loss without feeling some kind of grief. Grief can be painful, confusing and overwhelming. To share with others experiencing what you are experiencing can be supportive and healing. who are A Bereavement Group for people whose loved one has died (parent, spouse, sibling or friend) will be held on the dates listed below in the Peter & Paul Room of the Finamore Parish Center by trained Bereavement Facilitators. Coping with the Holidays November 19 th - 7:30 PM MONTHLY THURSDAY NIGHTS : 7:30 PM 2015-2016 December 10 th, January 14 th, February 11 th, March 10 th, April 14 th and June 9th Please call the Parish Social Ministry Office at (516) 746-6585 x9408 to register. The only feelings that do not heal are the ones you hide. Henri Nouwen
PLEASE NOTE The concert (Sacred Arias and Duets) scheduled for Sunday, October 25th at 6:30 PM has been postponed until March 2016.
CATHOLICS FOR FREEDOM OF RELIGION www.cffor.org "I have set before you life and death... Choose life." Deuteronomy 30:19 Choosing Death: * Disability rights advocates are fighting back after Gov. Jerry Brown authorized assisted suicide in CA. "Our concern is about people who are not in a position to make a decision of their own free will." They object to the willful termination of human life that the bill permits and are concerned that it would allow elderly, ill, or disabled patients to be coerced to choose death. (dailysignal.com, 10/9/15; nytimes.com, 10/5/15) * A new CA law requires that pro-life crisis pregnancy centers must point women to facilities that provide abortions. "Does the government have a right to tell a newspaper what to write, a preacher what to preach, a private school what to teach? Of course not. So why is it OK for the government to force pro-life pregnancy centers, against their will, to advertise and promote government abortion services?" said CA Assemblywoman Shannon Grove. (newsmax.com, 10/12/15) Monument and Statues: * The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that a 6' monument of the 10 Commandments, paid for with private funds, must be removed from the State Capital grounds. "The 10 Commandments has played a historical role in the founding of this nation," argued an OK Attorney General spokesman. Nevertheless, the monument was removed in the middle of the night. (newsmax.com, 10/13/15) * An 8' bronze statue of Satan, surrounded by adoring children, was recently erected in Detroit. "There is no legal or historical standing to erect an image of Satan being worshipped by children, in government or American historical locations... unless, of course,... confessing to be wise, we have become fools," said Pastor Carl Gallups. (wnd.com, 7/11/15) "For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens." Ephesians 6:12 Mark Your Calendar: * Thursday, October 29th, @ 7:30 PM, St. Patrick's, Smithtown, will host Rabbi Aryeh Spero, well known speaker and author, Push Back - Reclaiming the American Judeo- Christian Spirit, 280 E Main St., Smithtown, NY 11787
THE CATHOLIC FAITH ON DEMAND We are excited to announce that our parish is offering this program called FORMED ; which would allow you to access beautiful video and audio presentations, the truth, beauty, and meaning of the Catholic Faith anytime, anywhere on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. Informative and inspiring teaching from renowned speakers. Multiple programs to address many questions that you have about our Faith, to bolster what we believe, why we believe it and how to live it out every day. FORMED truly is the Catholic Faithon demand. On your computer or tablet go to: WWW.FORMED.ORG when it opens you will see the registration box for parishioners; type in the parish code 07d527, enter a username and a password, and you are all set to use it. Please call me if you need assistance: (516) 385-8963. Toti
LIGHTHOUSE CATHOLIC MEDIA We are so blessed by the decision of our Pastor to bring to us the new program FORMED, an online site of inspiring Catholic content, which offers beautiful video and audio presentation, movies, e-books, personal devotions, scripture study, marriage enrichment, faith formation, and many more. This program is important for young people, which will help this generation find their faith and learn answers to the questions they did not know. FORMED is empowered by many wellknown teachers, Father Robert Barron who presents Catholicism, Steve Ray, a wonderful series The Footsteps of God, filmed in the Holy Land, and so many others. I am so jubilant for all the opportunities we will have in our hands to evangelize with this program, especially to all our friends and families that are spiritual but not religious only because they were not well educated in our Faith. We can do this work together, keep praying for the success of this important work. Remember that we can evangelize in the grocery store, in a restaurant, in our work-place, in an airplane. It may be uncomfortable at first, but we have a message the world needs to hear! We are posting very new CDs, two of them are about our Catholic Faith What s So Great About Being Catholic by Jason Evert. This is an outstanding presentation that shows us the beauty and the treasures of the Faith, as revealed through the Saints and Sacraments Why Be Catholic by Patrick Madrid. This inspiring presentation gives reasons why to embrace our Faith, biblical and historical reasons of the deposit of faith given by Christ. Confession by Fr. Larry Richards provides with hope for a closer and healing relationship with Jesus Christ. Thank you for your support of this ministry. Remember to pass along your CDs, the Holy Spirit will guide you to those that need to hear them! As I say often, you plant the seed and the Lord will water it and it will grow! God bless you all! Toti Conforti ST. AIDAN S ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY Please attend our Corporate Mass for Roseanne Mushorn and Maureen Fitzpatrick on Sunday, November 1st 9:00 AM. If weather permits, please assemble in the St. Francis Garden before Mass (8:45 AM). Last month we said a decade of the Rosary before Mass. It is a wonderful way to honor the Blessed Mother. We would like all Rosarians to attend. Our November meeting will be on Monday, November 2nd at 7:30 PM. The topic of discussion will be Human Trafficking. The guest speaker will be Lima James who works at the Life Way Network Safe Housing Program. This meeting is open to all parishioners, friends and family.
