Saint Kilian Parish - Farmingdale

Sunday, December 27 , 2015
Saint Kilian Parish
485 Conklin Street, Farmingdale, NY 11735
MISSION STATEMENT
The Catholic family of St. Kilian Parish seeks to be a vibrant,
welcoming community of faith, guided by the Holy Spirit, nourished
by God’s word and the Eucharist, and committed to witnessing God
in and through our neighbors.
THE ST. KILIAN VISION STATEMENT
+ Hospitality: St. Kilian parish strives to be a welcoming, dynamic faith community.
+ The Eucharist and liturgy: We seek to nourish the faith life of the parish by celebrating meaningful
liturgies, and offering opportunities for a wide range of prayerful experiences.
+ Lifelong Faith Formation: We are dedicated to inspiring the young and the old through lifelong
education, and formation of minds and hearts.
+ Stewardship: In all aspects of our faith we share our time, talent, and treasure through stewardship.
+ Parish Social Ministry: We bring our faith to life by serving others through compassionate
personal outreach and commitment to social justice.
PASTORAL TEAM
Rev. Bruce J. Powers, Pastor - brucep@stkilian.com
Rev. Michael F. Duffy - fatherduffy@me.com
Rev. José Luis Tenas - (Hispanic Ministry)
[Most Rev. John C. Dunne - (Retired - In Residence)]
[Rev. Augustine Fernando - (Retired - In Residence)]
Deacon Frank D. Barone
Deacon Francis P. Marino
Deacon Mark Wetzel
Deacon William A. Weiss
[Deacon Lucio L. Cotone (Retired)]
[Deacon George B. Owen (Retired)]
Mrs. Claire Stiglic - Associate Director Religious Education stkilianre@gmail.com - (516) 694-0633
Mrs. Kathleen Singleton - Associate Director Religious
Education stkilianre@gmail.com - (516) 694-0633
Mrs. Nina Petersen - Social Ministry/Outreach ninap@stkilian.com - (516) 756-9656
Mr. Paul C. Phinney - Music Director paulp@stkilian.com - (516) 420-0950
Mr. DJ Schultz -Youth Minister - dsholls@optonline.net - (516)
249-0127
Mr. Frank Shanley - Business Manager- franks@stkilian.com
Rectory Support Staff
Mrs. Eileen Donohue - Bulletin /Website - eileend@stkilian.com
Mrs. Barbara Geary - Pastor’s Secretary / Stewardshipbarbarag@stkilian.com
Mrs. Maureen Ihm - Secretary - maureeni@stkilian.com
Mrs. Grace Kaufold - Census Program - gracek@stkilian.com
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Schedule of Masses
Saturday Evening: 5:00p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Misas en Español: 6:15 p.m. Saturday Cada Sábado
Sunday: 7:00, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Family Mass & Youth Mass: 9:30 a.m. 2nd & 4th Sunday
Weekdays: 7 a.m. St. Benedict Chapel - 9 a.m. Church
Saturday: 7:30 a.m. St. Benedict Chapel
Holydays: As announced in the bulletin
Reconciliation - Confessions - Mon.: 1-2 p.m. &
Sat. - 4:00 p.m.
Rectory Office Hours - Mon. - Fri. 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Sunday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Rectory Office: (516) 249-0127
Fax:(516) 249-7131
Website: www.stkilian.com
E-mail: info@stkilian.com
Pastoral Council
Finance Committee
Mrs. Carol Budinoff
Mrs. Anne Carter
Mrs. Addie DeVincentis
Mr. Geoff Fenwick
Mr. Timothy Fierst
Mr. Brian McKenna
Mrs. Elizabeth Noveck
Mr. James Porter
(Chairman)
Mr. David Rodenburg
Mr. Victor Albanese - Trustee
Mr. Pierre Lehmuller - Trustee
Deacon Frank Barone
Ms. Jill VonHegel
Mr. Richard Merzbacher
Mr. Frank Shanley
Mr. Edward A. Smith
Deacon William Weiss
Mr. Stephen G. Wilson
Pastoral Council e-mail stkpc@verizon.net
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Sunday, December 27 , 2015
HOLY FAMILY FEAST
“Parents are the first teachers of their children in the ways of faith.”
