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Our Lady of Lourdes Church Massapequa Park, New York 11762 Pastor: Msgr. James P. Lisante Assistants: Rev. Anthony John Heinlein Rev. Edward Seagriff In Residence: Rev. Cletus Nwaogwugwu Rev. Manny Lucero Weekend Visitor: Rev. Martin Klein Permanent Deacon: Rev. Mr. Dominick Valdaro Rev. Mr. Frank Gariboldi Rev. Mr. Ferdinando Ferrara Business Manager: John Brosnan Outreach Director: Corinne Lok Music Director: J.C. Laws ollmpmusic@gmail.com Religious Ed. Director: Donna Kesselman Parish Trustees: Dr. James R. Dolan, Jr. Mrs. Dorothy O Sullivan Telephone Numbers Rectory:...............................541-3270 Religious Education:.....................799-5179 Convent:..............................541-1748 R.C.I.A.:..............................799-5179 Parish Outreach:........................541-1260 Website: www.ollmp.org The Parish Office Schedule Monday to Thursday 9AM to 9PM Friday 9AM to 5PM Saturday 9AM to 5PM Sunday 9AM to 3PM The office is Closed from 12/Noon to 1PM for Lunch Mass Times Monday through Friday: 6:45, 8:30am, 8:00pm Saturday: 6:45, 8:30am/5:00pm and 5:15pm Chapel Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30am, 12:30pm Baptism It is advised that the parents schedule an interview with a priest one month before the preferred baptism date. Baptismal preparation classes are offered on the 2nd Sunday of the month. Parents are encouraged to attend the 10:30 AM mass on the 2nd Sunday and the preparation class will follow the mass in the Rectory. All couples seeking to baptize a child must attend the class. Baptisms are preformed on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month at 2PM. Please call the Rectory to schedule an appointment at (516) 541-3270. Confessions Saturdays, Eves of Holy Days and Eves of First Fridays 4:00 to 5:00pm. Marriages The prospective bride and groom should discuss details of the marriage with one of the priests of the parish at least six months prior to the date of the wedding. The Mission Statement of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Our Lady of Lourdes is a welcoming parish family whose purpose is to model Christ, as guided by Mary, in a life defined by faith and love. We seek to advance God's will through acts of Charity and Kindness. to Jesus through Mary Fourth Sunday of Advent December 24 2017

Page 2 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish THIS WEEK S MASSES Monday, December 25th 7:30 Nicholas Dagger Gretschel Family 9:00 John M. Brosnan Brosnan Family 10:30 William Pesek, Donald Rubin, Int. Bobrowski Family 12:30 Theresa Milioto Paul & Family Tuesday, December 26th 6:45 Christmas Novena 8:30 Patti Senken Carol Brown 8PM Rosemary Healy Nancy Healy Wednesday, December 27th 6:45 Christmas Novena 8:30 Teresa Alerta Nicole Johnson 8PM Teresa & Francesco Monti Manzi Family Thursday, December 28th 6:45 Christmas Novena 8:30 Mary O Neill Jack 8PM Int. Nicole Johnson Family Friday, December 29th 6:45 Christmas Novena 8:30 Int. Emily, Judy, Anna, & Families A & P 8PM Rita O Connell Andrea Barrett Saturday, December 30th 6:45 Christmas Novena 8:30 Sherman & Angela Glass Family 5PM William Beason Family 5:15PM Susan & Peter Ennis Family Lector Schedule Sunday, December 24th - Christmas eve -5:00 PM - Barry & mary Champney -12:00 midnight - carey persico & rick bacani Monday, December 25th - Christmas day -7:30 am - Lorraine gariboldi & Kathleen guzman -9:00 am - sue bouffier & al hans -10:30 am - lisa jandovitz & mary Lucich -12:30 pm - Jeanne Virzera & tom varriale Saturday, January 30th -5:00 pm - ed towers & Rick Harrington Sunday, January 31st -7:30 - Lorraine Gariboldi & Kathleen guzman 9:00 - Jim dolan & matt imperio -10:30 - Efren bacani & tom varriale -12:30 - isidora bacani & delores cianciaballa Sunday, December 31st 7:30 Christmas Novena 9:00 Albert Urbanowski Margaret Urbanowski 10:30 Edward & Mary Abrams, William Thom, Int. Brandon O Keefe 12:30 Michael Jordan Ken & Nancy Finnegan The Bread and Wine have been donated In Memory of Robert L. Philibert By Caroline Dean The Sanctuary Candles in the Chapel and Church have been donated For a Special Intention Mass Celebrants for Next Weekend Saturday, December 30th 5:00 p.m. Fr. Ed 5:15 p.m. (Chapel) Fr. Tony Sunday, December 31st 7:30 a.m. Fr. Tony 9:00 a.m. Fr. Ed 10:30 a.m. Msgr. Lisante 12:30 p.m. Fr. Manny