If you have not given in the past please consider donating to this year s campaign. Your donation will be helping to feed the hungry, provide clothes and emergency support to the needy, strengthen parishes throughout our Diocese, help form our future priests and deacons and provide funding for Catholic Charities outstanding programs and services. You are also helping to ensure that our ministries bring Christ s light to hundreds of thousands of people in hospitals, colleges and even our jails. 2015 CATHOLIC MINISTRIES APPEAL Serving God By Serving Others CHURCH OF ST. AIDAN 2015 GOAL: $175,500 PLEDGED: $126,955 # OF GIFTS: 594 MEMORIALS AVAILABLE Memorials are available at any time. Please call the Rectory office at (516) 746-6585 x9101 if interested. Flower Memorials: Main Altar (2 pieces) $150.00 Shrines (1 piece) $ 55.00 ea - Mary s Shrine - St. Joseph s Shrine - St. Anthony s Shrine - St. Theresa s Shrine - Sacred Heart Shrine Bread & Wine Memorial $ 50.00
October 25th Meeting November 7th Community Service Trip - Brentwood Farm Sisters of Saint Joseph November 15th Meeting November 22nd Meeting November 29 Community Service Trip - Ronald McDonald House December 6th Meeting December 13th Christmas Party Meeting December 25th Merry Christmas December 27th New York City Trip January 9th Youth Group Fundraiser January 10th Meeting January 24th Meeting January 31st Community Service Trip Ronald McDonald House February 7th Super Bowl No Meeting February 13th Community Service Peanut Butter and Jelly Gang February 21st Meeting February 28th - Meeting For more information, please contact: Steve Loewenthal at SaintAidanYouthGroup@gmail.com or (516) 410-6461.
KNIGHTS CORNER PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT - This past summer, Pope Francis addressed a need for clean drinking water in the world, especially in Africa. In response to the Pope s statement the Knights of Columbus, through a partnership with the non-profit organization, charity; water will provide financing to build 20 new clean water wells in Africa. This project will improve the health and save the lives of thousands of people. At the same time the Knights will continue to support the Wells of Hope organization which for years has dug wells in Central America to bring clean water to remote villages. The Knights stewardship of the environment also includes our responsibility as a corporate citizen. In New Haven, we have replaced all the windows in our corporate headquarters building with state-ofthe-art, energy-efficient windows. We estimate that it will now take 13% less energy to cool our building and 31% less energy to heat it. JOIN THE SQUIRES The Columbian Squires are the official youth organization of the Knights of Columbus. The Squires are an international fraternity of approximately 25,000 Catholic young men, ages 10 to 18 years of age, in over 1,500 circles worldwide. The Squires from the Corpus Christi Council # 2502 in Mineola meet on the 3 rd Wednesday of each month at 7:45 PM in the downstairs Fr. Tulley Room of the Council Hall at 186 Jericho Turnpike. Come on Down! Any questions, contact Chief Counselor Tom Kelly, at 516-414-2229 or via e-mail at kellyofmineola@earthlink.net. COLUMBIETTE NEWS The Corpus Christi Columbiettes are looking for new members! The Columbiettes are an organization of Catholic women with a dedication to service. There are no specific requirements of your time you may participate at whatever level you feel comfortable. Please consider giving your time and special skills back to our community through our organization. For further information please call (516) 280-3162 or e-mail cccolumbiettes@gmail.com HALL RENTAL Corpus Christi Council is available for parties BIG and SMALL. For information on hall rental call Tom at (516) 746-8643. November 8th November 14th December 5th TBA January 10th February 7th March 13th March 24th April 3rd April 17th May 6th May 7th May 8th May 15th June 14th 1:00 PM Meeting Convent Community Room 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Food Drive King Kullen Garden City-drivers needed Food will be brought back to St. Aidan s 11:00 AM Holiday Cards at Parker Institute-meet at Convent-drivers needed 1:00-4:00 PM Christmas Party at Eleanor Rigby s Build-A-Bear Date and time to be announced 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Coat Drive, 12:30-1:30 PM meeting in St. Francis Room 1:00 PM Meeting Convent Community Room 1:00 PM Meeting Convent Community Room 2:00-4:00 PM East egg coloring Parker Institute-drivers needed 10:30 AM Mass 12:00-4:00 PM Mother Daughter Brunch Lucky Duck 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Birthright/Mommas House Collection Finamore Center 12:30-1:30 PM Meeting St. Francis Room Help needed to separate plant orders at the Flynn House time to be announced 10:00 Am-12:00 PM Plant Pick-Up at 9 Astor Place, Williston Park Happy Mother s Day to All Moms 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Bake Sale St. Francis Garden 12:30 1:30 PM meeting/ Elections St. Francis Room 7:00 PM JCDA Board Installation Mass (church) Senior court installation and Reception in Kirwin Hall immediately following Mass.