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Our Lady of Lourdes Parish
455 Hunter Avenue, West Islip, NY 11795
Msgr. Brian McNamara, Pastor
Rev. Robert Scheckenback, Associate Pastor
Deacon John De Guardi, Deacon Tom Lucie,
Deacon Jack Meehan, Deacon John Teufel
Sr. Nancy Campkin CSJ, Director of Religious Ed
Trish Frodell, Director of Parish Social Ministry
Louise Jane Krol, School Principal
Sr. Diane Liona CSJ, Director of Religious Ed
Debbie Meyer, Business Manager
Robin Reynolds Brennan, Coordinator of
Worship and Choir Director
Vita Scorcia, Ministry Spiritual Director
Parish Office
Liturgical Schedule
Phone: 661.3224, press 1
Monday-Thursday: 9:00am-7:30pm
Friday: 9:00am-5:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am-3:00pm
Sunday: 9:00am-2:00pm
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: 661.7143
Website: www.ollchurch.org
Daily Mass
8:30am
Weekend Masses
Saturday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am, 12:30pm
and 6:00pm
Reconciliation/Confession
Saturday: 4:00pm-4:45pm or by appointment
Rosary
Daily at 8:00am
Miraculous Medal Novena
Monday at 8:00am
Our Lady of Lourdes School
Phone: 587.7200, press 2
Monday-Friday: 9:00am-3:00pm
E-mail: [email protected]
Religious Education Office
Phone: 661.5440, press 3
Monday-Friday: 9:00am-Noon,
1:00pm-5:00pm, 7:00pm-9:00pm
E-mail: [email protected]
Parish Outreach Office
Phone: 661.9262, press 4
Monday-Friday: 9:30am-3:30pm
SAGE (Senior Advocates for Growth and Enrichment)
Phone: 661.3224, Ext. 122
E-mail: [email protected]
Sacraments
Anointing of the Sick
Throughout the liturgical year. If needed sooner, please call
the Parish Office.
Baptism
Please contact the Parish Office to schedule an appointment.
Marriage
Arranged at least six months in advance, please call the Parish
Office.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
A process to be embraced by the Catholic Church. For nonCatholics and for Catholics who have never received formal
religious education. If interested, please call the Parish Office.
Fourth Sunday of Lent • March 15, 2015
Welcome to our Parish Family
New Parishioners are cordially invited to register as members of
our Parish Family. Please call or visit our Parish Office.
Remember: Together, we can do something beautiful for God!
- Mother Theresa
Pastoral Council
Mission Statement
Msgr. Brian McNamara
Eileen Rega
Mary Borgs
Lisa Cantalino
Sonia DaSilva
Nilo DeLeon
Jerry Esposito
Trish Frodell
Pam Gagliano
Deborah Lamb
Rosalie Mangels
Deacon Jack Meehan
John Muldoon
Dottie Perdue
Vita Scorcia
As stewards of all that God has given us, the Parish Family of
Our Lady of Lourdes serves and ministers to all who come to
this place.
Parish Staff
Patti Anderson
Parish Office
AnnMarie Buonaspina
Director of Youth Choirs
Michael Buonaspina
Parish Organist
Anne Gregg
School Office
Mary Anne Lettieri
Parish Office
Rita Spera
Religious Education Office
Lori Walsh
Bulletin Editor/Website
Pat Young
Parish Office
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Regardless of a person’s history, ethnicity, gender, orientation,
age or race, we commit ourselves to open wide the doors of our
Parish to provide a place of welcome and hospitality.
Readings for the Week of March 15
Sunday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday
Friday:
Saturday:
Next Sunday:
2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23/ Eph 2:4-10/ Jn 3:14-21
Is 65:17-21/ Jn 4:43-54
Ez 47:1-9, 12/ Jn 5:1-16
Is 49:8-15/ Jn 5:17-30
2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16/ Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22/ Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a
Wis 2:1a, 12-22/ Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30
Jer 11:18-20/ Jn 7:40-53
Jer 31:31-34/ Heb 5:7-9/ Jn 12:20-33
Financial Summary
March 8, 2015
Weekly Collection
Weekly Budget
+/- for the week
$ 20,021.00
- $ 17,800.00
$ 2,221.00
The estimated weekly collection needed to maintain and operate
our parish buildings, ministries, programs and salaries is $17,800.
From Our Associate Pastor
Re-printed from La Concha Newsletter of American Pilgrims on the Camino
(www.americanpilgrims.com)
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Altar Society
Altar linens this week will be cared for by Rosemary Kaste. If you would like to help care for
our altar needs, please call the Parish Office at 661.3224.
Members in the Military
We ask that you pray especially for those in our parish that are on active duty in the Middle
East conflict.
Michael Fantauzzi-US Air Force
Christopher Florca-US Marines
Christopher Jensen-US Air Force
Anthony Mannino-US Marines
James Rooney III-US Marines
… and remember those of our parish family that are in the armed services, listed in our Parish
