May 27, 2012 Pentecost Sunday ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI 29 Northgate Drive, Greenlawn, NY Telephone: 757-7435 FAX #757-0469 E-mail: stfrangreenlawn@aol.com Website: www.stfrancisgreenlawn.org Sacramental Life Baptism: Scheduled Sundays at 1:30pm Parents should contact the Rectory before the birth of the child. Both parents must come for an interview with the priest or deacon. Class also required after the interview. Sacrament of Matrimony: Please call the rectory at least six months in advance for an appointment with a parish priest. A marriage preparation program is required. Penance/ Reconciliation: Saturdays at 12:30 and 5:30pm Also by appointment Anointing of the Sick: Every second Monday after the 8:30am Mass. Also anytime by calling the rectory at 757-7435.
May 27, 2012 2 Parish Mass Schedule: Saturday: 4:30pm Sunday: 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00 noon 5:00pm Youth Mass (Christian Rock Mass) Monday Friday: 8:30am Holy Days of Obligation: as announced. MASSES FOR THE WEEK Sunday, May 27th 8:00am St. Francis Parishioners 10:00am Joan Montaigne+, Addys Hagstrom+, Kate Porto+, William Schaeffer+ 12:00pm William Armshaw+, Carmelo DeLuca+, Thomas Cassata+, William & Deidre Dearie+, Josephine Fucito+ 5:00pm The Youth of St. Francis, Mark Nelson & Family Monday, May 28th 8:30am Ints. of the David Rowe Family+ Tuesday, May 29th 8:30am Gail Muldoon+ Wednesday, May 30th 8:30am Caroline & Chris Loggia+ Thursday, May 31st 8:30am Kathy McDonagh+ Friday, June 1st 8:30am Kathy McDonagh+ Saturday, June 2nd 4:30pm Robert Clemens+, William Armshaw+, Walter Schoonmaker+(25th Anniv.), Margaret Gentile+ Sunday, June 3rd 8:00am St. Francis Parishioners 10:00am Luigi Viteritti+, Stella Bayley+, Anna Marie, Carnelius & James Dolan+, Lillian Gangi+, Kate Porto+ 12:00pm Daniel J. Horgan+, Maria Cristina Urruela Nanne de Vizcaino+ Frank H. & John H. Davis+, The Small & Riso Families 5:00pm The Youth of St. Francis Ministers for Saturday and Sunday June 2nd & 3rd Saturday 4:30pm Eucharistic Ministers: Deacon Jim Byrne, Thomas Lemp, Lisa Love, Lois Greaux, Ingrid DeJoie Lector: Mary Lemp Altar Servers: Mackenzie & Monika Sivilli, Kristen Paradine Sunday 8:00am Eucharistic Ministers: Deacon Allan Longo, Lorraine Longo, Carol Queally, Clare Intemann, Jim Gribbin Lector: Marilyn Reilly Altar Servers: Nicholas, Anthony & Vincent Alfiero 10:00am Eucharistic Ministers: Deacon Jean Cantave, Charles Giardino, Jo Amadio, Louise Mordarski, Christopher Clarke Lector: Marie Cantave Altar Servers: Gabrielle & Robert Gregor 12:00pm Eucharistic Ministers: Diane Bauge, Lorraine Cullen, Mariejo Prezeau, Louise Rastu, Chris Torns Lector: Bob Bauge Altar Servers: Phineas Reichert 5:00pm Eucharistic Ministers: Mary Kate Lobasso Lector: Altar Servers: Dennis Foley, Michael Saxer Saint Francis Parish/Huntington Hospital Eucharistic Schedule First, Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays of the Month Meet at 9:15am in Hospital Lobby June 3rd: *Rachel DeRiso, Ann Cajigas, Nancy Christensen, Peggy Evans, MaryAnn Fetzer, Ann Martin, Michael Martin, Ginny Moore Please pray for the sick of the Parish Don Lammers, Patrick Bissex, Walter Dichurt, Connie Zurcher, Kathy La Russo, Carol Nicastro, Frank Schutta, Lori Miller, Jean Sepp, Robert Potenza, Thomas Segur, Sean McGrath, Gus Hueber, Eleanor A. Thompson, Connie Granite, Courtney Kane, Helen Czech, Flori Young, Josephine & Christopher Caiozzo, Emily Rose, Thomas Connors, Frank Ward, Linda Spadaro, Mary Rand, Leslie Walker