(Church Document on infant Baptism)
My sister Beth, met her
husband Tony, soon after
Beth graduated with a
degree in journalism,
from the University of
Texas in Austin. Tony, a civil engineer from
Berkeley, California had migrated to the
boomtown of Houston, Texas to start employment
in creating drainage systems for new
construction. Both devout Catholics, they met
each other in the parish folk group, began dating
and married in November, 1981. Parenting began,
with the transitions and priority changes it brings,
with the births of their two daughters, just over a
year apart.
When my nieces reached their late teens, I
asked my mother one day whether the girls were
still attending Mass with their parents. Mom told
me that Beth would compromise on most
conflicts, but Mass attendance was a strict family
rule. Diana had a ring in her navel, but she and
her sister were at Mass with their mom and dad,
and grandmother each week!
What are your family rules? What are you
willing to compromise- and what is inviolable?
Does God and keeping the Lord’s Day holy
through worship as a family with other
believing families remain a top weekly priority?
The Scriptures tell us that Jesus grew in
wisdom and knowledge of the Torah and prayer.
He developed an intimate relationship with the
Lord whom he came to call Abba (Aramaic for
dear Father) through his mother and father first,
and then the extended family of relatives in the
small village (2-300 people) of Nazareth. “And
Jesus increased in wisdom and years, and in
divine and human favor”.
Scripture relates that Jesus worshipped in the
synagogue with other Jews every Sabbath.
“When he came to Nazareth, where he had been
raised, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath
day, as was his custom.” (Luke 4:16) Jesus
followed the ten commandments of God. The first
three commandments place God first in our lives.
The next seven command our love for our neighbor.
In coming to worship on the Sabbath with a
community of believers to pray and meditate on the
word of God, Jesus was fulfilling the third
commandment: “Remember keep holy the Lord’s
day (the Sabbath).” (Deuteronomy 5:12-15) This
is why Catholics have a serious obligation to
participate at Mass on the Lord’s Day. If Jesus
made worship of God in a community of believers,
his top priority, so do we! We follow his perfect
example.
Handing on the faith and the development of
Christian moral character happens in the climate of
a home where parents have each drawn deeply
from the rich traditions of the Catholic Church.
Week after week, Advent to Christmas, Lent
through Easter season, Pentecost, and Christ the
King, stories of God’s loving interaction with his
human creation are recounted, meditated on, and
celebrated in song and sacrament. “God so loved
the world, that in the fullness of time he sent his
only son, that whoever believes in him may not
perish, but may have eternal life.” The liturgical
year of worship is a rhythm that makes our lives
holy; grounded in God.
The heroes of the Bible: Abraham, Sara, Isaac
and Jacob, Moses and David and the prophets,
Peter and Paul, Andrew, James and John –
responders all to God’s initiating and inviting
Spirit; dance before us in the proclamation of the
Word. The Lord of the dance, Jesus our Messiah
and Lord of the universe, is at the center.
It is at our Eucharist that we feast on God’s
word and the sacred symbols core to our faith. It is
in the sharing of the Bread and the Cup that our
moral character is formed and matures, as we are
transformed into what we see; and become what
we truly are – the Body and the Blood of Christ.
God is truly with us! Merry Christmas!