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ATTENTION ALL VOLUNTEERS: Are you aware that the Diocese of Rockville Centre requires ANYONE 18 YEARS OR OLDER IN ANY MINISTRY TO BE VIRTUS TRAINED AND HAVE A BACKGROUND CHECK? 16 YEARS OR OLDER MUST BE BACKGROUND CHECKED. A ministry includes Catechists, CYO Coaches, Liturgical Ministers, and all parish organization members. Check the Virtus Training Schedule and Register Online at www.drvc.org. Classes are offered by several parishes throughout the diocese. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The Religious Education Office is looking for individuals who are willing to serve as substitute teachers, classroom aides, hall monitors, traffic control aides, etc. for the 2015 2016 school year. Prior experience is not necessary; support is provided. Please give prayerful consideration to answering the call to serve in this vital ministry. The School Year runs from late September 2015 through early May 2016. For an application or further information, please call (516) 746-6585 x9404. ATTENTION 8 TH GRADE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS The Special Needs Program is looking for volunteers! If you are available on Thursday afternoons after 4:30 PM and would like to get some experience working with children, there is a special place for YOU to serve as a student aide. The commitment would be an hour and a half each week. Service hour documentation, college recommendations, and scholarship letters are provided for our volunteers when requested. For further information, please call (516) 746-6585 x9406 or esmith@staidanparish.org. OFFICE HOURS - The Religious Education Office is open Monday Friday from 12:00 noon 4:00 PM. Additionally, the office is open Monday & Tuesday evening from 6:00 8:00 PM. LITURGY CORNER What is the Eucharist? The Catechism of the Catholic Church says: The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life. The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch. The Eucharist is, therefore, the center of our faith and our church. Make it the center of your life!
PARISH SOCIAL MINISTRY As Pope Benedict XVI said in his Encyclical, Deus Caritas Est, Everything has its origin in God's love, everything is shaped by it, everything is directed towards it. Love is God's greatest gift to humanity; it is his promise and our hope. SEMINAR ON FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY On Wednesday, October 28th at 7:00 PM please join us for a presentation on Functional Activity As We Grow given by Zdenko Beg, RPT in Msgr. Kirwin Hall. Please see flyer for more information. FOOD PANTRY - Our next monthly food drive will be taking place during the weekend of November 7 th & 8 th. If you wish to donate food or personal hygiene items you can bring them to the back of church or across the street to the Parish Social Ministry Office. We also have a refrigerator for eggs, dairy products, sliced bread and a freezer for ground beef, chicken cutlets and frozen pizzas. ITEMS THAT ARE NEEDED: baby wipes, salt, vinegar, diapers (sizes 3 & 4), cleaning products (ex: Brillo, sponges, Clorox wipes & Lysol wipes), oil PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY Our Prayer Shawl Ministry meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at 9:45 AM in the Peter and Paul Room of the Finamore Center to knit or crochet prayer shawls or lap blankets for our sick and homebound parishioners. New members are always welcome. You need not know how to knit or crochet. We have talented parishioners who can teach you. The prayer shawl committee will meet again on Monday, October 26 th. If you have some wool to donate to this ministry, please bring it to the Parish Social Ministry Office. Please call our office if you would like to receive a blessed prayer shawl or if you know of someone who would like one. If you have any questions, please call Parish Social Ministry (516) 746-6585 x9410. On All Souls Day, we invite you to attend a Mass of Remembrance at St. Aidan Church on Monday, November 2 nd at 7:30 PM. Please join us for a small reception, immediately following the Mass, across the street in the Finamore Parish Center. PLEASE NOTE: The Parish Social Ministry is open Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM 3:00 PM. Please use the Finamore Parish Center entrance (across from the church on Willis Avenue).
