Our Lady
Queen of Martyrs
53 Prospect Road, Centerport, NY 11721
631.757.8184
www.olqmparish.org
October 12, 2014
PASTORAL STAFF
Pastor
Father John D. Gilmartin
[email protected]
Parish office closed on Monday, October 13th in observance of
Columbus Day. Mass will be celebrated at 9am.
Pastor Emeritus
Rev. Msgr. T. Peter Ryan
Deacon
John Rieger
[email protected]
Pastoral Associate
Sister Eileen Corcoran
[email protected]
631.757.6250
Children’s Faith Formation
Ninette Euler, Director
[email protected]
631.757.0720
Parish Social Ministry
Kevin Blum, Director
[email protected]
631.754.9045
Administrator: Mary Martin
[email protected]
Assistant: Judy Smith
[email protected]
Youth Minister: Bill Leone
[email protected]
Parish Facilities Director
Alexei Korenevski
Music Coordinator
Deirdre Kupka
Weekend Assistant
Fr. Dowling, Fordham University
PRAY WITH US
Daily Masses
Monday-Thursday at 12pm
Saturday at 9am
Weekend Masses
Saturday at 5pm
Sunday at 8am, 10am and 12pm
Special Needs Masses
Saturday, October 18th at 5:00pm
Holy Days
7:30pm Vigil evening of the Feast
and 9am on Holy Day
CELEBRATE THE SACRAMENTS
Baptism
Second Saturday of each month at 1pm
Preparation class required.
Reconciliation
Saturdays 9:30 -10am and 4 - 4:45pm
Anytime upon request.
Marriage
Contact rectory to make necessary preparations.
Anointing of the Sick
1st Saturday of every month at 9am. Please call
the rectory if you are hospitalized or homebound.
Additional information on our website.
Faith Formation
Our program serves children pre-school through high school (youth group).
Adult Faith Formation
Our adult faith formation has a primary focus of promoting spiritual growth and maturity
of faith in our parish community.
Parish Social Ministry
The Church community calls us to respond to the needs of one another, locally as well as
in Nicaragua, with compassion and care, respecting the dignity of each individual.
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs welcomes persons with disabilities.
Special seating and wheelchair area reserved at all masses. Hearing devices available.
~ Our Lady Queen of Martyrs ~
Parishioners gather on a brisk Sunday morning for Mass, coffee, donuts
and fellowship. Coffee Fellowship is scheduled for the first Sunday of every month
following the 8am and 10am masses. Mark your calendars and join us next month.
Congratulations
to
Michele & Thomas
Persico
who celebrated the
sacrament of
marriage.
We welcome Maria Ryan and Nancy Dougherty to the staff of
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs.
Maria serves as Nancy serves as
Assistant an interim
to the Director Part -time
of secretary in the
Parish Children’s Faith
Social Ministry.
Formation Office.
BASKETBALL COURT NEWS
For all of our basketball pros who
are out there perfecting their skills
and shots, you may have detected
that our hoop was actually 4 inches
higher than it should have been!
We’ve fixed it!
COME AND TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT NOW
THAT IT’S REGULATION HEIGHT!
GOOD LUCK!
Welcome back Father Dowling!
We
are
pleased
to
welcome Father Dowling
back to Our Lady Queen
of Martyrs this weekend.
~ All Are Welcome ~
INTERESTED IN BECOMING AN
ALTAR SERVER THIS YEAR?
All students in grades
5 through 12
are welcome to join the
OLQM ALTAR SERVER MINISTRY.
Please call the rectory at 757-8184 to add your name to our list.
Training will begin in November.
We are in need of parents interested in assisting with the
preparation of altar servers. These parent volunteers would
have various responsibilites including the training of new
servers, scheduling, planning events and maintaining cassocks.
Please contact Father John if you are available to assist him with
this very important ministry.
CALLING
ALL
TEEN PARISHIONERS
Do you sometimes wish that church
could be more meaningful for you?
Do you think that you might “connect”
better to the Gospel message if it made
more sense in your life?
Do you enjoy telling stories, or “acting things out”?
Then join David and Rebecca Overton
to help the Gospel message come alive
through theater!