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Sunday, December 27, 2015
MASS INTENTIONS
FOR THE WEEK
SUNDAY - December 27 - The Holy Family of
Jesus, Mary & Joseph - Readings: 1st—1
Samuel 1:20-22, 24-28; 2nd—1 John 3:1-2, 2124; Gospel—Luke 2:41-52
7:00
John Lutz
8:00
For the Parishioners of St. Kilian
9:30
Domenica & Giovanni Lancia
11:00
Ralph Porpora
12:30pm Michael Mastrantonio
Maria Zaia
Altagrace Labissiere
Charles Nardi
MONDAY - December 28 - The Holy Innocents
7:00
Raffy Baltazar
9:00
Regina & Michael Brennan
TUESDAY - December 29
7:00
Deceased embers of the Broyles Family
9:00
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Porr
WEDNESDAY - December 30
7:00
Kevin Regnerus
9:00
Damian (Sam) Aiello
THURSDAY - December 31
7:00
Thomas Smyth
9:00
Thomas P. Slaski
5:00pm Charles & Nina Nardi
FRIDAY - January 1 - The Solemnity of Mary,
The Holy Mother of God
8:00
For the Parishioners of St. Kilian
10:00 Dolores Sullivan
12:00 Mary Kochinski
SATURDAY - January 2 - Sts Basil the Great &
Gregory Nazianzen
7:30
Peggy Sisti
5:00pm Norma Puhalski
Frances Gregg
Linda Marley
Stephen Kester
6:30pm Mariana Toala
SUNDAY - January 3 - The Epiphany of the
Lord - Readings: 1st—Isaiah 60:1-6—2nd—
Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12
8:00
For the Parishioners of St. Kilian
9:30
Kevin Ring
11:00
Robert Cinquemani
12:30pm Kevin Ring
Damon Schultz
Patricia Hawk
Helene Marszalek
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New Weekend Mass
Schedule
Due to the desire to fulfill church law,
preserve the spiritual life of our
priests, and meet liturgical principles,
our Mass schedule will be changing.
The new Mass schedule will have six
rather than eight Masses each weekend.
New Mass Schedule: Beginning the
weekend of January 2-3, 2016.
Saturday: 5PM (English) & 6:30PM
(Spanish)
Sunday: 8AM; 9:30AM; 11AM;
12:30PM
Change is always painful. But with
prayer and the grace of God we will
make the necessary adjustments in our
schedules. Our celebrations of Mass at
St. Kilian will continue to be uplifting
and prayerful.
ST. KILIAN PARISH MEMORIALS
FOR HOSTS AND WINE to be used at all
WEEKEND Masses (Dec. 26, 27, 2015)
were donated in Memory of:
+Nelson Giordano
Gift of: Lucy Giordano
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Sunday, December 27, 2015
DECEMBER 27, 2015
THE HOLY FAMILY
Holy Family of
Jesus, Mary, and
Joseph
“He went
down with them
and came to
Nazareth, and was
obedient to them.”
We might be
tempted to think
that Jesus more or
less raised himself. As the Son of God, it might
appear on first glance that earthly parents would be
a mere formality for this particular child. But it
wasn’t so. Mary and Joseph had real influence, and
real authority, over their son.
Although Jesus apparently understood from
a tender age how he related to God (“Did you not
know that I must be in my Father’s house?”), he also
knew that he owed appropriate respect to his
parents. This is why he stayed in their home in
Nazareth and was obedient to them. And because of
We wish all of our parish families a very
Blessed Christmas and a Happy and
Holy New Year!
Rel. Ed. Reminders:
There is NO Religious Education class on
Saturday January 2, 2016.
All Religious Education Classes will be 1
hour in length beginning in
January 2016 (i.e. - 4:30pm - 5:30pm,
6pm - 7pm, 9:30am - 10:30am).
this obedience, clearly Mary and Joseph must have
been deeply influential in his life. Their direction,
their teachings, their example, and their rules
would all have shaped Jesus in his humanity. It was
thanks in no small part to the matriarch and patriarch of the Holy Family that Jesus “advanced in
wisdom and age and favor before God and man.”
We should be advancing in these ways too!
And those of us who are parents are likewise called
to direct and guide our children to develop as Jesus
did, not only forming our sons and daughters to
succeed in the eyes of men, but also leading them
on the path of “favor before God.” The Holy Family
serves as a beautiful model for us in this regard.
