Saints Philip and James Parish
1 Carow Place
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St. James, NY 11780
PASTORAL CENTER OFFICE HOURS:
Monday-Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday & Saturday: 9am - 5pm
Sunday: 10am - 2pm
PARISH OFFICE: 631-584-5454
PARISH FAX: 631-862-9675
E-MAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: www.sspj.org
PARISH SCHOOL: 631 584-7896
YOUTH OFFICE: 631-862-SSPJ
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 631-584-3204
LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
Weekdays: (Monday - Friday) 7:30am & 9:15am
Saturday: 9:15am
Saturday evening: 5:00pm Sundays: 7:30am, 9:00am,
10:30am & 12:00Noon
Eucharist Adoration: every Thursday from 2:00pm - 4:00pm
& Friday from 8:00pm - 10:00pm in the Church
SACRAMENT of BAPTISM...Celebrated twice a month. Dates
vary. In order to participate in this celebration, parents must
register at the Pastoral Center for our pre-baptism program.
SACRAMENT of MARRIAGE….Couples planning to marry
should contact a priest or deacon before you visit a reception hall
at least nine months before your proposed wedding date.
Call the Pastoral Center for further information.
PASTORAL MINISTRY Rev. Thomas J. Haggerty, Pastor
Rev. Rene Tapel, Associate Pastor
RECTORY STAFF
John Cordes, Director of Facilities
Theresa Ellner, Business Manager
Linda Kushins, Administrative Assistant
Debbie Wunderlich, Bookkeeper
Deacon Ronald Blasius
Deacon Robert Heschl
Deacon John Keenan
Deacon V. Anthony Maggipinto
Deacon Kenneth Maher
Deacon Gerard Reda
SACRAMENT of CONFIRMATION….Children in the
seventh and eighth grade are prepared to celebrate this Sacrament
through programs of the Catholic school or the Religious
Education Office. Older people can prepare for this important
Sacrament through the RCIA process which can be explained at
the Pastoral Center.
Trustees:
Virginia Portanova, Parish Trustee
Jerry Linder, Parish Trustee
SACRAMENT of RECONCILIATION
(Confession, Penance) ....Saturdays from 4:00pm - 5:00pm in the
Church at any time in the Pastoral Center with a priest.
FAITH FORMATION of CHILDREN and YOUTH
Ruth E. Testa, Principal of SSPJ School
Christine Ewald, School Secretary
Lorraine Cortina, Director of Religious Education
Patricia Kaleita, Religious Education Administrator
Suzanne Fitzgibbon, Religious Education Secretary
Frank Brancaccio, Youth Minister
ANOINTING OF THE SICK...In the case of serious
unexpected illness, please contact the Pastoral Center at any time
of the day or night to arrange for a priest to pray with the person
who is sick.
For those about to enter the hospital, we also celebrate this
Sacrament on the first Sunday of the month after the 12noon
Mass.
R.C.I.A. ..Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
(Non-Catholic adults desiring to become Catholic).
Please contact the Pastoral Center for information
LITURGY
Margaret Adams, Director of Music
Michele Familette, Sacristan
OUTREACH
Elizabeth Wittish, OFS, Director of Parish Social Ministry
Parish Council Members:
Jerry Borrelli
Bryan Gill
Rita Byrne
Glee Hoonhout
Jessica Commiso Luke Ledva
Joseph Giacalone Michael Morbillo
Carmela Montesano
Terri Pace
Mary Ann Pose
Margaret Remhild
October 12, 2014 ~ Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
MASS INTENTIONS
For Week of October 12, 2014
SUNDAY, October 12, 2014
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:30am
For the people of the parish
9:00am
10:30am
Grace Ehmann
Karen Naclerio-Negrin
12:00Noon
Collective Mass:
Steven Clark
John & Elizabeth Kenney
Maria Cervo
Brother Jack Moylan, OSF
NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS ~October 19, 2014
Isaiah 45:1, 4-6
We are to worship God alone, the God who calls us by name.
Psalm 96
“Give the Lord glory and honor.”
