Page 1 SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Saturdays: Msgr. Ryan Hall -3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Eves of Holy Days: Msgr. Ryan Hall - 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. First Friday: Church - 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. First Saturday: Church - 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Also by appointment SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY The Church provides certain times and preparation for weddings. Please contact the Rectory at least six months in advance to begin the process. REGISTRATION Every family and person within the parish is encouraged to register with the Parish. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Celebrated on the 2nd Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m. In July and August Baptism will be celebrated at 12:30 p.m. A required Baptism preparation meeting for parents meets on the first Monday of the month at 8:00 p.m. Godparents are welcome. Please register in advance for the class and Baptism. Godparent Pre-Requisites: Godparents must be practicing Catholics in good standing, 16 years of age or older, Baptized and Confirmed Catholic. ON BECOMING A CATHOLIC Those seeking information about the Catholic Faith are invited to contact Fr. McCartney at the Rectory at 621-2222. CARE OF THE SICK Please notify the Rectory and Human Concerns Ministries if there is anyone seriously ill so that we can provide spiritual care. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK Baby Jack Josephine Banno John Bertrand Kathleen Capuano Joseph Carbonaro Barbara Coe Rebekah Cole Kevin Cronin Paul Cronin John Paul DiNonno Anthony Ferro Natalie Finamore Tony Grau Julia Green Christine Kenney Douglas Knehr Anne Krukowski Frank Krukowski Mary Loftus Richard Malon Jonathan Mannina Tom McCormack Brendan Miles Dieter Nagel Victoria Oxer Trevor Rogers Anna Sambucci Vincent Scalavino Charles Strecker Clotida Vecchione Jacqueline Verde Joseph Williams Anne Wright Mary Wybaillie THE MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Sunday, April 29: FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 7:30 a.m. Deceased Sisters and Associates of St. Dominic by St. Mary s Sisters and Associates 9:00 a.m. People of the Parish 11:00 a.m. Frances Piontkowski by the Children Regina Schuyler by the Goldstein Family Timothy Wresch - 27 th Anniversary Love, Mom, Dad & Christina 12:15 p.m. Mass of Petition by Dolores & Richard O Hara Monday, April 30: Easter Weekday 9:00 a.m. Alex Levchuck by Janet & Family Tuesday, May 1: Easter Weekday 9:00 a.m. Lucy Vickery by Barbara & Joe Nakelski Wednesday, May 2: Saint Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church 9:00 a.m. Joseph & Elsie Tucholski by Family Thursday, May 3: Saints Philip and James, Apostles 9:00 a.m. Richard DeMaio by Dolores & Richard O Hara Friday, May 4: First Friday: Easter Weekday 9:00 a.m. Eileen & Lou Brown by Dolores & Richard O Hara Saturday, May 5: First Saturday: Easter Weekday 9:00 a.m. Gregory Hensas by a Parishioner 5:00 p.m. Martha Biasi by Family Mike Camardi by the Govoni Family Stephen M. Deiosse by Linda & Fred Florenzie Lucy Forcht by Mary Lou Berritto Cornelia Massimo by her Daughter Sunday, May 6: SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 7:30 a.m. Rita Friend by Jean & Henry Limbach 9:00 a.m. Jake Whitting by the McCormack Family 11:00 a.m. John Capri by Sandra Capri Gloria Gentile by Rose Verderame Joseph Miceli by Rosemarie Cartagine & Joanna Commander Edward & Stella Sendlenski by Family 12:15 p.m. People of the Parish
Page 2 READINGS FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2018 FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER First Reading: Acts 9:26-31 Second Reading: 1 John 3:18-24 Gospel: John 15:1-8 FOCUS: Jesus teaches us to stay connected always to the Father, through whom all good things come. The image of the vine and the branches is a clear reminder of our dependence on God for our every breath. If we hope to bear any good fruit in this world, we must stay close to the source of goodness God himself. LITURGY OF THE WORD: In the first reading, Saul, increasing in strength and fortitude, is preaching the truth that Jesus is the Christ. Barnabas brings him to the Apostles explaining that they need not fear, Saul is indeed converted. In John s Letter, he challenges us to love in deed and truth, and reminds us that our hearts