Book of Intentions.
Pastoral Care of Our Sick
Please call the Parish Office at 661.3224 to leave the names of
parishioners who:
 Are homebound and would like to receive the Eucharist.
 Are in Good Samaritan Hospital and would like to be visited
by a member of our Pastoral Care Ministry.
 Would like to receive the Sacrament of the Sick.
Parish Spiritual Care Companions
Do you know a parishioner who is homebound and would welcome a visit from one of our trained
Parish Spiritual Care Companions? Please call Rick Danowski at 586.2192, Vita Scorcia at
669.4717 or Charlie Zeiss at 669.7189.
Pray for Our Sick
Please remember to keep in your thoughts and prayers …
Salvatore Albanese, David Aslin, Dorothy Blandino, Mary Breest, Robert Burnett,
Thomas J. Calogero III, Patricia Carlson, Grace Ciccarello, Anna Cinquemani, Luigi Cinquemani,
Dennis Crowley, Robert Day, Dolores DellaVecchia, Karen DellaVecchia, Andrew DiBlasi,
Nancy DiGruccio, Amanda DiTingo, Mark Dixon, Frank Edwards, Paula Edwards, Jake Feldman,
William Fuchs, Kenneth Garretson, Robert Garretson, Jeanette Giordano, Ralph Giordano,
Tommy Haughney, Josephine Heffron, Patrick Anthony Heffron, Thomas Hicks, Jr., Betty Infurno,
Shena Kahn, Anne Kerrigan, George Koehler, Rose Kordulak, Kevin Kuchler, William Kudrick,
Frank Licciardi, Sean Lillis, Barbara Malmquist, Paul Martucci, Jean McCauley, Vinny Meade,
Tara Moore, Peter Murray, Ruth Murray, Dorothy Proctor, Jimmy Reilly, Jo Ann Roccaro-Kellner,
Peter Rooney, Linda Anne Savino, Roseann Savino, Joseph J. Schiavoni, Ann Marie Schiraldi,
Joseph Sepe, Roy Sorrese, Marguerite Sullivan, Susan Vanduyne, Joseph Visconti, Camille Watts,
Charles Zeiss
Names of the sick are listed for five weeks for short-term requests and five months for long-term.
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Monday, March 16
8:30am
Louise & Bruce Davenport
12:10pm
People of the Parish
Tuesday, March 17
St. Patrick
8:30am
Patrick Patwell
12:10pm
Anthony Rendino
Wednesday, March 18
St. Cyril of Jerusalem
8:30am
Donald McClatchey
12:10pm
Richard Holland
Baptism
Tyler Michael Albers
Michael & Jennifer
Brianna Lynn Boneillo
Christopher & Andrea
Justin Parker Ell
Thomas & Kristen
Rogan Joseph Kuzmiak
Peter & Courtney
Celebrating Sacraments
Mass Intentions
Thursday, March 19
St. Joseph
8:30am
Angelone Family
12:10pm
John Lyons
Friday, March 20
8:30am
Ann Gorman
12:10pm
Patricia N’Diaye & family (living)
Saturday, March 21
8:30am
Barbara McRory, Sue Sheehan, James Menis,
Yolanda Salazar
5:00pm
Thomas Dowling, John Kelly, Patrick McCarthy
Fr. Bob Scheckenback
Sunday, March 22
8:00am
Patricia Heartt
Fr. Bob Scheckenback
9:30am
Virginia Wilson
Fr. Bob Scheckenback
11:00am
Patricia Santangelo
Msgr. Brian McNamara
12:30pm
Danisi Family
Msgr. Brian McNamara
6:00pm
People of the Parish, Special Intentions of
Isabel White (living), Special Intentions of
Clifford Proctor (living)
Msgr. Brian McNamara
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Respect Life Ministry
Death with Dignity?
by Msgr. Donald Hanson, Pastor, Most Holy Trinity, East Hampton
You have most likely read or heard about Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old, newly
married woman who was diagnosed with a malignant and inoperable brain cancer.
She chose to end her life by a deliberate overdose of barbiturates prescribed by her
doctor in Oregon, one of five states where assisted suicide is legal. She decided to
make her choice public on social media and became part of a public campaign to
influence acceptance of “death with dignity.”
Brittany’s story is a very sad one and we cannot but feel sorrow, not only for her,
but for her husband and her family as well. But there are underlying values and assumptions here which need to
be teased out and evaluated. Is suicide in this way really “death with dignity”? Is this an ethical decision which
society should welcome and embrace? Clearly from a Catholic standpoint it is not. But why? Isn’t this just the
Catholic Church standing in the way of progress and compassion once again? I think not, and here is why.
Life is a gift. It is infinitely precious and valuable. This is true whether we are born perfectly formed, incredibly
talented and stunningly handsome, or whether we come into this world with some disability, whether physical,
mental, or otherwise. We are God’s creation and each of us is a miracle.
That also means that we are not our own. As St. Paul says to the Corinthians: “Do you not know that your body is
a temple of the holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have
been purchased at a price. Therefore, glorify God in your body.” (1Co 6:19-20 NABre). And again in Romans:
“For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord; so then, whether we live or die, we are