May 27, 2012 3 Msgr. (Fr.) Pat s 50 th Anniversary Mass & Party, June 3 rd 2:00pm Mass, 3:00pm Luncheon As it says in the Gospels, But now we must celebrate and rejoice ( Luke 15, 30 ff.). We have set up a very special Mass celebrated by Fr. Pat at 2pm, June 3 rd. We plan to make it celebrational and all parishioners are most cordially invited to attend. After Mass we will have a hot buffet luncheon in the lower church (at 3pm). We encourage everyone to attend both the special Mass and the luncheon, but if you attended an earlier Mass or will be at the 5:00pm Youth Mass, feel free to come to the buffet separately. Presentations may be made to Msgr. (Fr.) Pat at the buffet downstairs! SAVE THIS DATE ALSO Sunday, June 24 th at 12 noon Msgr. Robert Batule has accepted Bishop Murphy s invitation to assume a full time appointment at St. Joseph s Seminary in Yonkers, NY (Dunwoodie). He will have academic (teaching), administrative (admissions) and formational (advisor to seminarians) roles in the newly re-constituted seminary serving three major dioceses (Rockville Centre, Brooklyn and New York). We congratulate Msgr. Batule on this appointment and on the confidence the church in the NY region has placed on him. June 24 th will be the day of Msgr. s last Mass here at St. Francis. He will celebrate the 12noon Mass and preach at that Mass. A special buffet lunch will be served for all in attendance in the lower church immediately after Mass. Everyone is welcome to attend. Presentations may be made to Msgr. Batule at these times! Msgr. Will also be present at hospitality after the 8am and 10am Masses on the 24 th. Please be on hand to extend your prayerful best wishes to Msgr. Bob as he begins what will surely be challenging priestly work on several levels at the Seminary! The Carnival and Festival You may still volunteer to help in one of the several areas of service at our carnival June 7, 8, 9 and 10 th (Thursday to Sunday). Thank you in advance for your help call the rectory and we ll match you up with a captain. Healing Mass at St. Francis Wednesday, May 30th Prayer & Praise 7:30pm Mass 8:00pm Celebrant: Fr. Peter Kaczmarek Pray overs after Mass
May 27, 2012 4 Time, Talent & Treasure Fostering Stewardship as a way of life (Regular Sunday Offertory) Last Sunday s weekly offering: TBA Last Year s Sunday offering: $10,464.00 Thanks for Giving First Fruits & Taking a Step!!! Bulletin Reflection St. Paul reminds us today that all of our gifts have their source in the Holy Spirit and that those gifts are given for the common good. What gifts are mine to share? Living Stewardship We are grateful this week for all stewards in our parish who share their God-given gifts and talents through our parish ministries, intent on serving our brothers and sisters in need. May 27, 2012 Pentecost: Today as we celebrate Pentecost the Holy Spirit wants to make us advocates of God s presence to bring new life to others, especially those who do not know the love of God in their lives. This month, through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was able bring the love of God to the poor by assisting families by providing food and money for utility and rent bills, etc. Thank You! Medjugorje Pilgrimage Join Fr. Peter of St. Francis and Sr. Marcie Purpura For the 23rd Annual Youth Festival The festival attracts people of all ages, celebrations for everyone. July 28 - August 7, 2012 All Inclusive $2,749 from NYC A Special Invitation to All Parishioners Catholicism A new program by Fr. Robert Barron Every Tuesday at 8pm In the lower church (will continue through June) There are 10 sessions hosted by Fr. Peter. The program each night will last one hour, including a video and a ½ hour discussion each night. Monday -June 4, 2012-7:30pm The Rectory, Religious Ed and Pastoral Care Offices will be closed Monday, May 28th for Memorial Day
May 27, 2012 5 Msgr. Pat s 50th Anniversary of Priesthood Sunday, June 3rd 2:00pm Mass Hot Buffet Luncheon to follow at 3:00pm in the Lower Church All parishioners are welcome Come and join Fr. Pat and his family for this Joyful Celebration! Presentations can be made to Fr. Pat at this time All Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors and Hospital Ministers! Eucharistic Celebration Mass & Reflection Thursday, May 31, 2012 7:30pm Fellowship to Follow LECTORS: Your HELP is requested! Lector numbers at our 12pm Mass are dwindling. If you can help us out by volunteering to lector, call Marilyn Reilley at 261-2093. Please Help!