1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b
We have received the gospel not only in word,
but in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 22:15-21
Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar
and to God what belongs to God.
MONDAY, October 13, 2014
7:30am
9:15am
Prudence Frances Settoducato
Angela Giaquinto
7:30am
9:15am
TUESDAY, October 14, 2014
Steven Clark
Charles Thide
7:30am
9:15am
WEDNESDAY, October 15, 2014
Lou Peck
John Walsh
7:30am
9:15am
THURSDAY, October 16, 2014
Saint Hedwig
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
Virginia Stanton (Living)
Collective Mass:
Marie Amoroso
Peter Chamberlin
John Hooghuis
Judy Ciano
Walter Jezsik
FRIDAY, October 17, 2014
Saint Inatius of Antioch, Bishop & Martyr
7:30am
Lawrence Marchiony
9:15am
Thomas DeMarco
SATURDAY, October 18, 2014
Saint Luke, Evangelist
9:15am
Salvatore Vasturo
5:00pm*
Peter Byrne
*Confirmation I Rite of Enrollment Mass
SUNDAY, October 19, 2014
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:30am
9:00am
10:30am
12:00pm
For the People of the Parish
Anna Zubris & Albert Seeley
Leon Gish
Collective Mass:
Maria Barlin
Louise Fasano
Charles J. Notaro
Barbara Pollina
John Kalabza
Weekly Collections:
October 5, 2014
Collection: $15,126.
Plus Faith Direct (109 donors) $3122.
Plus Children’s Basket $92
2nd Collection Respect Life: $2825
Total - $21,165.
Last Year: $21,820.
Many thanks for your prayers and generosity to SSPJ
as we endeavor to live the gospel together!
Minimum weekly collection to maintain and operate our Parish
Buildings, Ministries and Program, including salaries: $21,018.
“We pray for peace in the world” and
for those who serve….
CDR. D. WILSON MARKS, USN
STEPHEN McAULEY
LT. MICHEL DOLAN, JR.
LT. COL. JOHN KAIRES
LT. COL. STEPHEN A. SCHNELL
ANTHONY & STEPHANIE MERINGOLO
U.S.C.G.
2LT JAKE SHELTON
SPC NICOLE A. CANNON
SGM MICHAEL P. BORRELLI (US ARMY)
CDR. JOHN TULLY, USN
MAJ. JAMES TULLY, USA
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JOSEPH SAGGIO, USN
LT. PAUL WILLMS
STAFF SGT. MICHAEL LONGHENRY
GRACE BRENNAN, U.S.N.
LT. COL. PAUL T. JACKSON
SR AIRMAN E4
ALEXANDER PARRELLA
STEVEN CAVA, USN
ERIC SEELIN, USMC
PVT. CHRISTOPHER HOWELL USA
PFC. DEVON CHRISTIAN, USMC
CW2 CHRIS MUNZ
CW2 NATASHA WORTMAN
RICHARD SOTOMAYER, USAF
LCPL. CONNOR F. SCOTT USMC
PVT. VIINCENT QUAGLIATA
PVT. DANIEL P. STEELE. USMC
SGT. CORY O’HARA USMC
A LETTER FROM FR. TOM
Dear Friends,
Think how much has changed since many of us learned the old “in fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the
ocean blue”! We even learned later on that Chris was not the first to consider the world to be round. But, he did
have another perspective from many of his day, and he acted upon it.
We, as Apostles of Hope, are invited to consider God’s world from God’s perspective, given to us in the One who
bids us to follow him. We are called to put our footprints on our part of the world and to discover anew the riches we
have within us and around us – and the abundance of richness which is revealed when we walk and work together.
Have you considered broadening the vista of our communal journey through joining one of our many parish
ministries or service groups? Sharing an hour of your time as you are able – once a year or month or week - will
enable us to serve more people in more ways. Among our immediate needs are Eucharistic Ministers to serve on an
as available basis at parish funeral Masses. We are still seeking input on creating opportunities for little ones and
their parents at SSPJ. And there are many other possibilities – already in existence, or perhaps just a seed in
someone’s imagination at the moment. Please, consider, “In Two Zero One Four, how might SSPJ do even more –
with my help!”