Stay tuned...
more details coming soon!
Second collection
World Mission Sunday
Sunday, October 19
Next weekend our parish will
celebrate World Mission Sunday.
This year we are invited to reach
out and help build the Church in
Mongolia, the world’s youngest
Catholic Church, as well as local
churches throughout the Missions, in the most
remote areas across our world. Through the work
of these churches, and their witness to Christ, the
poor receive practical help and experience God’s
love and mercy, His hope and peace.
Please keep the Missions in your daily prayers.
Please come prepared next weekend to give
generously in the collection for the Society for the
Propagation of the Faith.
For more information, please visit
www.IAmAMissionary.org.
~ All are Welcome ~
This is the final request for anyone interested in becoming a Eucharistic
Minister or a Lector this year. The Diocese requires us to provide names of
those interested.
If you are prayerfully considering serving as a lector or Eucharistic Minister at
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, please contact Father John. Considering either
one of these two ministries comes with expectations of commitment and availability. Our
faith community is dependent on those who serve to be present at the liturgies for which
they are scheduled. We do understand certain considerations and take this into account in
preparing the schedules. Thank you for your willingness to serve.
Eucharistic Minister
Eucharistic Minister
As you see at each Mass, we have
a number of Eucharistic Ministers
who help distribute the Body and
Blood of Jesus. We also have
Eucharistic Ministers who visit
parishioners who are ill or homebound, bringing
them Holy Communion.
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Eucharistic Ministers help distribute the
Body and Blood of Jesus to our faith community.
We are called in this ministry to offer the Body
and Blood of Jesus to one another. As the
minister holds the Body of Christ or the cup
with His precious Blood, we are called to see
Christ, His real presence, before us. We are
also to see Christ in the person who comes to
us for communion, and most especially we are
to reflect Christ for others to find Him in us as
we share communion. We become united by the
Body and Blood of Christ. For this reason, we
receive both the bread and wine.
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We prepare for this ministry by prayer
and reflection. Serving as a Eucharistic Minister
is not giving something to others, but rather,
sharing someone, Jesus, with one another.
Reverence and deep love and respect for the
Eucharist, a firm belief in the Real Presence, is
critical to this ministry.
The Ministry of Lector
As you listen each Sunday,
you hear that we have very
fine Lectors here at Our Lady
Queen of Martyrs. Any who
are interested in becoming a
Lector here at the parish are asked to note the
following:
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First of all this is a ministry – it is not
simply a role which a person accepts because
he or she might be a good reader. Being a Lector is much more than simply reading words
from a book. It is proclaiming God’s word from
the sacred scriptures!! These words are holy
and the Lector is called to proclaim them to our
faith community. We are all called to hear the
real presence of God in these words.
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A Lector is called to believe the words
he or she reads. The Lector should strive to
understand the message and to reflect on the
words that are proclaimed to the parish.
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This is a ministry of service, as is that
of a Eucharistic Minister. God’s word and His
presence in His Body and Blood we administer
bring with them significant responsibility. Service calls us to ministry, not always at
our convenience, but to be of service to the
community as needed.
Evening training sessions begin at St. Elizabeth’s in Melville on October 15th and 29th at 7:00pm.
Registration is required. Please phone the rectory to speak with Father John.
~ Youth Ministry ~
WE ARE GROWING IN NUMBERS
AND FAITH! COME & JOIN US!
OCTOBER HAPPENINGS
Tuesday October 14 - Youth Group Meeting 7-8:30
Saturday October 25 - Assisting with the Hi Hi Program
at Huntington Station
Monday October 27 - Youth Group Meeting 7-8:30
Questions? Suggestions? Please contact Bill Leone
at [email protected]
BOXTOWN 2014
On October 3rd and 4th, our parish ran its annual Boxtown event. The night, run by Paula
Dodge and Gerry Parrinello, was really a tremendous success. During one point in the
night, the students were broken up into their Boxtown community groups and discussed
Scripture stories centered on themes of Catholic Social Teaching and the importance of
reaching out to those who are vulnerable in our community. It was great to see how the
teens were able to connect the themes of the stories to their own experiences.