May 27, 2012 6 PRAYERS FOR AMERICA All are invited to St. Francis of Assisi Church on Tuesday evenings to join together in public prayer for our nation at this historic time. Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima and Our Lady of America, both approved by the Church, promise that special devotion to our Lady and her Rosary will bring untold blessings and peace to individuals, families and nations. The United States of America is consecrated to Our Lady under the title of the IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. It is through Her intercession that America will be saved and Grace restored to this Land. She must be invoked to receive this Blessing! Please Join us on Tuesday evenings between 7:00-7:30pm at St. Francis of Assisi Church to invoke Our Lady s intercession for the United States of America
May 27, 2012 7 ST FRANCIS FESTIVAL TIME & TALENT BOOTH I am sure you are wondering, is this a singing or musical booth? That is not the type of talent this Booth is about! The Time & Talent Booth started last year at our Annual Festival to display the Handiwork Talent of our St. Francis Community. We had 22 donations last year and were able to raise funds through a Chinese Auction of Talent. We are asking you to contribute to this year s booth and show everyone your special individual Handiwork Talent! If you have a Hobby or a Special Handiwork Talent to donate, we would like your talent to be displayed and be part of our Festival. WOODWORKING ITEMS KNITTING OR CROCHET ITEMS~PAINTINGS CRAFTS ~SCRAP BOOKING~JEWELRY MAKING QUILTING~POTTERY~VEGTABLE BASKETS GIFT ITEMS~DRAWINGS Last year we had a Village of Bird Houses that was a big hit with everyone. We had a Treasure Chest filled with Wine & Cheese, Pictures both painted & hand stitched. We had handmade scarves, hats and Afghans. One person donate a huge basket of tools from Home Depot, another donated a bag full of goodies from Wild by Nature. We had special pillows donated by Chiropractors. Many Gift Certificates for special events & much more items. Talent takes many forms and we would like to see yours and display it for the community of St Francis to view. Everyone has so much fun going through the booth ~ looking at the displayed talents & placing their tickets in the bags to win. The last evening of the festival, when the prizes were drawn, many people knew the winners of their donations and it added to the enjoyment of the event. You could hear I know that person with great excitement! If you have the Time & the Talent, please make a donation of your special talent to the Booth making our Festival a unique community event. No other Festival has a Booth like this! No other Festival has our Talents!!! PLEASE BRING YOUR DONATIONS TO THE RECTORY Next Sunday is Food Collection Sunday Baskets will be available at the doors of the church for your contributions. Please help to feed the hungry of the parish. jxww Çzá M Paul Kremens and Brigette Reilly Know that the Lord is God; He made us, His we are; His people, the flock He tends. Psalm 100: 3 RESPECT LIFE NEWS Your spiritually adopted baby is now two months old. Her skeleton is complete, and all internal organs are present by the end of the eighth week. The buds of milk (baby) teeth are appearing. Ankles, knees, and toes can be made out. By six weeks her brain waves can be measured on an EEG, and the mother can hear her heartbeat on an ultrasonic stethoscope. At about 1-1/2 inches in length, the baby can move and respond to touch. And it has been reported that a two-month old baby can suck her thumb! From this moment onward, your spiritually adopted baby grows and refines her body. Everything she needs at birth is present by the end of the eighth week. Most abortions are performed during the second month. Your spiritually adopted baby needs your prayers! Be sure to check the picture of your two- month- old unborn baby. You can find it above the crib in our St. Francis of Assisi Baby Corner located in the rear of our Church. As you visit the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, you might pray the prayer of Archbishop Fulton Sheen: Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, I love you very much. I beg you to save the life of the unborn baby that I have spiritually adopted, and is in danger of abortion. Mary, our Mother in Heaven, pray for us, and especially for your little ones in danger of abortion! Our little babies especially need Huggies, and Pampers diapers sizes 4, 5, and 6, unscented baby wipes, unscented baby wash, unscented baby shampoo, baby washcloths, and baby coupons. We thank Our Lord through the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Francis for all that you do for our precious babies. Need assistance? Wish to join our RESPECT LIFE COMMITTEE? Please call the rectory at 631-757-7435. Intercessions for Life: May 27 th Pentecost Sunday That the Holy Spirit may come down upon the leaders of our nation and upon all whose consciences are clouded by secularism, and inspire a new era of faith, liberty, and justice for all; We pray to the Lord. Word of Life: [With regard to the] HHS mandate for contraception, sterilization, and abortion-inducing drugs, the federal government will both force religious institutions to facilitate and fund a product contrary to their own moral teaching and purport to define which religious institutions are religious enough to merit protection of their religious liberty. These features of the preventive services: mandate amount to an unjust law. As Archbishop-designate William Lori of Baltimore, Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty, testified to Congress, This is not a matter of whether contraception may be prohibited by the government. This is not even a matter of whether contraception may be supported by the government. Instead, it is a matter of whether religious people and institutions may be forced by the government to provide coverage for contraception or sterilization, even if that violates their religious beliefs. ~Our First, Most Cherished Liberty, USCCB Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty April 12, 2012 * 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. The Life Center s Life Line is open 24 hours, 7 days a week at 631-243-0066. For information on a retreat weekend for men and women seeking healing after an abortion experience, call Frank Gariboldi at 516-523-0586 or e-mail fgariboldi@optonline.net. Please continue to pray each day for our precious babies born and unborn--and their parents!!! Pray the rosary for the conversion of America s heart to end abortion.