We are hoping to better utilize the rectory basement for meeting space and are in need of furniture - used but in good
condition. For example - a conference table from an office, or chairs - desk or “waiting room”. A media storage cabinet would also be useful. If you might be able to assist with our furniture hunt, please call the rectory.
Here’s some wisdom I came across online!
Have you seen that joke about not being able to go to bed because “someone is wrong on the Internet”? It
sounds funny, but sometimes we spend far too much energy trying to convince others we’re right. On the
Internet, we call people who can’t let go of an argument “trolls.” But this behavior often happens in face-toface communications too. Sometimes, even if we walk away, the unsettling bad vibrations from such an
encounter can last for days—or longer.
When Jesus said “Blessed are the peacemakers,” he meant more than preventing war. Peacemaking is avoiding needless conflict or domination of others in the name of power or pride. Jesus, by his own example, calls
us to gentleness, submission and empathy, not to one-upmanship.
Next time, try giving up your need to be right. Agree to disagree, shake hands and walk away.
More wisdom may be found in Fr. James Martin’s book My Life with the Saints. Why not plan on reading the book
this month, and gathering with others on All Saints’ Day, Saturday, November 1st, to share some “saintly wisdom”.
More info is in today’s bulletin.
And, Gladys was the preacher's wife and accompanied her husband each Sunday to church. One particular Sunday
when the sermon seemed to go on forever, many in the congregation fell asleep. After the service, to be sociable, she walked up to a very sleepy looking gentleman. In an attempt to revive him from his stupor, she
extended her hand in greeting, and said, "Hello, I'm Gladys Dunn." To which the gentleman replied, "You're
not the only one!"
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Ron Rolheiser
Week of October 5 2014
Sacred Permission to be Human and
the Tools to Handle Frustration
Sometimes certain texts in the bible make you
wonder: Is this really the word of God? Why is this text
in scripture? What's the lesson here?
For example, we have verses in the Psalms, in passages that we pray liturgically, where we ask God to
bash the heads of the children of our enemies against
a rock. How does that invite us to love our enemies?
We see passages in the Book of Job where Job is in
despair and curses not on only the day he was born
but the very fact that anyone was born. It's impossible
to find even a trace of anything positive in his lament.
Similarly, in a rather famous text, we hear Qoheleth
affirm that everything in our lives and in the life of this
world is simple vanity, wind, vapor, of no substance
and of no consequence. What's the lesson here?
Then, in the Gospels, we have passages where the
apostles, discouraged by opposition to their message,
ask Jesus to call down fire and destroy the very
people to whom they are supposed to minister. Hardly
an exemplar for ministry!
Why are these texts in the bible? Because they give
us
sacred permission to feel the way we feel sometimes and they give us sacred tools to help us deal
with the shortcomings and frustrations of our
lives. They are, in fact, both very important and very
consoling texts because, to put it metaphorically, they
give us a large enough keyboard to play all the songs
that we need to play in our lives.
They give us the
laments and the prayers we need to utter sometimes
in the face of our human condition, with its many
frustrations, and in the face of death, tragedy, and
depression.
To give a simple example: A friend of mine shares this
story: Recently he was in church with his family, which
included his seven year-old son, Michael, and his own
mother, Michael's grandmother. At one point, Michael,
seated beside his grandmother, whispered aloud: "I'm
so bored!" His grandmother pinched him and chided
him: "You are not bored!” as if the sacred ambience of
church and an authoritative command could change
human nature. They can't. When we're bored, we're
bored! And sometimes we need to be given divine permission to feel what we're spontaneously feeling.