Father John celebrated a special Mass inviting the teens to actively participate in the liturgy.
The Mass helped the community to grow closer together and reflect on how God is present
in all our lives. The whole experience enabled the teens to understand the hardships and
struggles that many people in the community face. The BOXTOWN experience challenges
our teens to live out their faith by reaching out to help those in need.
~Parish Social Ministry ~
THE SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL WOULD LIKE TO
GRATEFULLY THANK THOSE PARISHIONERS AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE
“2014 FRIENDS OF THE POOR WALK”.
THIS YEAR $3,314 WAS COLLECTED FOR THE ANNUAL
EVENT. YOUR SUPPORT OF THE OLQM SOCIETY OF
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL ALLOWS THE SOCIETY MEMBERS TO
CONTRIBUTE TO HELP THOSE LESS FORTUNATE FAMILIES
IN OUR COMMUNITY
-‐¿Tiene preguntas sobre el proceso de la corte de inmigración? El Programa de Orientación Legal de Patrocinadores de menores extranjeros no acompañados es un programa que ofrece información legal sobre el proceso de la corte de inmigración para los familiares de los niños extranjeros que están en, o fueron liberados de un refugio. Usted puede llamar al número siguiente para asistir a una orientación más cercana a su domicilio. Long Island, NY Caridades Católicas 631-‐789-‐5210 Por favor, recuerde, cuando usted va a la orientación jurídica, llevar todos los documentos que el menor trajo del refugio, especialmente los documentos que se refieren a la corte de inmigración. Do you have questions about the immigration court process? The Legal Orientation Program for Custodians of Unaccompanied Alien Children is a program that offers free legal information about the immigration court process for family members of alien children who are in, or were released from, a shelter. You can call the number below to attend an orientation closest to where you live. Long Island, NY Catholic Charities 631-‐789-‐5210 Please Remember! When you go to a legal orientation, take all the documents that the child brought from the shelter, especially the documents that pertain to immigration court. ~For Information About Parish Social Ministry ~
~Parish Social Ministry ~
SPECIAL NEEDS MASS
Our next Special Needs Mass is Saturday, October 18th
5:00 pm in the Community Room.
Please come and celebrate with us at our monthly Mass for our friends with special
needs.This mass was designed to meet the needs of those who have sensory issues
or difficulty with attentiveness or sitting for long periods. Families and children are
encouraged to participate in the spirited readings, altar serving and singing. It’s
simpleness and openness is a welcome to all.
Please invite your neighbors and friends to come celebrate with us.
RESPITE PROGRAM
Our Next Respite is Saturday, October 25th
9:30am - 12:00pm in the Community Room.
Children enjoy art, crafts, games, sports, reading, singing, and snacks in this program
designed especially with these children’s special needs in mind.
We are in need of volunteers to drive
our elderly and homebound parishioners
to mass, appointments and recreational
activities.
We appreciate your support!
We are in need of
Eucharistic Ministers
to help at
Huntington Hospital
on Wednesdays.
If you are a
Eucharistic Minister
and can help out
please call!
“LET ALL YOU DO BE DONE IN LOVE”
Our Food Pantry Needs This
Week:
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Paper Towels, Napkins,
Toilet Paper, Bar Soap,
Shampoo, Coffee, Clothes
Detergent and
Dish Deteregent.
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Any and all donations are
appreciated. Thank You!
TWITTER @PONTIFEX
~Contact Kevin Blum or Maria Ryan at 754-9045~
[email protected] ~ [email protected]
Attention Parents:
Sunday Pre-School is back!
Last week we began our Sunday Pre-School year.
Parents can bring their pre-school and Kindergarten children
downstairs to the Community Room before the 10 AM Mass.
Pick-up will be right after Mass ends.
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Grade 7 Service Information Night
Tuesday, October 14th at 7 PM
This meeting is for 7th grade STUDENTS and their catechists.
We will present various service opportunities for the
7th grade classes.
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Grade 9 Confirmation Parent Retreat
Wednesday, October 15th at 7:30 PM
This retreat is for all PARENTS of this year’s
Confirmation class.