They help us learn how to submit our lives to the
loving leadership of our heavenly Father. But more
than this, Mary and Joseph also serve as intercessors who, like any faithful family member or friend,
want to pray with us and for us. Let us turn, then,
to the intercession of the Holy Family asking that
our families may be holy too.
Solemnity of Mary, The Mother
of God
Holyday of Obligation
Friday, January 1, 2016
Mass Schedule:
Vigil Mass:
Thursday, December 31 - 5:00pm
Holy Day Masses:
Friday, January 1
8:00 a.m.; 10 a.m.; 12:00 p.m.
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Sunday, December 27, 2015
Stewardship
A Way of Life at St. Kilian
The following are the weekly collections for:
Dec. 19, 20, 2015....................$27,350.10
(Last year 2014) ..................$27,185.27
Attendance
Dec. 19, 20, 2015 ............2044
(Last year 2014) ..............2199
Parish Collection report-Week of December 19, 20, 2015
Mass
Number Of
Envelopes
Amt. in Env.
Cash/Checks
Loose
Cash
Total
5pm - Sat.
167
$4524.95
$628.00
$5152.00
6:15pm-Sat.
29
$404.00
$551.00
$955.00
7:30pm -Sat
62
$1540.00
$163.00
$1703.00
7:00am
56
$1958.00
$175.00
$2133.00
8:00am
92
$3873.00
$326.00
$4199.00
9:30am
108
$2908.15
$439.00
$3347.15
11:00am
137
$4679.00
$727.00
$5406.00
12:30pm
104
$3017.00
$457.00
$3474.00
Mail in Envelopes: $980.00
Total: $27,350.10
Bulletin Reflection:
The first reading today provides a challenging guideline
for the good stewardship of our family relationships.
How do I measure up?
Living Stewardship:
We are grateful this week for all stewards in our parish who
embrace stewardship as a way of life. Their relationships
with family, friends and co-workers are now different,
influenced by a spirit of generosity and sharing, which affect
all aspects of their daily lives.
The rectory office will be closed on
Friday, January 1, 2016 for
the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of
God holyday. There will be no
Eucharistic Adoration in St. Benedict Chapel on
December 31st or January 1st.
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We have been gifted and called! As stewards
of God’s gifts, we are called not only to be
grateful, but responsible and accountable for
how we use and share those gifts. We
celebrate with joy the many ways in which
the shared gifts of our parish community are
helping so many.
We have many wonderful ministries in our
parish! Please consider how you may share
your gifts as we continue our journey of
stewardship renewal.
May you be blessed in the New Year. How
about a New Year’s resolution to seek out a
Ministry or two?
As a praying community, we
automatically ask prayers for
all those who are ill. Names
added to the list will remain on
for a maximum of 3 weeks. If
the individual is still in need of
prayers, the office would have to be notified to
continue for an additional 3 weeks. If you do not
desire to be listed, please inform us.
PRAY FOR:
Frank Burnside; Msgr. Tom Hartman; Sarita Donald;
Denise Wagner; Helen Norjen; John Nelson, Sr.;
John Nelson, Jr.; Kerri Ihm; Rosemarie Oliver; Jane
Deglman; Hugh Gilmore; Theresa Ross; Vincent
Thomas Marino; Jacek Leszczynski; John Sherry;
Joan Thorman; Bill Razzano; William Sisco; Mary
Shaughnessy; Katie Kelly; Kelly Surette; Phillip
Frogge; Debra Donald..
And prayers for our children: Gwendolyn Rose;
Kyle Patrick Johnson; Jillian Cordi; Baby Julia
Rose Manno; Olivia Macchio; Collin Huber; Michael
Cardone; Baby Kathleen Scelfo; Baby Olivia Scelfo;
Mackenzie Jordan Borchers.