Some years ago, for all the noblest of intentions, a religious community I know wanted to sanitize the Psalms
that they pray regularly in the Divine Office to rid them
of all elements of anger, violence, vengeance, and
war. They had some of their own scripture scholars
do the work so that it would be scholarly and
serious. They succeeded in that, the product was
scholarly and serious, but stripped of all motifs of
violence, vengeance, anger, and war what resulted
was something that looked more like a Hallmark
Card than a series of prayers that express real life
and real feelings. We don't always feel upbeat, generous, and faith-filled. Sometimes we feel angry,
bitter, and vengeful. We need to be given sacred
permission to feel that way (though not to act that
way) and to pray in honesty out of that space.
My parents, and for the most part their whole generation, would, daily, in their prayers, utter these
words: To You do we send up our sighs, mourning
and weeping in this valley of tears. Our own generation tends to view this as morbid, as somehow
denigrating both the beauty and joy of life and the
perspective that faith is meant to give us. But there's
a hidden richness in that prayer. In praying in that
way, they gave themselves sacred permission to
accept the limits of their lives. That prayer carries
the symbolic tools to handle frustration; something, I
submit, we have failed to sufficiently give to our own
children. Too many young people today have never
been given the symbolic tools to handle frustration,
nor sacred permission to feel what they are feeling.
Sometimes, all good intentions aside, we have
handed our children more of Walt Disney than Gospel.
In the Book of Lamentations we find a passage that
while sounding negative on the surface, is paradoxically, in the face of death and tragedy, perhaps the
most consoling text of all. The text simply states
that, sometimes in life, all we can do is put our
mouths to the dust and wait!
That's sound advice, spoken from the mouth of experience and the mouth of faith.
The poet, Rainer Marie Rilke, once wrote these
words to a friend who, in the face of the death of a
loved one, wondered how or where he could ever
find consolation. What do I do with all this
grief? Rilke's reply: "Do not be afraid to suffer, give
that heaviness back to the weight of the earth;
mountains are heavy, seas are heavy." They are,
so too is life sometimes and we need to be given
God's permission to feel that heaviness.
Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, theologian, teacher, and awardwinning author, is President of the Oblate School of Theology
in San Antonio, TX. He can be contacted through his website
www.ronrolheiser.com.
Now on Facebook www.facebook.com/ronrolheiser
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October 18/19, 2014 ~ Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
SATURDAY 5:00PM
H. KEENAN
M. LATINO
M. LAUB
M. LOUGHLIN
C. MASI-HAYES
P. MAUCERI
R. PIAZZA
G. PRIEBE
L. RUOCCO
J. SMALDINO
SUNDAY 7:30AM
C. CZUJKO
R. FABIAN
J. HARVEY
S. INSERRA
P. KANUIKA
L. KENNEY
M. KENNEY
A. MANTIA
P. MARTIN
L. MUSCHITIELLO
SUNDAY 9:00AM
M. DRECHSLER
A. GIORDANO
M. GUIDA
J. KIRDAHY
M. KOKE
N. LOCASTRO
B. LUNA
K. MAYS
M. MORBILLO
D. MULHALL
SUNDAY 10:30AM
D. PENNINGTON
C. RAFUSE
N. RANNAZZISI
S. RICCCI
W. RODRIGUEZ
A. SANTO
J. SCOTT
L. SISTI
J. SWEENEY
M. TANGEL
SUNDAY 12NOON
P. ROMAN
F. ROMANELLI
R. ROMANELLI
E. SOTOMAYER
T. SPELLMAN, JR.
P. TULLY
D. UY
P. AGOGLIA
R. DODA, SR.
H. AUSTIN
ALTAR SERVERS SCHEDULE ~ OCTOBER 18-19, 2014
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
SUNDAY
SUNDAY
SUNDAY
5:00PM
7:30AM
9AM
10:30AM
12NOON
KEVIN GOULD
CHRIS HAFF
C. MORBILLO
WILLIAM TANGEL
DILLON REYNOLDS
RAYMOND GREENE
WILLIAM HAFF
C. DAWSON
MARK STEPHEN
DOUG REYNOLDS
GWYNETH KNOTT
JACK SPINKS
KEVIN KEESE
DAN LEBER
M. REYNOLDS
OONAGH KNOTT
DREW WERNER
BRIAN KEESE
MICHAEL LEBER
REBECCA WALSH
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PRO-LIFE ROSE
OCTOBER 12, 2014
The Pro-Life Rose is dedicated this week
In Loving Memory of
STEVEN CLARK
(October 8, 2013)
“1st Anniversary in Heaven”
Love, Your Family
(If you are interested in dedicating
a rose please contact: Linda Kushins at the Rectory Donation $15.00)
2nd
MICHELLE DOLAN
(SSPJ)
TO
DUSTIN GROSSO
(ST. ROCCO’S –GLEN COVE)
BANNS
OF
MARRIAGE
MARIAH GRACE
(SSPJ)
TO
BRIAN TURIZO
(ST. RAYMONDS-VA.)