Page 3 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish 5:00 PM, 5:15 PM (in chapel), Midnight

Page 4 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Christmas Flower Memorials Thank you for participating in our Christmas Memorial Fund. Below are the names of your living and deceased loved ones. May you all have a Blessed and Holy Octave of Christmas. 60 Wreath for the Church on Carmans Rd. From Max & Kathleen Dobhan 60 Wreath for the Church on Carmans Rd. From Max & Kathleen Dobhan Bell Tower Wreath In Memory of Frank Myles by Mr. & Mrs. Myles 60 Lit Wreath for Chapel outside In Memory of Deceased Members of Castello Family by Charlie & Rose Castello 60 Lit Wreath for Chapel outside In Memory of Deceased Members of Klontz & Astarita Families by M/M Anthony Lucich 28 Lit Wreath Chapel-inside In Memory of Jerome & Eleanor Colletti by Charlie & Rose Castello 28 Lit Wreath Chapel-inside In Memory of Edward B. Noone, Jr. by Charlie & Rose Castello Large Lit Christmas Tree for Church Altar In memory of Gaspar Ingui by Anne Savino Large Lit Christmas Tree for Church Altar In memory of Jeanette Ingui by Anne Savino Small Christmas Tree for Church Altar In Memory of Edmund & Ellen Pollini & Violet & Vincent Ricciuti By Vincent & Ellen Ricciuti Small Christmas Tree for Church Altar In Memory of James Soldo Sr. by Judy Soldo Small Christmas Tree for Church Altar In Memory of James Soldo, Jr. by Judy Soldo Small Lit Christmas Tree for Church Altar In Memory of Silivio Jelovcic by David & Agata Jelovcic Gold Angel on Altar In memory of Mary, Albert & Mary Ann Baker by Beth Baker Gold Angel on Altar In Memory of Lena Gagliardi by Linda Gagliardi Hay Bale for the Manger In Memory of Eugenia M. Bresnahan by Family

Page 5 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Homily for Fr. Athanasius Murphy, O.P. Homiletic & Pastoral Review Online Waiting is a hard reality of life. Commercials, checkout lines, pages loading, trains coming, vacations approaching. If we tallied up all our waiting between the things we plan, we might find that there d be just as many minutes given to downtime as there are offered to scheduled events. Not only does the idea of waiting seem to bother us, but the problem seems to worsen the closer we get to arriving at what we ve been waiting for. Waiting for the day of Christmas, for example, may be tolerably easy in late November, but when it s December 24th, and we re told that we re still celebrating the Fourth Sunday of Advent, then the time before Christmas day may seem like an eternity. For many of us, these hours, or moments, before Christmas are filled with a longing, expectant waiting. But what are some ways that we end up coping with waiting? In the first reading for this Sunday, David, the king of Israel, tried to cope with his waiting by building a house for God. Building up the kingdom of Israel would take time, but David decided that he was finished waiting for a temple to be built in Jerusalem, and that he would make plans to build the holy sanctuary himself. For this behavior, the Lord gave David a clear lesson in waiting: Thus says the Lord: Should you build me a house to dwell in? It was I who took you from the pasture and from the care of the flock to be commander of my people Israel it is the Lord who will build a house for you (2 Sam 7:5, 8, 11). God never asked David, or any of the prophets, to build him a fixed dwelling. Rather, it was the Lord himself who would build that sacred place of worship. The Lord himself was the one who needed to build the house of Israel, and anyone who tried to erect such a house without God would labor in vain. The Israelites were called again to wait during their exile from Jerusalem during the Babylonian captivity. Following their exile east of their home, the Lord spoke to the Israelites through the prophet Jeremiah: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfil to you my promise and bring you back to this place. For I know the plans I have for you plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope when you seek me with all your heart, I will be found by you, says the Lord (Jer 29:10).