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Sunday, December 27, 2015
2015 Catholic Ministries Appeal
Serving God by Serving Others
Second Announcement
Christopher Dalen & Meghan Pappas (St. Kilian)
Third Announcement
Craig Reynolds & Clare Verow (St. Kilian)
Readings for the Week of December 27, 2015
Sunday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Next Sunday:
1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28 or Sir 3:2-6, 12-14/
Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10/1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24 or
Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17/Lk 2:41-52
1 Jn 1:5—2:2/Ps 124:2-5, 7-8/Mt 2:13-18
1 Jn 2:3-11/Ps 96:1-3, 5-6/Lk 2:22-35
1 Jn 2:12-17/Ps 96:7-10/Lk 2:36-40
1 Jn 2:18-21/Ps 96:1-2, 11-13/Jn 1:1-18
Nm 6:22-27/Ps 67:2-3, 5-6, 8/Gal 4:4-7/Lk
2:16-21
1 Jn 2:22-28/Ps 98:1-4/Jn 1:19-28
Is 60:1-6/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13/Eph 3:23a,5-6/Mt 2:1-12
©Liturgical Publications Inc
St. Kilian’s goal for this year is $133,000.00. So
far pledges total $115,580.00 or 86.90% of goal.
Payments received so far total $113,066.25
Now that we have reached 80% of goal, anything
between 80% and 100% paid comes back to St.
Kilian’s.
Thank you for your generous support of the
2015 Catholic Ministries Appeal. Completing
your 2015 pledge ensures that our Parish will
benefit by receiving our full rebate.
Please consider remembering St. Kilian Parish in your will. Catholics of generations to
come will thank you for your thoughtfulness
and remember you in prayer.
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Sunday, December 27, 2015
SOCIAL MINISTRY/OUTREACH
Outreach is our parish community’s response to the Gospel call to help those in need.
We serve anyone who lives within our parish boundaries regardless of religion, race or ethnicity.
We are located at 140 Elizabeth Street but our main entrance is in the parking lot facing Conklin Street.
OUR FOOD PANTRY AND OFFICE IS OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 10AM-2:30PM.
We are also available certain Saturdays by appointment only. Spanish translators are available Tuesdays and Fridays.
For further information please call 516-756-9656
Nina Petersen, Director of Outreach
Thanks to St. Kilian Parishioners, it was a Merry Christmas for many!
We distributed food and gifts to over 450 people for Christmas. Your generosity has been truly heart-warming
and we want you to know that together we made a difference in many lives this holiday season. –Nina
This week our pantry could use the items listed below. Just drop your donation in the bin in the gathering
space of the church or bring it to Outreach during our regular business hours.
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Jelly
Canned Tomatoes
Crackers
Are you having trouble paying for heat and/or saving on home energy this season?
If so, you may be eligible for one of many programs available to LOW INCOME residents,
such as:
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·
HEAP- A federally funded annual supplement to assist households with heating costs.
Regular Heap benefits are available to income-eligible households that pay directly for heat or pay for heat in
their rent. For eligibility guidelines, see http://otda.ny.gov/programs/heap/. Applications can be made (1) online at
https://www.mybenefits.ny.gov/ OR (2) senior citizens call the Office of the Aging (Nassau: 516-227-7386, Suffolk:
631-853-8326) OR (3) all others call: EAC in Nassau at 516-565-4327 or Central HEAP in Suffolk 631-853-8825.
SNAP/TA recipients should be automatically enrolled. Call Outreach for further information.
Emergency Heap- the household must have already received a regular heap benefit and be in an “emergency
situation”. Heating included in rent is not eligible. EMERGENCY HEAP OPENS Jan 4th.
HEAP Heating Equipment Repair and Replacement- is available to help income-eligible homeowners repair or
replace furnaces, boilers and other direct heating components necessary to keep the home’s primary heating
source functional. To receive a benefit, an application must be made in person at the local dept of social services.