the Lord’s.” (Rom 14:8 NABre) That reality is something which secular culture does not understand and does not
accept, yet it is a central part of our faith. It is more than just that God forbids suicide (which God does), but why
God does: Because we are God’s; life is God’s gift. We—in all our imperfection—are an expression of God’s
love.
Although I feel sympathy for Brittany I also recognize that this is part of a marketing effort organized by prosuicide groups. Be attentive! Doctors, for the most part, do not want to be a part of this. It directly contradicts
their calling to be healers. Nor is this a private matter; it has immediate social effects. But our highly individualized contemporary American culture doesn’t support that either. The libertarian view sees everyone as completely
autonomous and given freedom not to be limited by anyone. That is not the Christian view. We belong to one
another. We were made to be in community and fellowship. We are the body of Christ. The common good is a
treasured part of our political and spiritual heritage. Extreme individualism is one of the poisoned pills our culture
is handing out to us.
End of life issues—as also beginning of life issues—have been made more complex because of technology.
Ethical reflection has a hard time keeping pace with new scientific capabilities. But Christian ethics insists always
on the dignity of the human person. Catholic moral teaching has always held that we are not obliged to take
extraordinary means to prolong life. Important advances in palliative care (keeping terminal patients pain-free)
and the hospice movement have reduced the physical, psychological and spiritual pain of death and dying.
Human life is not a consumer commodity to be thrown away when it is less than optimal. Death is part of life; not
a taboo. Were we to think, feel, say or act as if there was no value or meaning to death, we would be abandoning
Christ on the cross. Jesus “loved his own in the world and he loved them to the end.” (Jn 13:1 NABre) And that
“end” was when he bowed his head on the cross and gave up his spirit.
Respect life. Pray for and visit the sick and suffering. Accompany the dying. Like Jesus, “love them till the end.”
“Do you not know that you are the temple of God ... ? If anyone destroys God’s temple,
God will destroy that person; for the temple of God, which you are, is holy.”
~ 1 Corinthians 3:16-17
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LENTEN OPPORTUNITIES
Tuesday, March 17:
7:30pm in the PARISH CENTER
PATHS TO PRAYER: CHAPTERS 7 & 8
Deacon John will lead us in a Guided Meditation
and a discussion of Chapters 7 & 8.
Friday, March 20:
1:00pm & 7:00pm in the CHURCH
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Meditate upon the Passion and Death of Jesus.
Monday, March 23 - Thursday, March 26:
PARISH MISSION
9:00am in the PARISH CENTER Join with us as Fr. Jude Siciliano, O.P. &
7:30pm in the CHURCH
Sr. Patricia Bruno, O.P. help us to draw
closer to Christ.
Friday, March 27:
1:00pm & 7:00pm in the CHURCH
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Meditate upon the Passion and Death of Jesus.
Tuesday, March 31:
7:30pm in the PARISH CENTER
PATHS TO PRAYER: CHAPTERS 9 & 10
Deacon Jack will lead us in the Rosary and a
discussion of Chapters 9 & 10.
Tuesday, April 7:
7:30pm in the PARISH CENTER
PATHS TO PRAYER: CHAPTERS 11 & 12
Fr. Brian will lead us in a discussion of the final chapters.
Catholic Relief Services Collection
This weekend, our Parish will take up the Catholic Relief Services Collection. This Collection supports six
Catholic agencies benefiting millions of vulnerable, displaced and impoverished families and individuals
around the world. From direct humanitarian service to helping victims of human trafficking and working
to reunify families, the funds from this Collection make a real difference in lives across the globe. How
will you help? Please suppor t The Catholic Relief Ser vices Collection and Jesus in disguise.
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Men’s Prayer Group-evening
An evening Men’s Prayer Group! It will be held once a month, on the third Tuesday of each
month from 7:30pm until 8:30pm in the Spiritual Life Center. The next meeting will be on
Tuesday night, March 17. Come with your ideas. We’ll r ead and discuss the Litur gy for
the following Sunday Mass. For more information, call Charles Zeiss at 669.7189 or Cliff
Proctor at 669.3198.
Men’s Prayer Group-morning
We invite all men of the parish to meet for prayer
and reflection after the 8:30am Mass on Thursday,
March 19 in the Parish Center. We meet once a