are known by the Father. In today s Gospel, Jesus teaches that he is the vine and the Father is the vine grower. We must abide in him in order to bear good fruit. Readings for next week, May 6, Sixth Sunday of Easter: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; 1 John 4:7-10; John 15:9-17 FOSTERING STEWARDSHIP AS A WAY OF LIFE PARISH SACRIFICIAL GIVING In today s Gospel, Jesus says that God is glorified when a disciple, grafted in Christ, produces abundantly and bears much fruit. The disciple must then be a good steward of that abundance. Parish Sacrificial Giving Summary Thank you for your continued sacrificial gifts to St. Mary s. Sunday Offertory ~ April 21/22 $8,028.00* Same Sunday Last Year $7,515.00* Mass Attendance for April 21/22 807 Same Sunday Last Year 900 Easter Sunday Offertory to date $33,977.00* Easter Sunday Last Year $35,094.00** *Does not include Faith Direct **Includes Faith Direct From Liturgical Commission Publishing, Lansing, MI Lumen Christi Missal Celebrants for the Weekend of May 5/6 Celebrants* Lectors Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Altar Servers Weekend of April 28/29 2018 Fifth Sunday of Easter -Year B Readings: Missal, p. 273 The Ordinary of the Mass begins on Page 804 Sat 5:00 Fr. McCartney P. Kirk E. Monteserrato R. Monteserrato Sun. 7:30 Fr. Lauder R. Botensten 9:00 Fr. Lauder B. O Hara L. Czarniak A. Lafaire E. Guevara WEDDING BANNS 11:00 12:15 Fr. McCartney Fr. McCartney J. Dussel A. Dussel M.G. Donaldson * Subject to last minute changes. L. Porto Volunteer M. Heffernan J.T. Canton II I Paul Francis Staudter, St. Ignatius, Hicksville, NY and Christina Marie Combs, St. Mary s, Roslyn, NY John Tirey Stallings, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Plymouth, MI and Colleen Quinn McCartney, St. Mary s, Roslyn, NY
Page 3 My dear people of St. Mary s: Last Sunday was the first time since 2016 that I was not in the parish on the weekend. I am very grateful to Fr. Augustine Fernando for covering for me while I was away. I went on my annual spiritual retreat that all priests and religious are required to make every year. I always look forward to mine, but this year my retreat was very special. Along with a group of four priest friends we made a retreat/pilgrimage to the town of Ars, in France, where the patron saint of parish priests lived, and worked, and died. St. John-Marie-Baptiste Vianney was born in 1786, and grew up during the tumultuous years of the French Revolution. His entire childhood was marked by a vicious persecution of the Catholic Church throughout France. His first confession was made to a priest who masqueraded as an itinerant cook, and was heard next to the grandfather clock in his father s simple farmhouse. In 1799, during the Second Terror, he received his First Holy Communion. A priest risked his life to celebrate Mass for the children and their families in secret. The ceremony was conducted before dawn, in a house with hay carts pulled in front of the windows so that no candle light could be seen from outside. It was in this setting that the young John Vianney determined that he would become a priest. He had almost no formal schooling, and he struggled considerably with Latin. Nevertheless, despite great difficulties in the seminary, he was finally ordained a diocesan priest on August 12, 1815, less than two months after the Battle of Waterloo. He served for two and a half years as a curate, before being named pastor of the parish of Ars. On February 9, 1818, he made his way to his new parish. Ars was some 14 miles north of the city of Lyon. It was a small, humble village of only 230 inhabitants, mostly farmers. In assigning him there, the Vicar- General of the diocese had said to him: There is not much love of God in that parish; you will have to bring some into it. On his way to his new parish, he got lost. Finding some boys playing, he asked them if they would show him the way. One boy, Antoine Givre, led him to the crest of a hill, overlooking the little town and the even smaller church. Upon being told it was the boundry of the parish, the new Curé of Ars bent down and kissed the ground. Then he prayed. Upon rising, he said something to the boy which has been remembered for two-hundred years. Pointing to the sky he said: You have shown me the way to ars; now I will show you the way to heaven. Fr. McCartney Our retreat group, in the birth place of St. John Vianney, standing next to the grandfather clock.