Page 6 Continued from Page 5 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Did the people of Israel know with certainty about God s visit to them in Babylon? Were they aware how their exile would end? Having so much time spent away from their true home, there would be the strong temptation to forget about the promised land, and even forget about the God who promised to be with them. Yet, their waiting was not in vain. This time in exile, before the Lord s arrival, was a chance to trust God again with renewed faith and hope: faith in the Lord s promise, and hope in the plans for their welfare that they could not fully see at that time. In the Gospel for this Sunday, Mary is the archetype of someone who is able to give meaning to her time in waiting. Consider the moment just before she gave her yes to God through the Angel Gabriel s message. She sees the angelic visitation, and as surprised as she is, there is at least one moment where she is considering the message from God before she says yes. Christ has not been incarnate yet. He is waiting for Mary s response. What was she doing just before she said yes? What was going on in her heart? How was she waiting for this visit, even if she didn t know that it would happen? That moment is a time of waiting that is pregnant with grace and meaning. It is a moment that is not quite Christmas, but is so close, having its own meaning, its own grace, its own value. Advent is essentially a season of waiting. It is a season so close to Christmas, but it has its own meaning, its own grace, its own value. This Advent, God has desired to give each of us graces to prepare us to receive the incarnate Christ into our hearts. We wait for God Emmanuel to come among us as a child, born of Mary. When we are asked to wait, we can try to fill up that time with some plan or schedule that we make our own. But this would just be to lose sight of what God has in store for us by his divine plan. God wants to visit us at a time that is best for us, even if we don t know when that time will be, even if it comes to us unexpectedly. The proper response in moments of waiting is to have hope hope that no matter how distant we are from God, it is the Lord himself who will come to visit us. And in the time before his arrival, we can wait, like Mary, with longing expectation.

Page 7 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Christmas 2017 To the People of God of the Diocese of Rockville Centre: Merry Christmas to you and your families! As we celebrate the Prince of Peace's entrance into world history, we give thanks to Father, Son and Holy Spirit for the Mission of Mercy of our Holy Catholic Church. We give thanks for our families, our domestic churches, which transform the world and history with Christ's Love and the Church's missionary spirit This past month we dedicated the Gianna Center of Long Island for Women's Health and Fertility, which in its mission unites the Splendor of Truth of Catholic Moral Teaching on Marriage and the Family with ethical reproductive science through the use of NaPro Technology and the Creighton Model Fertility Care System. This was an important moment for the Catholic Church and Catholic Health Services in its service to the common good of Long Island. The dedication of the Gianna Center gives a living expression of celebration to some important 2018 Church anniversaries. On July 28, 2018, we will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Blessed Pope Paul VI's 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae. Blessed Paul VI was prophetic as he courageously taught that all marital intimacy celebrates both the love-giving and life-giving dimensions of married love that cannot be separated. The Holy Father predicted accurately the dire consequences for society of separating the lovegiving and life-giving dimensions of married love. He was widely criticized, even ridiculed at the time, but as we know from the Old Testament that is exactly what happens to prophets who stand up for liberating truths. Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman once said: "The Catholic Church is not behind the times. It is beyond the times." And as the renowned particle physicist Professor Stephen Barr emphasizes, in the history of the world, the Catholic Church is the greatest friend and supporter of ethical scientific development. The Gianna Center is an expression of this friendship, support and partnership in history.

Page 8 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish On August 4, 2018, we will also celebrate the 25th Anniversary of St. John Paul II's great encyclical The Splendor of Truth, which shows that moral choices and decisions that are grounded in objective truth transform and illumine the lives of individuals and society. The Gianna Center is a powerful part of that dedication to truth, charity and mercy and during this Christmas 2017, we ask the Christ Child to lead all those involved in the mission of the Gianna Center and all who are served by that mission. The Center's patroness, St. Gianna Beretta Molla (1922-1962) was a wife, a mother and a physician dedicated to the progress of medical science. Her image is prominent at the main altar of St. Agnes Cathedral where I will celebrate Christmas Midnight Mass. I will pray that her intercession and her courageous and holy example may inspire each one of us and our family members this Christmas season and be yet another catalyst of dramatic missionary growth on Long Island.

Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Page 9 From the Our Lady of Lourdes Department of Religious Education Wishing all our families a Blessed Christmas! Knights of Columbus Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest Julie Gonzalez - Level 7 Denali Rivera - Level 7 Jerry Tagliavia - Level 7 Michael Hughes - Level 7 Timmy Broderick - Level 3

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Page 11 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish As we prepare for the coming of Jesus this Advent season, we are reminded of the precious gift of the Holy Family. Many of today's young mothers face the same challenges as the Holy Family, and are in dire need of shelter, basic amenities, love, and prayer. WE NEED YOU! Please support the Maternity Advent Project providing pregnancy care to women and families across Long Island. METRO, PHONE, and GIFT CARDS are graciously welcomed. Please make your donation on line at www.respectlife.drvc.org Or make checks payable to: THE DIOCESE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE Order your donation boxes today! Kindly return your gifts by December 25 Thank you for your support!