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Grade 2 Parent Meeting
Thursday, October 16th at 10 AM or 7 PM
This is the first of our monthly meetings for 1st Communion
PARENTS. At this meeting you will receive your child’s
special 1st Communion book and will have an opportunity
to schedule a fall Reconciliation date.
ADULT FAITH FORMATION
A CHURCH OF MERCY AND A GOSPEL OF JOY--THE EMERGING PAPACY OF POPE FRANCIS
The papacy of Pope Francis and the vision he has shared since his election have been
remarkable and indeed electrifying to many. His still short papacy has been marked by
many "firsts." Not least among these, he is the first Jesuit pope and the first pope to
choose the name Francis. These three evenings will examine the implications of these
two firsts, highlighting some of the words and actions of Pope Francis since being
elected and the vision of the church that they are creating. His words and, more
importantly, his example, are a challenge to all of us to live a life characterized by
mercy, simplicity, joy, and a commitment to the poor. All are welcome!
Presenter:
Thomas Petriano, Ph. D., Professor, St. Joseph’s College
Date:
Oct. 20: Pope Francis and the Modern Search for God
Oct. 27: Pope Francis and a Church of Mercy
Nov. 3: Pope Francis and the Gospel of Joy
Place:
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Community Room
53 Prospect Road, Centerport, NY 11721
Time:
7:30 – 9:00PM
Fee:
$20.00
(Detach below and mail to register.)
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Pope Francis - AFF
Name__________________________________________________________________________________
Address_______________________________________________________________________________
Phone____________________________ E-mail______________________________________________
Pre-registration is required one week prior to the program. Checks payable to OLQM.
Mail to: S. Eileen Corcoran, OLQM, 53 Prospect Road, Centerport, NY 11721
For information, call S. Eileen at 631-757-6250 or [email protected].
ADULT FAITH
FORMATION
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Pope Francis Room
Date:
Book:
By:
Thinking about BecomingCatholic?
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for
Adults) is a process for individuals who
desire to enter into the Catholic Church
through the sacrament of Baptism, or for
those seeking full communion through the
sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist.
10:00-11:30
October 21st
The Lowland
Jhumpa Lahiri
Date:
November 18th
Book:
Me Before You
By:
Jojo Moyes
Call: Mary Ellen Mack
757-3492
Those who have had the privilege of
working in the RCIA ministry over the years
are blessed because of the witness of the
Holy Spirit at work. Our Lady Queen of
Martyrs Church has welcomed Baptists,
Lutherans, Jews, Methodists, Presbyterians,
and more into the Church through this
process, the RCIA.
Is there a family member—husband, wife,
son, daughter, mother, father—or perhaps a
friend or even yourself who wishes to
become a member of the Catholic Church?
Our parish has a team of people—who share
faith and work with these individuals toward
sacramental celebration every year at the
Easter Vigil.
Interested persons should contact:
Sr. Eileen Corcoran at 757-6250 or
[email protected]
Taize Prayer is an ecumenical prayer
with song and scripture; its style is
informal and meditative and gentle for
the spirit. It features meditative singing
through repetitive short, simple chanted
songs, prayer and silence.
All are welcome!
Please join us on November 7th at
7:30PM in the Chapel! Come and
bring a friend!
~ PRAYER AND WORSHIP ~
Bill Ayres shares his reflections on the scripture readings.
October 12, 2014
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
A reading from the BOOK OF the Prophet Isaiah
Have you ever noticed how often we read from Isaiah? There are several reasons for that but the major
one is that so many of the promises he makes are fulfilled in Jesus.
Mountains are important places for Isaiah and for Jesus as well. Isaiah talks here about “a feast of rich
food and choice wines. Jesus changed water into wine for a wedding feast and referred to heaven as a
feast. Most important, Isaiah says that God will “destroy death forever” which is precisely what Jesus did
through his death and resurrection. Jesus must have known the book of Isaiah thoroughly and built his
ministry in part on its teachings.
A reading from the letter of saint paul to the philippians
As you may know, Paul wrote this letter from jail probably facing death. A death sentence can do strange
things to a person’s mind, emotions and faith but it does not seem to have caused any extreme damage
to him yet. He is thankful to the Philippians who have been kind to him in his distress.