Page 4 FIRST FRIDAY, May 4, 2018 Mass at 9:00 a.m. in the Church, followed by the Novena to the Sacred Heart and the Stations of the Cross Confessions from 5:45 p.m, to 6:45 p.m., in the Church Eucharistic Holy Hour with Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Church FIRST SATURDAY, May 5, 2018 FIRST FRIDAY AND FIRST SATURDAY MASSES Confessions in the Church from 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Mass at 9:00 a.m. in honor of the Blessed Mother Following Mass, recitation of the Holy Rosary, followed by a meditation, and concluding with the Litany of Loreto MOTHER S DAY SPIRITUAL BOUQUET CARDS Mother s Day is Sunday, May 13 th. Spiritual Bouquet Mass Cards are available at the doors of the Church and Msgr. Ryan Hall. If you wish to have someone remembered in the Mother s Day Novena, please place the envelope with the names of your loved ones to be remembered in the collection basket or deliver it to the Rectory. The Novena will be celebrated at all the Masses on Mother s Day with the exception of the 11:00 a.m. Mass which is for the People of the Parish. The Novena will also be celebrated at the 9:00 a.m. Masses on May 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and at the 5:00 p.m. Mass on May 19 th. The envelopes will be placed by the statue of Mary for the remainder of the month of May. 2018 CATHOLIC MINISTRIES APPEAL St. Mary s Parish Assessed Goal $56,400.00 CONGRATULATIONS Kellenberg Memorial High School has advised us that the following young parishioners have achieved the Honor Roll for the Second Trimester: Jonathan Diaz Connor Sheridan Thomas Sluka Congratulations to these students both for their high standards of academic achievement and their commitment to their faith. Amount Raised to Date $58,495.00 Numbers of Gifts and/or Pledges 145 Percentage of Goal 103.7% REMEMBERING THOSE WHO SERVE Lord, hold these men and women in your loving hands and protect them as they protect us and bless them for their selfforgetting acts. We pray for peace in our world and an end to war. Amen. CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS COLLECTION The annual Diocesan collection for our Catholic Elementary Schools will be taken up next weekend, May 5/6, 2018. 1LT Brendan Echausse COL Daniel Friend PV1 Joseph M. Friend LT Christian R. Foschi PFC Steven Hyyti CAPT David Jacobs SK1 John D. Klick PFC Michael P. Lanciki CAPT Eric W. Lipp LCpl Caitlin Lyons LT Dennis Mackin Cpl Tommy Mozer SGT Julio Ortiz II LCpl Jonathan Peres SSGT Jonathan Porto PVT Michael Starczewski SPC Luke Whitting RCT Jordan J. Williams
Page 5 CDs TO KEEP THOSE DIVINE MERCY GRACES FLOWING! Our CDs of the Week are for this beautiful season of Divine Mercy, to bring it into your home and daily prayer life: The Saving Power of Divine Mercy, by Fr. Jason Brooks, LC. To help us avail ourselves of Christ's Divine Mercy, Fr. Brooks focuses on what we know of Jesus Mercy, our response to his love, how we can become merciful to others, and how to become apostles of mercy. The CD is ended by a recitation of the divine Mercy Chaplet by Irish Tenor Mark Forrest. The Miracle of Divine Mercy - beautifully sung and set to original music by award-winning singer and songwriter Kitty Cleveland. This CD features the Chaplet set to music written and sung by her with a children s choir, as well as 4 songs from a selection of her CDs. A bonus segment from Kitty s stirring testimony follows. ONLY 25 COPIES OF EACH CD ARE AVAILABLE, so please get your copies before they re gone! Only $4 per CD. 2018 CATHOLIC MINISTRIES APPEAL St. Mary s Parish Assessed Goal $56,400.00 Amount Raised to Date $58,495.00 Numbers of Gifts and/or Pledges 145 Percentage of Goal 103.7% FATHER LAUDER S LECTURE Fr. Lauder has a new series of eight 15-minute lectures on the Catholic Novel. They will be shown on the Tuesday evenings of April at 9:0 p.m. on NetNY.TV. Immediately after appearing on Tuesday evening they will be on YouTube. After April there will be a total of 24 lectures.