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Page 13 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish 2017-2018 Missalette Memorial

Page 14 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Family Corner Color this picture of the Nativity.

Page 15 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Are you or someone you know having family or interpersonal problems due to drinking ALCOHOL and/or using DRUGS? 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 Meeting: January 11th CATHOLIC CHARITIES / Talbot House, a Chemical Dependence Crisis Center, located in Bohemia provides withdrawal and stabilization services on a voluntary basis to males and females over the age of 18, who are seeking to stop and/or withdraw from alcohol and/or other drug use. The medical and clinical staff at Talbot House will assess the kind of care the person needs, to begin his/her journey in recovery. For more information, please call: 631-589-4144. Talbot House staff is available 24/7. Each call is confidential. Talbot House is a NO fee for service program.

Page 16 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Parish Outreach Ubi cáritas et amor, Deus ibi est My gratitude always to our wonderful parish family for your continued generosity and support of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Outreach Program throughout the year. Your kindness and concern for our neighbors in need is truly a great blessing! In addition to your year-round contributions to the Food Pantry, our Christmas Giving Tree Gift Star donations have again been a great success all because of your goodness. Together we bring a brighter Christmas season to many struggling families. May God bless each and every one of you for your gifts of love to those less fortunate in our parish community. God s Peace, Corinne Lok On behalf of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Outreach Office and those who your kindness has touched, we wish you and your loved ones a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year! 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 2,762. 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 Parish Outreach at 516-541-1260. COAT DRIVE Parish Outreach is again organizing a Fall Coat Drive to assist our neighbors in need. Outreach will need your help and cooperation to make this a successful undertaking. Through the month of DECEMBER Parish Outreach will be happy to accept NEW or CLEAN, or Gently Used, Warm Coats and Jackets for adults and children. So please take a look through your closets and consider donating those unwanted/ unnecessary coats and jackets that are still in very good condition. We will of course provide a tax deductible receipt for the value of your donated winter coats, if needed. PLEASE DO NOT BRING ANY OTHER ARTICLES OF CLOTHING COATS or JACKETS ONLY, as we do not have storage space for other clothes. Kindly bring your COAT donations directly to the Parish Outreach Office. Thank you!

Page 17 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish 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. Let us continue to pray for peace. Let us also pray for all those serving in the military or the peace corps. With special care we pray especially for: 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 Staff Sergeant, 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, Cpt. David Paolillo USAF, Cpt. Kathleen Paolillo USAF, L. CPL Michael E. Porfidio - USMC, PFC Dominique R. Quiban, USMC Capt. Joseph Shultz, Sgt. Matthew Sirianni, 2nd LT, Army, Christopher John Sherlock, US Army, L CPL Eric Vazquez USMC, US Army, Spec. Zachary Small - US Army, US Army Sgt. Michael Stephney, Capt. James Eyester US Army, L. CPL. Ryan Albergo - USMC, Private 1st Class Bryan Antico - US Navy, Senior Airman Justin Craig, 1st Lt. Connor Lewis - US Army, Timothy Breen Combes US Army, CPL Ken Chun - US Army And serving in the Peace Corps: William Moran If you know a Service Member that you would like to add to this list please contact the rectory 516-541-3270 Please include name, rank and branch of service. Prayers for the Sick Paige Ashford, Linda Allen, Jacqueline Barbaro, Robert Bernstein, Edward Bodor, Thomas Boffardi, Timothy Burns, Cristiana Cannizarro, Alma Cappa, Maria Cariola, Michael Cariola, Michael W. Caselli, Carol Castellano, Audrey Catalano, A.J. Cavalli, Marilyn Chicoine, Billy Coyne, Angelo DeCosimo, Eileen Crawford, Antonio Crispino, Frances Cronin, Jaine Crowley, Sebastian DeLuca, Siham Denho, Jack Devaney, Patrick DiGennaro, Dan Donahue, Eugene F. Drury, Patrick Dugin, Pilar Duke, Audrey Dymant, Lucy & Ron Fairclough, Sr., Michelle Romano Farley, Janet Farulla, Joseph Fenaroli, Patricia Fergus, David Fitzgerald, Sr., Billy Gallagher, Tricia Giordano, Kim Graf, Agnes Hans, Marion Harrington, Baby Bryson Harrington, Isabella Inzerillo, Patti Iulo, June Jandovitz, John Janesco, Jesus Jupio, Peter F. Kearns, Jimmy Kennelly, Jan Korszun, Matthew Kramer, Mary Larson, Dotti Leto, Frank Macchio, Olivia Macchio, Matt Malley, Maltese Family, John McDonald, Helen McMahon, Steve Molina, Marie Molloy, Baby James Charles Montanto, Montefusco Family, Ellen Mormile, Millie Mota, Anthony Muller, Timmy Mulligan, Mary Mullin, Blanche & Herman Navon, Eileen Nocera, Jack O Leary, Dick Olson, Maureen Passaro, Vincent Pinto, Joanne Powers, Patricia Regan, Peter Rogers, Irene Romano, Richard Rosmarin, Carol Ruberti, Ayden W. Sabino, Giuseppe Sottile, Regina Southard, Jean Taino, Bonnie Tarr, Stella Thomson, Annmarie Tiné, Larry Tomanelli, Jean Trier, James Tumbarello, Ursula Vobis,