month to read and discuss the Scriptures for the following Sunday. Come with your ideas and suggestions. We’ll gather for conversation and fellowship.
Call Jack Fitzgerald at 587.5548 for more information.
Children’s Liturgy
As we continue our PRAYER FILLED Journey of Lent, please join us:
Sunday, March 15
Parish Center
A showcase of Lenten Practices and Traditions. Join us after the 9:30am Mass to see and hear
the origins and meanings of the symbols and practices of the Lenten and Easter Seasons.
Around the Parish
Holy Thursday, April 2
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Church
5:00pm
A child-centered service remembering Jesus’ loving act of washing the disciple’s feet and the
celebration of the Last Supper.
Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday, April 4
All Purpose Room/Great Lawn
11:00am
Bring your Easter Basket along!
Come and pray this Lent at “The Six”
Sunday, 6:00pm Mass
All 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders and their families.
Please join “The Six” with your grade…
4th Sunday of Lent
March 15
Grade 6
5th Sunday of Lent
March 22
Grade 7
Palm Sunday
March 29
Grade 8
“See” be open to God’s love
“Serve” Service Project Sunday
“Pray” as Holy Week begins
PEP 4 Religious Education
The classroom program formally ended a few weeks ago, and at our closing celebration, Father
Bob shared some of his Camino journey with the parents and children. As a response, some of the
PEP 4 students answered the following questions:
Religious Education
LENT ‘15
This year, I felt more equipped to journey as a pilgrim with Jesus because ...
The classroom lesson which helped me the most was ...
This year, I felt more equipped to journey
as a pilgrim with Jesus because
Jesus has been not only a mentor, but a leader.
Jesus has shown me how to do the right thing
and how to make the right decisions in life
and not to hurt others.
The classroom lesson which helped me the
most was
when we replaced “coins” of fear,
loneliness and anger with coins of peace, love
and friendship.
This year, I felt more equipped to journey
as a pilgrim with Jesus because
He is awesome
and is nice and helps people.
The classroom lesson which helped me the
most was
examining our conscience…
because I learned that I have to let
things go
in order to let love in.
I realized that there are good and bad things in
this world but Jesus is one of the good things.
~ Reagan Messina ~
~ Gabriella Cetero ~
Special K
If you have a child in Kindergarten, please consider coming to a wonderful program!
Designed to gently lead your child into formal religious education, this format will
introduce your children to many Church traditions, children’s prayer experiences
and some practical ways in which to participate in Mass on their age level.
We meet monthly in Church from 4:30pm to approximately 5:10pm:
April 17, May 15
Please register at: [email protected]. There is no fee for this program.
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All Parents and Students
are Invited to Attend
The Courage to Speak® Foundation
Presentation
www.couragetospeak.org
By Ginger Katz,
CEO/Founder of the Courage to Speak®
Foundation and Author of Sunny’s Story
will be speaking along with her husband
Larry Katz, BA in Psychology,
MS in Nutrition, and Co-Founder of the
Courage to Speak® Foundation on:
March 19, 2015
6:30pm - Adults Only
$10 fee
March 20, 2015
Students (Grades 4-8)
Lady of Lourdes School
44 Toomey Road
West Islip, NY
The Courage to Speak Foundation, Inc. was founded by Ginger Katz in an effort to foster
open communication about the prevention of alcohol and other drug abuse among young
people. Ginger has been inspired to speak out by the untimely death of her son Ian from a
drug overdose. Since 1996, she has given over 1,000 presentations nationally to hundreds
of thousands of parents. The Courage to Speak Foundation provides drug prevention
presentations, school-based curricula developed by experts for elementary, middle and
high school and Courageous Parenting 101 for parents, evaluated by Yale University.
Issues to be addressed:
 Signs to look for
 Alcohol and drug prevention
 The code of silence and its dangers
 Addiction and its impact on families
 What to do if your child is using or experimenting with drugs including alcohol
 How to recognize risky behaviors and relationships
For more information, contact Stephanie Vacca at [email protected].
www.couragetospeak.org * 1-877-431-3295
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If you would like to make a donation to Parish Outreach in memory of a loved one, please call
Trish Frodell, Director of Parish Social Ministry at 661.3224, press 4.
Canned pasta
Macaroni and cheese
Pasta sauce
Rice
Instant potatoes
Parish Outreach
Donations
February 2015 Donations to Parish Outreach