·
REAP- is a PSEG program for income-eligible customers to help save energy and lower electric bills. In addition
to surveying the home and giving energy advice, PSEG may install energy efficient products. You are eligible for
REAP if you have a PSEG account number, live in 1-4 family dwelling unit that is your primary residence, and you
meet the income guidelines. To learn more about REAP call 1-800-263-6786,e-mail REAPLI@PSEGLI or
https://www.psegliny.com/page.cfm/Home/CustomerService/FinancialAssistancePrograms/REAP
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PROJECT WARMTH – a local, EMERGENCY fuel assistance fund administered by United Way of LI to help with
a fuel and/or fuel-related electricity crisis. Applications cannot be made directly through United Way; Outreach
can process these applications for eligible individuals or families. Applicant must show a heating and/or fuelrelated electric bill in applicant’s name and address that is in termination, pending disconnect or severely overdue,
or be financially unable to secure heating when tank is empty/near empty. Note- HEAP-eligible individuals MUST
apply to HEAP before being considered for Project Warmth. Those who received Project Warmth benefits for
2013-2014 and 2014-2015 heating seasons are not eligible.
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Sunday, December 27, 2015
SOCIAL MINISTRY/OUTREACH
Did you know we offer Employment Assistance
(resume writing, interview coaching, job search tips)? Our
Employment Counselor is here Thursdays from 11:00am
to 2:30pm. If interested, call for an appointment.
Do you need food assistance but work weekdays? Our
pantry is open one Saturday per month, by appointment
only. Please call for further information about this
emergency assistance.
ST KILIAN YOUTH
Youth Events for Middle and
High School Teens:
12/20 Sunday 6pm - Meet at Cafeteria for Caroling
with Christmas Party immediately following in the
Youth Room at Rectory.
12/27 9:30am - Youth Mass in Church (all teens
are invited to sit and sing with us)
8am rehearsal in church music room.
REQUEST FOR WINTER HATS, GLOVES AND
SCARVES
Throughout December, we will be collecting new
winter hats, gloves and scarves for men, women and
children
12/27 6pm - 9pm - Regular SKY meets 6pm in
Cafeteria LaSalle School, (school playground)
For Hockey, Dodge ball, Faith talk, and Pizza
Then, move church food collection to food pantry,
Then finish meeting in Rectory Youth Room.
Pickup from rectory @ 9pm
1/3 6pm - 9pm - Regular SkyJ
With grateful hearts, we THANK
YOU for helping us to help others!
JOIN SKY +
Contact Youth Minister DJ Schultz: dsholls@optonline.net or
Skyouth@stkilian.com to volunteer and for any information
Join Sky facebook page@ (Sky) and be a member+
St. Kilian e-mail
Collection Envelopes
We would like to gather our parishioners e-mail addresses. This information will remain only with St. Kilian’s
and will be used only for better communication between
the rectory and parishioners. If you would like to submit
your email information, please fill out the form below and
drop it in the collection basket or drop it off in the Rectory
It helps our counters to keep an accurate
account of your donations if you write the
amount of your donation on the space provided on the front
of your envelope. Also, please do not tape your envelope
closed. Thank you for your generosity to St. Kilian Parish.
Name ____________________________________
Address: _______________________________ __
Phone#____________________
Cell# __________
E-mail Address _____________________________
(Please Print)
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Sunday, December 27, 2015
Thank you for your generous support of the
2015 Catholic Ministries Appeal.
Completing your 2015 pledge ensures that our Parish
will benefit by receiving our full rebate.
If you have not yet had the opportunity to give, please
prayerfully consider making a donation to the Appeal.
Pledges can be accepted until December 31st
and payments can be made through January 31st!
Extra envelopes are provided in the back of the church.
Join us as we Serve God by Serving Others!
Thank You!
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Today is the feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and
Joseph, and so we can celebrate that we all belong to
the holy family of God which makes us brother and
sisters to each other.
At Christmas this year, through your gifts, the
Society of St. Vincent de Paul was able to bring the
joy and hope to our “brothers and sisters” who are
poor by assissting families, providing food, and
money for utility and rent bills. Thank you!