At the beginning of this passage, he lets them know that he has learned to deal with abundance and
being in need. Then he gives us one of his most memorable and powerful lines. “I can do all things in
Him who strengthens me.” I know that is hard for us to believe but think back to a difficult time in your
life when you did not believe you would make it but you asked for God’s help and you made it through.
How did you do it? You have no idea but somehow you did. Has this happened to you more than once?
How about several times? So, maybe Paul was not exaggerating all that much.
REFLECTIONS ON the holy gospel according to matthew
Jesus came to proclaim the reign of God or the Kingdom of God to the Jewish people. Many had tried
before and were rejected or killed. Once again, Jesus compares the Kingdom to a feast as Isaiah did.
Feasts were a great deal to people at that time because they were perpetually hungry due to the harsh
land grabs foisted upon them by the Romans. If a man worked on a given day, his family ate. If he did
not work, they didn’t. Those who were invited, God’s chosen people, did not come; so others, Gentiles,
were invited instead.
It is easy to point the finger at people two thousand years ago but now the call to the banquet goes out
to us. We call ourselves God’s people yet we do not always respond. In fact, many of the people today
who are in power do not pay fair wages to their workers and often steal part of their pay. People today
who have been called to participate in the banquet of the reign of God may reject the call for reasons of
greed, power or prejudice but God’s call to participate in the Reign of God begun here and now will be
given over and over in merciful loving forgiveness.
~ Stewardship ~ A way of life ~
Why not make a change this Fall
in the way you support Our Lady
Queen of Martyrs? Sign up with
eGiving through Faith Direct,
which is the most convenient
and secure way for you to make
your weekly offering to Our
Lady Queen of Martyrs. Making
either one-time or automatic
contributions through Faith Direct will also
save valuable time for both you and our parish
staff.
To enroll, please visit Faith Direct’s website
www.faithdirect.net and use our parish code
NY229. You can also fill out and mail a Faith
Direct enrollment form from the parish office.
STEWARDSHIP SHARING
Current Previous
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year
October 5, 2014 October 6, 2013
Collection Collection Budget Envelopes
Faith Direct
Cumulative To Date
Sunday Collections Budget $17,197
$17,450
284
109
$16,193
$ 94,117
$ 104,700
$17,020
286
116
$98,835
$102,120
Special Collection $2673
for Respect Life
Thank you for your continued support.
Poor Box
last week
$199
October 12—Twenty-Eighth Sunday
in Ordinary Time:
In today’s Gospel we hear Jesus say:
“Many are invited, but few are chosen.”
To give thanks for all that God has given
to you, have you considered answering the call to
help serve the poor by joining
the Society of St. Vincent de Paul?
CATHOLIC MINISTRIES APPEAL
2014
PARISH GOAL:
$106,200
PLEDGES TO DATE: $137,603
PAID TO DATE: $123,585
NUMBER OF PLEDGES:
290
Thank you for your support
of the 2014
Catholic Ministries Appeal
MASS & PRIEST SCHEDULE
Saturday, October 18th Sunday, October 19th
5:00 pm Msgr. Ryan 8:00 am
Father John
5:00 pm Special Needs Mass
10:00 am
Father John
Father John
12:00 pm
Msgr. Ryan
~Praying for and Supporting One Another~
Mass intentions
MASS INTENTIONS
DATE TIME
10/11 5:00 PM 10/12 8:00 AM
10:00 AM 12:00 PM 10/13 9:00 AM
10/14 12:00 PM
10/15 12:00 PM
10/16 12:00 PM
10/17
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OFFERED FOR
et us especially remember those who
have asked for our prayers.