Donations were received from Jean M. Fiust, Phil & Connie A mbrosino, Michela Farrauto,
Forerunner Telecom, Frank Curry and Michael & Lois Popp.

Ken Chapuisat & Marcy Reynolds made a donation In the Name of Nancy Schisano, Ken
Chapuisat’s Sister.

Outreach received a donation from George & Rosalie Mangels In Memory of Jay Martau and
Jean Wolf.

An Anonymous Donation was received in Thanksgiving for Fr. Brian and Una McGrade.

Pat & Bill Young made a donation in Memory of John McAuliffe.

Outreach received a donation from Rose M. Genna In Memory of Vera Vieni.

A donation was received from Jerry Esposito In Memory of Nicholas Filetti.

Mark & Susan Dobson made a donation to Outreach In Loving Memory of Jean Marie
Dobson.
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Outreach received a donation from Mary J. Borgs In Memory of Kenny Chapuisat’s Sister,
Nancy Schisano.

Jerry Esposito made a donation to Outreach In Memory of Marie Ricigliano’s First
Anniversary in Heaven.

Outreach received a donation from Doris & Richard Shaddock In Memory of Doris’ Sister
Diane Nigro, Doris’ Uncle Henry Riedermann and Richard’s Mom, Elinor Shaddock.

Ed & Maureen Hawkins made a donation In Memory of Nancy Schisano.

A donation was received from Marie & Gerry Fogarty In Memory of Ann Gorman,
John G. McAuliffe and John A. McAuliffe.