Page 18 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish PRO LIFE NEWS For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. The Respect Life Committee wishes the Our Lady of Lourdes Parish family and all our visitors a Blessed Christmas. A great prayer for life is urgently needed, a prayer which will rise up throughout the world. Through special initiatives and in daily prayer, may an impassioned plea rise to God, the Creator and lover of life, from every Christian community, from every group and association, from every family and from the heart of every believer. (Saint Pope John Paul II, The Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae), n. 100) Holy Mary, Our Lady of Life, teach us to see Life as you did: As a gift from God. Teach us to be grateful that we have been created in love by God our Father. Teach us to understand that each person, at every stage in life, is precious in the eyes of God and is our sister or brother in Christ Jesus. Teach us to defend the unborn, the disabled, the sick and the dying with all our strength and our support. Teach us to proclaim to the world the most sacred truth about the gift of life, with charity and conviction. Please ask your Son, who is the Way, the Truth and the Life, to send us the Paraclete so that the face of the earth may be renewed in his Love. Amen. MARCH FOR LIFE 2018 The March for Life in Washington, DC will be held on Friday, January 19, 2018. The Rally will take place at noon at 12 th Street on the National Mall, between Madison Drive and Jefferson Drive. The March begins on Constitution between 12 th and 14 th Streets at approximately 1pm and ends in front of the Supreme Court. For information regarding buses going to the March from Nassau and Suffolk, call the Long Island Coalition for Life at 631-243-1435 between the hours of 10am and 7pm to locate the nearest bus in your area. The Hibernians will be organizing a bus to Washington from Massapequa. For more information regarding the Hibernian bus email Jack at: AOH11@Live.com OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE MEMORIAL MASS FOR CHRISTMAS to honor the memory of the unborn, sponsored by Knights for Life: Tuesday, December 26 th at 7:30pm, Msgr. Delaney K of C, 110 Merrits Rd, Farmingdale. Mass will be concelebrated by Msgr. Robert Batule, and Revs. Paul Driscoll and Aaron Vellaramparampil. Refreshments will be served after Mass. For information call Keith Wilson, 516-633-1435. ROSARY AND ADORATION FOR LIFE: Please consider spending time before the Blessed Sacrament to 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. Please pray for an end to violence in all its forms. 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 866-575-0075 or email: hopeandhealing@sistersoflife.org VISIBILITY MATTERS: Weekly prayerful presence at Planned Parenthood, Massapequa - Saturdays 10:30am-12pm, 35 Carmans Rd, Massapequa (across from the mall parking lot). For info: 516-541-8056.

Page 19 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Community News HALL RENTAL ALL TYPES OF FUNCTIONS KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 2 Eastgate Road Massapequa Park, NY 516-798-9887 (next to Big Daddy s on Front Street) www.kofc-6911.org Scroll down to HALL RENTAL for directions and pictures of hall CYO HELP If you would like to volunteer to help our CYO program in any way, please call Fr. Tony at the rectory. Leave your name, phone number, and information on what you d like to help with. We are in need of coaches. Rectory office: (516) 541-3270 NextParishCofeeSocial MARCH 11th,2018 Room 24oftheschoolbuilding From 9:00am to12:30pm Father Tony s Theology Class Will not be meeting again until March 7, 2018 7:30 PM in the Church Basement

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