The Sts. Philip and James Rectory
will be closed on October 13, 2014 in
observance of Columbus Day.
ESTELLE FIMBEL
(SSPJ)
TO
MICHAEL QUINN
(ST. LEO, NJ)
We will re-open on
Tuesday, October 14th at 9:00am
FYI
The Gathering of Women will resume in November.
Please watch the bulletin for details.
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NEW TO THE AREA? NEW TO OUR PARISH?
Our Parish Family welcomes you! We invite you to a welcome breakfast on the First Sunday of the month after the 10:30am Mass. Join
us at the 10:30am Mass and then for fellowship in the Auditorium.
We look forward to seeing you!!
OUR LADY OF MERCY ACADEMY
has informed us of the following
students from our parish who have
exhibited academic excellence for the
Fourth Quarter marking period.
Congratulations to all!!
From the moment of our conception, God has initiated a relationship
with us. How important it is on our part to nurture that relationship
so that we can draw upon the strength and life that He alone can
offer us.
MARY ERICKSON
GR. 12 FIRST HONORS
ELIAZBETH O’SULLIVAN
GR. 12 FIRST HONORS
KAITLIN TUBBS
GR. 10 FIRST HONORS
Feel free to submit this form to the rectory so that we can give you
more details about our registration process.
ABIGAIL CIRELLI
GR. 10 PRINCIPAL’S LIST
VERONICA CIRELLI
GR. 12 PRINCIPAL’S LIST
LAURIANN KORMYLO
GR. 12 PRINCIPAL’S LIST
JESSIE MALATESTA
GR. 10 PRINCIPAL’S LIST
ERIN DUFFY
GR. 9
NAME:_____________________________________________
PHONE: ________________________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS:____________________________________
PLEASE CHECK OFF WHAT APPLIES.
NEW TO AREA _____
NEVER REGISTERED IN PARISH__________
1ST TIME/RETURNING TO CHURCH_________
SCHOOL/RELIGIOUS ED_____________
BAPTISM______________
OTHER__________________
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SECOND HONORS
PARISH SOCIAL MINISTRY
The SSPJ Prayer Shawl Ministry will meet this week on THURSDAY, OCTOBER
16th from 10am to 12pm in the Philip and James Room. Come and join us as we
pray for each other and for the people who will rec3eive the blankets and
shawls. Instructions and yarn are available.
For information: Call Marge at 631-439-0468.
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PRO-LIFE ROSARY
In celebration of Respect Life month and in
conjunction with our Diocesan Respect Life Office,
Sts. Philip and James Parish will have
Adoration and Rosary on
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17TH from 8pm to 10pm.
Please join us for anytime during the evening for
prayer for life in all its stages.
Remembering Loved Ones
The Bread and Wine
The cost of bread and wine or the altar candles for one week, usually in memory of a loved one, living or deceased are listed below.
If at any time you are interested in making such a donation
please call the Receptionist at the Pastoral Center (584-5454) or
stop in to make arrangements.