Connie & Phil Ambrosino made a donation in Memory of James John D’Amato.
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Ministry of Praise
Members pray at home for the intentions of the Church and Parish; designed for the homebound,
senior citizens, etc. Monthly calendar is available in the Narthex. Prayer requests can be left in
the Ministry of Praise box along with the name and address of any homebound person who might
want a copy of the calendar mailed to them (please print).
Good Samaritan Prayer Group of L.I.
The Good Samaritan Prayer Group of Long Island holds their meetings every Friday (except the first Friday of the month) at OLL
School in Room 16 from 8:00pm until 10:00pm. All are welcome to
experience singing, praying and fellowship .
Prayer for Divine Mercy
An invitation to all men and women to be part of God’s plan. We invite you to meet in prayer for
the world and our nation to put their trust in God. Our hope is that the nations will have a new
spirit of morality. Please come with your love and hope for humanity as well as your prayer requests. We gather together every Thursday at 1:30pm before the Blessed Sacrament for about
one half hour. For more information, call Charles Argento at 586.8528.
Boy Scout Troop 179
For more than 41 years, Our Lady of Lourdes has been sponsoring Boy Scout
Troop 179 of West Islip. We meet every Thursday in the School Cafeteria
from 7:30pm to 9:00pm. If you are interested in joining Boy Scouts, check
out our website and stop by a meeting!
Website: http://witroop179.wix.com/bsatroop179#
Email: [email protected]
Around the Parish
Support Groups (all meetings are in Lourdes Hall - lower level of Convent)
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Alcoholics Anonymous: Monday and Tuesday at 8pm and Satur day at 11am and 7pm.
ALANON: Wednesday at 10am. Beginner ’s meeting at 9:30am. Fr ee babysitting available.
AA Day-by-Day/Girls Night Out: Thur sday at 7:30pm.
In addition to our parish website, please visit us on Facebook at The Parish
Family of Our Lady of Lourdes. Click “Like” and you will receive the latest
news on upcoming parish events and information.
Our Lady of Lourdes School 50th Anniversary
Did you go to Our Lady of Lourdes School during the sixties and seventies? Be part of our yearlong 50th Anniversary Celebration. For further information, call Rich Maher at 631.661.5478 or
Frank Antonawich at 631.587.7988.
Grandmothers ~ Mothers ~ Daughters ~ Friends
Victorian Tea
Sunday, April 19, 2015
2:00pm to 5:00pm
Our Lady of Lourdes
All Purpose Room
Chinese auction-great local restaurant gift cards,
Kindle Fire HDX, designer sunglasses
Prizes for the Best Hat and Best Decorated Table
Please bring your Favorite Teacup!
Tickets $20 per person
Now on sale in the Outreach Office
First 75 tickets sold will receive five free raffle tickets!
OLL has a Senior Singles Group that gets
together every month. We’re a social group that comes
together for adult conversation and good times. We meet
in the Parish Center on the last Saturday of the month
after the 5:00pm Mass. We have dinner and sometimes
we have a game night. We’ve gone on trips to Niagara
Falls, Lancaster, PA, Branson, MO and New Orleans, LA.
If you are interested in joining us (remember, we’re
“Senior” singles!), call Pat McKeefery at the Outreach
Office at 661.9262, Option 4, for information on our next
meeting.
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Catholics for Freedom of Religion
March 25, 2015 at 7:00pm
St. James Church Parish Center
429 Route 25A, Setauket, NY 11733
Join us as Kelly Shackelford, Esq. (President and CEO, Liberty
Institute, Plano, TX) and Thomas Renker, Esq. (General Counsel,
Diocese of Rockville Centre, NY) discuss why there is a need to
protect and restore religious freedom in America and how it is
under serious attack -- in our schools, our churches, our military
and throughout the public arena.
Synod of Bishops on the Family
This past fall there was a great deal of media coverage regarding
the preparations for the Bishops’ Synod on the Family. At this
time, parishioners are being invited to offer input to a series of
questions in the “Lineamenta” or final preparatory document.
Visit www.drvc.org and click on the “Synod of Bishops” icon
to access the questions and directions. The deadline for all
responses to be received by the Diocese is March 13, 2015.
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5th Avenue, Bay Shore
St. Patrick’s Celebration - Corned Beef Dinner
March 17 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm
$15 includes corned beef served with cabbage, potatoes, Irish
soda bread, unlimited beer-wine-soda
$5 children’s platters - chicken tenders and mac & cheese
For information, call office at 665-9075 or Jack at 666-4939.
Catholic Charities Job Opening