PROMISE TO PROTECT-PLEDGE TO HEAL If you have been abused or victimized by someone representing the Catholic Church please believe in the possibility for hope and help and healing. We encourage you to come forward and speak out. Every arch/diocese/eparchy in the United States now has a victim assistance coordinator who is available to obtain support for your needs, to help you make a formal complaint of abuse to the arch/diocese/eparchy, and to arrange a personal meeting with the bishop or his representative, if you desire. The victim assistance coordinator for your arch/diocese/eparchy is Mary McMahon, LCSW, Director at (516) 594-9036. All volunteers 16 and over must be background checked and all volunteers 18 and over must attend the Virtus class. RESPECT LIFE CONTEST Every Life Is Worth Living : The Diocesan Respect Life Office is excited to announce the 14th Annual Youth Respect Life Contest for grades 7-8 (Level One) and grades 9-12 (Level Two). We welcome all Catholic youth in the Rockville Centre Diocese attending Catholic Elementary, High School or parish programs including Religious Education, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Youth Groups, and Youth Choirs to participate. We encourage children with special needs to also participate. The awards ceremony will be held on March 16, 2016 at St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School Auditorium at 7:00 PM. Categories are: poetry, art (bookmark design), essay, photography, music (lyrics), video clip design and Pin-it/photomontage board. All entries must be received by December 15, 2015. All contest materials are available on the diocesan website at www.drvc.org/respectlife. For information please call (516) 678-5800 x626. LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR, Queens Village, NY-Turkey and ham drop off Saturday is November 21st from 10:00 AM-3:00 PM at Queen of Peace Residence, 11030 221st Street, Queens Village, NY. For information please call (718) 464-1800 x2544. A CELEBRATION OF LIFE: INTERFAITH MEMORIAL SERVICES - Good Shepherd Hospice cordially invites all members of the community to join them in an evening of celebrating and remembering your loved one who has died as you place a butterfly on our Tree of Remembrance and your loved one s name is called from our We Remember Them list. This is a beautiful evening of reflection, music, sharing, meaning and comfort. Light refreshments served after. Thursday, October 29th from 7:00-8:30 PM at the Chapel at Mercy Medical Centre, Rockville Centre, NY. Registration required, call (631) 465-6262. ST. ANTHONY S MOTHERS GUILD The Mother s Guild of St. Anthony s H.S. will be hosting their annual Christmas Craft Fair on Saturday, November 6th from 10:00 AM-4:00 PM at 275 Wolf Hill Road, South Huntington, NY. There will be over 100 unique vendors. For information please call (631) 271-2020. SISTERS OF SAINT DOMINIC-cordially invite you to join us for Vespers at 4:00 PM in St. Albert s Chapel at the Queen of the Rosary Motherhouse on November 15th (Youth Vespers) at 555 Albany Avenue, Amityville, NY. For information please call (631) 842-6000. MOLLOY COLLEGE, Rockville Centre, NY-The Fall Open House will take place on Sunday, November 15th at 1:00 PM. For information please call (516) 323-4000. PRO YOUNG MEN S RETREAT-PRO is an annual weekend retreat at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington for men who are interested in growing deeper in their faith. For more information please call (516) 678-5800 x214 or go to www.longislandpriest.com or vocations@drvc.org. ST. RAYMOND OF PENYAFORT PARISH, East Rockaway, NY-Light of the World Lecture Series presents Patricia C. Leonard, MA on Thursday, October 29th at 7:30 PM in St. Raymond s School Cafeteria, 263 Atlantic Avenue, East Rockaway. As a pastoral theologian, Pat serves the Church through teaching college theology, facilitating adult faith formation and leading spiritual retreats. For information please call (516) 593-5000. HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH, New Hyde Park, NY-The Rosary Society will sponsor a Christmas Fair on November 7th from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM in the Auditorium located at 13 South 6th Street. For information please call Theresa at (516) 294-9837.