An acknowledgement of your offering will appear in the bulletin.
this week is dedicated
in Loving Memory of
DOROTHY OWEN DOWLING
Requested by James
THE BREAD & WINE DONATION………….$25.00
THE ALTAR CANDLES DONATION ...……$25.00
Next weekend, World Mission Sunday, our Holy Father, Pope Francis,
calls every Catholic to celebrate at the Eucharist, our vocation to be
missionary and to help the Missions. As Catholics around the world,
here at home and in the Missions, gather at the Eucharistic table, let us
pray for the Church’s worldwide mission and offer financial help through
the Propagation of the Faith for more that 1,150 dioceses in Asia, Africa,
Latin America and the Pacific Islands. Thank you for your generosity.
ST. MONICA PRAYER GROUP
RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY
Come join us on TUESDAY OCTOBER 14TH at 7pm in the
kitchen of the Rectory Office to pray for your loved ones. We
pray the rosary and prayer petition to St. Monica, patron saint
of mothers, husbands, grandparents, aunts, uncles or just
special people who need our prayers.
The first meeting of this year for the Respect Life Ministry will
take place on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH
at 7:30pm in the Cantina of the Rectory Office Building.
Please consider joining our parish ministry. All are welcome.
Please join us!
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PARISH CALENDAR
For the week of OCTOBER 12, 2014
SUNDAY, October 12, 2014
7:00am
PSM Handcrafting Justice Sale
8:30am
RCIA
10:00am
7:00pm
Hospitality Sunday
AA Meeting
Auditorium
Philip & James Rm.
& cantina
Auditorium
Old Church
MONDAY, October 13, 2014.
5:00pm
Religious Ed-8th Gr. Class
Philip & James Rm.
TUESDAY, October 14, 2014
10:00am
Com. I Parent Workshop
1:00pm
Spirit of Love Prayer Group
4:30pm
Children’s Choir
7:00pm
St. Monica Group
7:30pm
Respect Life Meeting
7:30pm
Chords of Faith
7:30pm
Ministry of Consolation Meeting
Old Church
Old Church
Church
Cantina
Cantina
Church
Old Church
WEDNESDAY, October 15, 2014
10:00am
Catechist Workshop Gr. 3 & 4
10:00am
Yoga
7:00pm
Youth Ministry
7:00pm
7:00pm
Boy Scout Troop 7 Leadership Mtg.
Conf. I Candidate/Parent Meeting
THURSDAY, October 16, 2014
10:00am
Prayer Shawl/Blanket Ministry
2:00pm
Eucharistic Adoration
5:30pm
Youth Ministry Retreat Meetings
7:00pm
Catechist Workshop Gr. 3 & 4
7:30pm
Adult Choir
FRIDAY, October 17, 2014
5:00pm
Secular Franciscans
7:00pm
8:00pm
AA Meeting
Eucharistic Adoration
SATURDAY, October 18, 2014
5:00pm
Conf. I Rite of Enrollment Mass
7:00pm
You’re Never Too Young
Philip & James Rm.
Old Church
Philip & James Rm./
Cantina/Old Church
Monte Lab
Church
Philip & James Rm.
Church
Old Church office
Philip & James Rm.
Church
Philip & James Rm/
Cantina
Old Church
Church
Church
Old Church
SUNDAY, October 19, 2014
8:30am
RCIA
Philip & James Rm.