On Call Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) or Registered Nurses (RN)
Talbot House, Bohemia, NY – Chemical Dependence Services
(Need flexible availability including weekends & holidays)
Talbot House is a 24-hour voluntary chemical dependence Crisis Center, providing short-term
medically monitored inpatient withdrawal and stabilization services to adults in crisis. We are
seeking NYS licensed LPNs and RNs to work on call, monitoring, evaluating and caring for our
clients.
CommunityHappenings
Happenings
Community
Knights of Columbus
HS diploma/GED and work experience that demonstrates the ability to independently evaluate and
triage clients’ medical/psychiatric conditions necessary. Experience working with individuals with
chemical addictions is a strong plus!
To apply, please submit resume and cover letter, detailing relevant experience to:
[email protected] or fax to 516.733.7038. Please include “Talbot LPN/RN” in the subject
line of your email or fax.
Catholic Charities – Diocese of Rockville Centre. “Care With Dignity…….Life With Hope”
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Lenten Day of Prayer at the Seminary
Rev. Patrick J. Griffin, CM, will present a Lenten Day of Prayer at
the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, 440 West Neck Road,
Huntington, on Sunday, March 22 from 9:30am to 3:00pm.
The theme is “Walking with God.” Program includes conferences,
lunch, opportunity for confession and Mass.
Donation - $30. Sponsored by Friends of the Seminary
Reservations required: 631.423.0483, ext. 102 or
[email protected]
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Cub Scout Pack 279
For 43 years, Cub Scout Pack 279 of West Islip has been
serving boys, grades one through five, through scouting.
See what adventures await you! For more information,
contact Kelly Wood at 631-983-8026.
Golden Wedding Jubilee
This spring, couples that have been married fifty years or more will be honored at liturgies on
Sunday, April 19 at the Church of St. Lawrence the Martyr in Sayville and on Sunday,
April 26 at the Church of Maria Regina in Seaford. Both litur gies will begin at 2:30pm.
Couples may register for ONE liturgy. Registration forms and complete instructions can be
obtained at the Parish Office. Registration must be received by the Office of Worship by
April 6 for the April 19 liturgy and by April 13 for the April 26 liturgy.
There will be additional celebrations in the Fall for those who may find that more convenient.
If you have any questions, you may call 516.678.5800, ext.207.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter - Married Couples!
Community Happenings
Looking for the perfect weekend? A weekend that will bring a husband and wife
closer together?
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A WWME weekend is exactly what you are looking for. At a Worldwide Marriage Encounter, the
original and continually updated marriage enrichment program, you get away from the distractions
of everyday life and focus on each other. Enhance your good marriage by attending a Worldwide
Marriage Encounter Weekend!
Weekends are scheduled throughout the Metro New York area. The next weekend on Long Island
is scheduled for April 24-26 at The Immaculate Conception Seminary in Lloyd Harbor, NY. For
more information about the weekends or to apply, call 1-877-697-9963 or visit our web site at
http://www.wwme.org.
Religion and Rock
Tune into “Religion and Rock” with Msgr. Jim Vlaun on Sunday from 7am to 8am
on WBAB 102.3 FM or 95.3 on the East End of Long Island. Listen on Saturdays
at 11pm on Sirius Radio, Channel 159, the Catholic Channel and at 11pm on XM
Satellite, Channel 117. Next Sunday’s theme is “Traditions.”
Growing with the Gospel
Sharing the Gospel
When the Hebrews sinned in the desert, snakes
came to bite them. Moses lifted up a metal
snake in the desert. If God's people looked at
the metal snake, their painful snake bites would
be healed. Instead of dying from their snake
bites, they would live. Our sins are a lot like
those snake bites. Sins turn us away from God,
hurt us, and hurt other people. When Jesus was
lifted up on the cross, he washed our sins away.
Jesus gave us healing and forgiveness. We don't
need to die from our sins. We can believe in
Jesus, follow God with our whole hearts, and
live forever.
Mission for the Week
Help your parents wash dishes. As you take dirty dishes and
wash them clean, talk about how Jesus washed our sins away
on the cross.
Prayer
God, thank
you for
sending Jesus to
wash away my sins.
Something to
Draw
Draw a
picture of
Jesus on
the cross. Around the
cross, write down
your sins in pencil,
then erase them. This
will show that Jesus
has washed all of
your sins away.
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