Lucille Cappiello
Rose Gargiulo
Margaret Miranda
Claire Saporito
Patricia Zvokel
Patricia Siniscalchi Helen Burke
Richard Burke
Peter Brennan
Andrew Pavlica
Minnie Dume Zuvich
Joseph Carillo
PRAYER REQUESTS
Lina Gallo
Fr. Edward Dowling
Jim Hartnett
Mark Borstelman
Joan Winthrop Tom Corbett
Concetta Daurio
Rita Deluise
Karen Larson
Thomas Mulhern
William Clarke
Dolores Reichle
Armand Qualliotine Brenda McCusker
Rita Liotta Deacon Rodger Miller
Allison Kerr Franklin LaBarbara
Betty Brennen Nancy Naughton
Maria King
Joseph Finneran Jamie Wrede
Brian Dowling
Jane Schiano-Wigutow Alice Gabrielle
Patricia Zvokel
Matthew Ingrassia
Neil King
John Corgan
Jamie Wrede
Patrick Enright
Alicia Bunyan Pray for the peaceful rest of all
our beloved parishioners and friends especially
Rosemarie Taylor.
No Mass on Fridays
10/18 9:00 AM
Timothy Hall
Gavin Donnelly
May all those who have gone
before
us
share
the
joys of eternal life .
5:00 PM Richard Hegler
Thomas Rhatigan
10/19 8:00 AM
Eugene Reilly
BANNS OF MARRIAGE
10:00 AM Deacon Jim Butler
Helen Burke
Maria Ciardullo
Thomas Launi
12:00 PM Parishioners of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs
Living God’s Word
Over the past few weeks the scriptures have provided us
with a feast of images of God’s abundant mercy.
Today’s image of the heavenly banquet both complete the
picture of God’s generosity and shifts our attention to our
response to God’s generous invitation.
Second Announcement
Jenna Guerriero
Joseph Carofano
First Announcement
Barbara Butler
Joseph Siniscalchi
Riverhead,NY
St. Hugh
OLQM
OLQM
~ IN THE COMMUNITY ~
Hospice volunteers are a special gift to those
overwhelmed with the responsibility of caring for
someone who is at the end of life. Volunteers provide
companionship to patients and respite to families.
Visiting Nurse Service and Hospice of Suffolk, Inc.,
is offering our community a
Volunteer Training Program.
The program, which is held in East Northport at the
Hospice House, is scheduled for:
Tuesday, October 21, Wednesday, October 22,
Tuesday October 28 and Thursday, October 30.
The classes are held in the evenings from 6 - 9pm.
Pre-registration is required.
For more information, please contact Amanda Dubinsky,
Volunteer Coordinator at 930-9340
or [email protected]
CALLING ALL JASPERS!
Manhattan College invites you to
attend a reception for alumni and
friends on
Wednesday, Nov. 19 at the
Rockville Links Club
from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at $30 pp.
Visit manhattan.edu/alumni for more
information and to register.
The Perry Como Lodge #2846 presents
HERITAGE NIGHT
on Saturday, October 18, 2014 from 7-11 p.m. at
St. Philip Neri Parish Center,
15 Prospect Ave., Northport, New York.
There will be a buffet dinner, beverages,
coffee and dessert and raffles for everyone.
Entertainment will be provided and DJ Bob
Serrao of Classic Sounds, will play all your
favorites.
Tickets are $35 a person. For info, call Maryann
@ 631-757-5946.
IN MEMORIAM
September 20 – October 4 2014
AFGHANISTAN
Andrew T. Weathers 33 DeRidder LA
Jonathan D. Walker 44 Merriam KS
2249 Total US Fatalities
“We are living in a time of many wars;
the call for peace must be shouted.”
Pope Francis, July 2014
OCTOBER IS RESPECT LIFE MONTH
PRAYER FOR LIFE
LET US PRAY
O God, our Creator, all life is in your hands from
conception until death. Help us to cherish our children
and to reverence the awesome privilege of our share in
creation. May all people live and die in dignity and love.
Bless all those who defend the rights of the unborn, the
handicapped and the aged. Enlighten and be merciful
toward those who fail to love, and give them peace.
Let freedom be tempered by responsibility, integrity
and morality.
We ask this through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
Trinity Regional School
in East Northport is now accepting vendor
applications for its
22nd Annual Holiday Craft Fair.
The fair is scheduled for Saturday, November
1st from 10am to 4pm. For further information
please call
327-4703 or e-mail
[email protected]