9:00am
Chaminade Soccer Team Mass/Breakfast Church/Auditorium
10:00am
Peanut Butter & Jelly Gang
Auditorum
6:00pm
Thanksgiving Music Practice
Church
7:00pm
AA Meeting
Old Church
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VIVIEN CORDES
MARY DAUM
LORRAINE KEENAN
FLORENCE PARKER*
GREGORY PARKER*
VINCENT BRIANTE
PATRICIA ESPOSITO
LOUIS ESPOSITO
GINNY STANTON
DAVID MURRAY
DYLAN BEACH
AL ALIO
PHILIP S. MASI
LORRAINE CASTELLI
FRED ZAPF
PATRICIA PAPROCKY
CONNIE & FRED POLIK
FRANK PEREZ
BABY FRANK SAPIENZA
MONIQUE TRATT
RAYMOND AGOSTINO
BERNARD AGOSTINO
MARIE FABRY
EDDIE FABRY
MARIA MANCINO*
FREDDY FOX
MSGR. CHARLES GUARINO
LINDA KUSHINS
EILEEN SULLIVAN
CATHERINE NESFIELD
TOM BOURGUIGNON
EVA ALAIMO
BETTY SMITH
RUTH ANNE YOUNG
JANET CLARKE
ROSEANN YACONE
PAULETTE CHASE
LUCI VISCONTI
DAN O’NEILL
KATHLEEN WANAMAKER
JEANNE CHRISTINE SERVERIO
THOMAS MILOSCIA
VINNY FRANCO
THOMAS MORRISON
PETER RAMOS
KAITLYN CAHILL
GLORIA MONTESANO
LUCILLE WEIDNER
VINCENT PAGNOTTA
RENEE SKRAPITS
KITTY CLARK
ROCHELLE VERRALE
KYLE MUTSCHLER
DIEGO STINCONE
TINA NAPOLI
TARA DOUGHERTY
JEAN FLAHERTY
STEVE ROBERTS
ROSEANN DEFEDE
PATRICIA JONES
MARIE DELCIELLO
FRANK ROTOLO
JERRY BORRELLI
JEAN ANDRUCKI
ELAINE STOWE
JULIANNE
GERARD LAWLOR
PATTY JONES
LUCILLE DATTOMA
JOSEPH JACK
ROBERTA ENGLISH
BRIDGET ENGLISH
OTTO PETERSEN
INKY KEAVENY
JOSEPH (CHICK) MARTIN
ANN FALZARANO
THOMAS COLLINS
AL BUKOFSKY
NICHOLAS GULOTTA
TOM UNVERZAGT
PATRICIA JONES
ANNMARIE CORTINA
PAUL WEI NER
MARYBETH COLLINS
DON CINNCIONE
ADRIAN DIAZ
JENNIFER KENNEDY
LILLIAN ANDREASI
MARGE FOX
CAROLINE PIZZORUSSO
JOHN C.
JACK
FELIX TALAMO
VIRGINIA SAVASTANO
JACQUELINE TALLMAN
MICHAEL KEENAN
LORRAINE LEE
JOAN TARNOWSKI
BABY LUKE
MIKE AMOROSO
SR. MARGARET PATRICIA O.P.
JOAN COOPER
SR. JOAN KELLENBERG
BABY AUBREE ATAMANCHUK
ANTHONY MALATESTA
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STAINED GLASS CLUB UPCOMING EVENTS
HALLOWEEN SOCIAL SPONSORED
BY THE STAINED GLASS CLUB
OCTOBER 25TH FROM 7PM TO 10PM
IN THE SSPJ AUDITORIUM
ALL SIXTH GRADE AND ABOVE ARE WELCOME
Games, music, pizza, snacks and drinks served.
Costumes encouraged - Donation—$10.00
Hospitality Sunday will be hosted on
THIS Sunday October 12th in the Auditorium after
the 9:00am and 10:30am Mass. A light breakfast of
bagels, muffins, fruit, and beverages will be served .
Please join us at our monthly
breakfast sponsored by our Knights of Columbus where parishioners
and their families have an opportunity to meet each other
MUSIC MINISTRY NEWS
Now is the time to join the choir. Exciting new things are happening, we are expanding our music repertoire for the coming year. Come see what we are all about.
The Adult Choir (18yrs and up) rehearse Thursdays at 7:30pm in the church and sing
for the 10:30am Mass. The Chords of Faith (Grades 7-12) rehearse Tuesdays at
7:30pm in the church and sing for the Saturday 5:00pm Mass. The Children’s Choir
(Grade 3-6) rehearse every other Tuesday and sing every other Saturday with the
Chords of Faith. Next rehearsal is October 14th and Mass is October 18th.
Our Christmas Concert is fast approaching. Now is the time to join and be a part of it.
No audition is required …...just a love of God and Music.
For more information contact the Music Director, Margaret Adams at 584-5454,
[email protected] or check the parish website, www.sspj.org.
Music is listed under opportunities to serve. Or, just stop and see me or talk to choir members after mass.
See you in church!!!