Page 6 The beautiful lilies, hydrangeas, daffodils, tulips and other flowers that graced the Church at Easter have been planted around the statues on the Church grounds. Thanks to Dee Marvullo, Barbara Nakelski and Ed Escoffier for all their hard work. We hope to make this an annual event. OUR NEXT BOOK DISCUSSION TITLE IS. Angels (and Demons): What Do We Really Know About Them? by Dr. Peter Kreeft. This book is published by Ignatius Press. In response to actual questions many people have asked him about angels and demons, well-known author and philosophy professor Peter Kreeft separates fact from fantasy and myth from reality as he answers 100 common questions about these spiritual beings. Based on a very popular college course he teaches on this subject, this book responds to the incredible amount of interest in angelic beings and attempts to clear up some of the misinformation abounding in the numerous books today on what we know about these mysterious spirits. Drawing on the Bible, traditional Church teachings and St. Thomas Aquinas, Kreeft gives straight, clear answers to the perennial and philosophical questions asked about angels and demons throughout time. In his typical lucid, profound and sometimes humorous stile, Kreeft answers such questions as What are angels made of, How do angels communicate with God, How do angels communicate with us, Do demons, or devils, or evil spirits really exist? and many more. Discussion roundtables will be held in Mid-Late May or early June, dates to be announced. Please call the Rectory to register.
Page 7 ST. MARY S CHURCH INVITES SENIORS TO A LUNCHEON!! WEDNESDAY, MAY 23 rd, 2018 12:00 NOON - 2:00 PM AT ST. MARY S LOWER CHURCH 110 BRYANT AVENUE, ROSLYN If you plan to attend, please return this form to the Rectory or put it in the collection basket. Or you can call the Human Concerns Office at 626-1097. Please RSVP by Friday, May 18 th. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ST MARY S SENIOR LUNCHEON NAME TELEPHONE # # OF PEOPLE ATTENDING
Page 8 Fr. Lauder Presents The Catholic Novel & Friday Night Film Festival The Catholic Novel Series - Rev. R o b e r t Lauder in collaboration with The Office of Faith Formation will present the Catholic Novel series for the Spring of 2018. The series will begin on Monday, March 12 th at 7:30 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston. The cost of the series is $40. Friday Night Film Festival - Fr. Lauder and The Secretariat for Evangelization and Catehcesis presents the 55 th Friday Film Festival beginning on Friday, March 16 th, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston. The cost is $25 for the series or $6 for a single film. For further information on the Catholic Novel Series call (718) 281-9544 or the Friday Night Film Festival call (718) 281-9582. Flyers containing additional information and registration forms are available in the back of the Church and Msgr. Ryan Hall. YOUR SACRED TABLE A Prayer Before Communion By Saint Francis de Sales Divine Saviour, we come to Your sacred table to nourish ourselves, not with bread but with Yourself, true Bread of eternal life. Help us daily to make a good and perfect meal of this divine food. Let us be continually refreshed by the perfume of Your kindness and goodness. May the Holy Spirit fill us with His Love. Meanwhile, let us prepare a place for this holy food by emptying our hearts. Amen.