May 27, 2012 8 GOD - UNITED Please join us at our next PB&J Gang date: Sunday, June 17th 6:30-8:00pm NEWS Hip hip hooray! We just broke our record! We made an amazing 1,324 sandwiches at our last PB&J Gang. Loving hands, Caring hearts, Spreading joy, is a very good thing. Come and join us in spreading the joy. Please bring donations of Bread, Smooth Peanut Butter & Jelly! PB&J gang can help satisfy your service hour requirements 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 The weekly St. Francis Booster Club Winner is: Fran & Tom Segur The weekly Booster Club Prize is $60.00 The monthly Booster Club Prize is $600.00. Don t miss out on your chance to be a winner. Tickets are $50.00 and are available in the Rectory and at the Port-a-Store. Your ticket is entered to win Every Week! the YOU CAT is available at the St. Francis Port-a-Store Thirsting for Healing? Living Waters Center is a counseling center which provides the Healing Waters of Counseling, Prayer and Love to those who come through our doors. Our therapists are rooted in the prayer that is a basic part of our Catholic Tradition and Faith. Living Waters Center provides individual, family, couple and group therapy. Most insurance plans are accepted. For more information, please call 631-754-3990 or go to our website livingwatersli.com or email us at livh20@verizon.net
May 27, 2012 9 Volunteers Wanted!!! The bus that takes the seniors from Paumonack Village to Mass on Sundays will be cancelled as of June first. We are looking for drivers who can take a senior who goes to the same Mass they do to offer transportation. If you are interested please call the Pastoral Care Office (261-4837) and we will match you up with someone who needs a ride. Thank you for time and caring. Peggy Evans CLASSIC KIDS SUMMER THEATRE INTENSIVE St. Francis cantor Rebecca Kupka-Overton (Broadway s Jersey Boys) and David Overton (PhD in Theatre/MFA in Acting) will offer two 2-week summer theatre sessions at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church for children entering grade 3 through grade 12 by fall of 2012. SESSION 1: July 9th - July 20th (M-F) 10AM to 3PM SESSION 2: July 30th - August 10th (M-F) 10AM to 3PM Students will study acting, voice and movement, exploring various genres and techniques that include musical theatre, Shakespearean drama and contemporary performance. Each session will culminate in a final presentation. Tuition is $250.00 per session ($450.00 for both sessions) Siblings will receive a 10% discount. $50.00 non-refundable deposit per student. SPACE IS LIMITED!! For more information, visitwww.liclassicsstageco.org COME JOIN US FOR A FUN NIGHT OF BINGO (ENTIRE PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO ST. PHILIP NERI PARISH) St. Philip Neri Parish Center, 15 Prospect Ave., Northport Friday, June 8, 2012 @ 7:30 P.M Sponsored by the Sons of Italy Perry Como Lodge #2846 Total Prizes $1,000 Plus a special 7th game which will be a 50/50 Prize Refreshments and snacks will be available (Not included in admission) 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. The Police Surgeons Benevolent Car Show is honoring ATF Senior Special Agent John Capano. Agent Capano was killed during a Massapequa pharmacy robbery. The event is sponsored by the Centurion Cruisers Car Club on Sunday, June 10th. 9am to 2pm at St. Anthony s High School, 275 Wolf Hill Rd., South Huntington, NY. The proceeds will go to the Capano Family. It is open to all show quality cars, trucks, classics and antiques. Spectator admission is $5. For more information or to register a car, call Dr. Ray Mascolo, 631-368-8617 or email cptmasc14@aol.com. Faith and Light Meeting (New Date & Time) Friday, June 8th, 7:30 p.m. Parish of the Holy Cross 95 Old Nichols Road, Nesconset ( Faith and Light is an international faith-sharing organization for people with developmental challenges and their families and care-givers.) Calling all Mystery Fans! For those who missed The Hound of the Baskervilles at Nocello s on St. Patrick s Day, a more serious treatment of this Sherlock Holmes novella will be presented in two acts at the Irish Repertory Theatre on Tuesday, May 22nd at 7:00pm. Call 486-2155 for limited reserved seating.