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SSPJ SCHOOL UPDATE
The first graders at SSPJ were enthusiastic about
the start of the new school year! They began the
year by learning about new Common Core math
concepts. Using counting cubes, the students
worked with partners to come up with different
ways to make eight, nine and ten. This studentcentered discovery made challenging math problems easier for the students to grasp. Our students took their learning even further when they
wrote the corresponding number sentence to go
with each of the many ways to make eight, nine
and ten. In the next few months, the first graders
will be applying the strategies that they have
learned throughout this addition unit to new subtraction concepts. They cannot wait to expand
their math skills even further. We are off to a great mathematical year here in first grade!
~Danielle Komyathy
First Grade Teacher
FOURTH GRADE NEWS !
Fourth grade hit the ground running when they arrived at SSPJ
in September.
They have been working diligently in all subject areas especially in Math preparing for their NY State Math test.
Technology has also been integrated into our curriculum with
our state of the art computer under the direction of Mrs. Baldauf. The integration is all part of the STEM initiative.
However our foundation is our Catholic Identity which we foster in all our children. Here our children are discussing the
Rosary and daily through October will be saying a decade of
the Rosary to honor Mary as “Queen of the Rosary”.
~Patti-Jean Rowland
Fourth Grade Teacher
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Eucharistic Ministers for Adoration
We are in need of a Eucharistic Minister to assist at Friday’s
Eucharistic Adoration—to expose and repose the Blessed Sacrament.
You would be assigned on a fixed schedule basis, once every 2 months.
If you are interested please contact: Dan Liddy at 751-2869.
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS NEEDED!
The Catholic Chaplain’s Office at Stony Brook University Hospital is seeking Eucharistic Ministers to bring Communion
to patients at the hospital. Eucharistic Ministers are scheduled to serve one day a month (Sunday or Wednesday) and
spend 1-3 hours at the hospital per assignment. Training will be provided. If interested in learning more about this special ministry, please contact Greg Shemitz at (631) 751-2446, email: [email protected], or Ueli Laeng at (631) 7374164, email: [email protected].
Attention Young Adults ages 18-28
Are you looking for a gathering of your peers which will also bring you
into a closer relationship with God? Are you looking to care for creation and work in the field of ecojustice? If so, perhaps Franciscan
YOUFRA may be for you. YOUFRA is built upon the tenets of prayer,
fellowship and service within the Roman Catholic tradition. You are
invited to come and check us out at St. Louis de Montfort RC Church,
75 New York Avenue, Sound Beach, NY on the second Wednesday of
the month at 7PM.Please call Jean D’Onofrio, OFS, Coordinator for
Young Adults for the Tau Cross Region at 6531-928-7894 or email her
at [email protected] for more information.
CHRIST THE KING R.C.C
2 Indian Head Road, Commack
TAIZE PRAYER
AROUND THE CROSS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2014
7:00PM IN THE CHURCH
Join us for a candlelight prayer service to
help us reflect on the mystery of the
cross and the glory of the resurrection.
Consider setting aside 45 minutes to join
ST. JOSEPH PARISH
in this beautiful form of prayer.
presents A Special Cancer Mass
For more information, please contact:
of God’s Strength, Healing & Mercy
Joseph Smaldino at 631*864-1623 or
Please join us for Mass on Tuesday evening,
[email protected]
October 14th at 7:30pm in the Church
Families & friends are invited to join us at the
Eucharist and the anointing of the sick.
Hospitality will follow at Travis Hall.
St. Joseph Parish, 59 Church St., Kings Park, NY
Pastor, Rev. Sean J. Gann
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OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY RETREAT with
Father Hugh Gillespie, SMM
Dates: Sat., Oct. 10, Sun., Oct. 12, and Mon., Oct. 13
At the Shrine of Our Lady of the Island, 258 Eastport
Manor Road, Manorville, NY, 11949
Free to attend, donations appreciated.
A 3 day retreat on Our Lady of the Rosary.
See www.ourladyoftheisland.org or call
631-325-0661 for more details