Page 9 HEALING MASS St. Anastasia Church 45-14 245 th Street, Douglaston Each month Fr. Augustine Fernando, who has assisted us here at St. Mary s, celebrates a Healing Mass at St. Anastasia s Church in Douglaston. The Mass is preceded by the recitation of the Rosary and followed by prayer. The next Healing Mass will be on Tuesday, May 15 at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome. MOLLOY COLLEGE Spring Open House Sunday, April 29, 2018-1:00 p.m. Molloy College 1000 Hempstead Avenue Rockville Centre 516 323-4000 A MARIAN MORNING OF PRAYER AND REFLECTION Monday May 7, 2018 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Seminary of the Immaculate Conception 440 West Neck Road, Huntington. Guest Speaker: Brother Joseph Bellizzi, S.M. Principal of Chaminade High School Suggested free-will offering ~ $20 RSVP, questions and information: Mary Nuzzolese: marynuzz@aol.com or 516 767-7025 Jeannnie Tigh: jeant171@aol.com or 516 741-7729 Marta Waters: miwaters88@gmail.com or 516 739-0842 All are welcome! COURTESY ANNOUNCEMENTS TELEVISED MASS FOR THE HOMEBOUND - Each week through television, Passionist Communications brings The Sunday Mass to the sick and homebound. It can be seen in the New York area (Long Island) on WLNY - Ch. 10 or 55 at 9:00 AM on Sunday; WNYW - Ch. 5 at 5:30 AM on Sunday. Closed captioning is available for each Mass. In addition to this Mass schedule The Sunday Mass is now airing on ABC from 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. each Sunday morning. For information consult the website at www.thesundaymass.org. 2018 DESERT BREAD WORKSHOPS A Journey through the Great Arts of Catholicism. Join the Friends of the Seminary for a workshop series presented by author and Professor Annabelle Moseley. This popular ongoing program explores the rich treasure trove of the art, literature, and music unique to our Catholic faith. Each date s lecture is on a different theme. We will break bread together over luncheon as we discuss our shared faith. Meal included. Come nourish your soul with beauty. Seminary of the Immaculate Conception. The remaining sessions are on Sunday May 6 and Sunday, June 10 from 2 to 4:30 pm. The cost is $25 per session. For information and reservations: call the Seminary Development Office at (631)423-0483 ext. 102 or e-mail bmalone@icseminary.edu. KELLENBERG MEMORIAL REUNIONS - All members of Kellenberg Memorial s classes of 1998, 2003, 2008, and 2013 are invited to return to campus on Saturday, June 23, 2018, to celebrate their 20, 15, 10 and 5-year reunions (respectively). Whether you return frequently for alumni events or haven t been back since graduation, we would love to see you! Come catch up with old teachers and classmates, see all the facility enhancements around campus, and, of course, try to find your old locker. The evening will begin with Mass at 6 PM., followed by private cocktail parties for each class from 7-10 PM. For more information or to register online, please visit www.kellenberg.org/reunion. If you have any questions, please contact Director of alumni, Mr. Thomas Hugggard at MrHuggard@kellenberg.org or 516 292-0200 x 375. SAL VALENTINETTI CONCERT - On Saturday, May 12 th Holy Trinity High School will be hosting a Sponsor a Titan benefit concert featuring Holy Trinity alumnus, Sal The Voice Valentinetti. The goal of the Sponsor a Titan program is to raise scholarship money that will directly impact future Titans. Call 516 433-7361 or visit holytrinityhs.org for more information.
Page 10 Dear Padre & Membership PARISH REGISTRATION REQUEST I/we would like to register in the parish of St. Mary s. Please send me a Parish Census to complete so I can become a parishioner of St. Mary s. Please send my Census to: NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE: Please return to the Rectory Office or place in the collection basket.