If you are in need of assistance or would like
information about joining or contributing to the Society,
please call 516-473-9562. Leave a message and a
phone number. A member will return your call as soon
as possible. You may visit our website at
www.svdprvc.org. Please remember the Poor Boxes at
the exits of the church. They are the Bread Boxes of the
poor and hungry.
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Flu Season
It is that time of the year again.
If you have a cold or feel one coming
on, please do not receive from the chalice. Also do not feel obligated to shake
hands at the Sign of Peace; a smile a word
and a wave will do; and do not be offended if someone
does not offer their hand.
If you are sick there is no obligation to attend
Mass. Personal prayer and reflection on the scriptures
is encouraged as well as viewing the Mass on television.
We are all encouraged to use common sense in these
matters; to do all that we can to maintain health, wellness
and limit the exposure to infection. Most importantly let’s
keep in our prayers those of our parish community who
are ill and are not able to participate at the liturgy with us.
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Sunday, December 27, 2015
Eucharistic Adoration
“Could you not watch one hour with me? —Mark 14:37
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EACH HOUR BE COVERED. THE BLESSED SACRAMENT MUST
NEVER BE LEFT ALONE. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A GUARDIAN OF THE
BLESSED SACRAMENT FOR AN HOUR A WEEK OR MORE PLEASE CONTACT THE RECTORY
OR USE THE FORM BELOW AND DROP IT IN THE COLLECTION BASKET.
ST. KILIAN’S IS PROUD TO BE OFFERING EXTENDED EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT WILL BE EXPOSED FOR ADORATION IN THE
ST. BENEDICT CHAPEL WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE RECTORY
MONDAY-FRIDAY, EVERY WEEK FROM 4:00PM - 8:00PM
NAME:________________________________________
PHONE____________________________
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q4:00-5:00PM q 5:00-6:00PM q6:00-7:00PM q7:00-8:00PM
PLEASE SELECT A DAY:
THEN SELECT A TIME:
PRAYER FOR PEACE
A special thank you to Margaret Barrett and
her committee for running the Christmas
Cash 50/50 raffle. The total raised was
$9,105.00. the prize money was $4,562.00
plus a $500 prize for the Early Bird Drawing.
This year $2,403.00 was raised by Margaret
Barrett and her committee by selling wreaths
and blankets.
Special thanks to Margaret Barrett and her
committee that included Steve Wilson, Dave
Rodenburg, Ro Horan and the teens who
helped parishioners carry their wreaths and
blankets to their cars.
Thank you to everyone who worked on these
committees for sharing your time and talent
with St. Kilian’s.
Lord Jesus Christ, who are called the Prince of
Peace,
Who are yourself our peace and our reconciliation,
Who so often said ‘Peace to you’, Grant us peace!
Make all men and women witnesses of truth, justice
and brotherly love.
Banish from their hearts whatever might endanger
peace.
Enlighten our rulers that they may guarantee and
defend the great gift of peace.
May all peoples of the earth become as brothers and
sisters.
May longed-for peace blossom forth and reign
always over us all. AMEN
(POPE SAINT JOHN XXIII)
MARY QUEEN OF PEACE, PRAY FOR US!
DIOCESE
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Sunday, December 27, 2015
ST. KILIAN WEEK AT A GLANCE
Dec. 27 (Sunday)
CYO Basketball - 1:30pm - Auditorium
SKYouth - 6pm - Cafeteria
Alanon Support Meeting - 7:30pm - Parish Ctr.
Dec. 28 (Monday)
Daily Rosary - 8:30am - Church
Seniors - 11am - Parish Ctr.
Reconciliation - 7pm - 9pm - Church
Eucharistic Adoration - 4pm - 9pm - St. Benedict Chapel
Miraculous Medal Novena - 7:30pm - St. Benedict Chapel
Divorced & Separated - 7:30pm - Parish Ctr.
Dec. 29 (Tuesday)
Daily Rosary - 8:30am - Church
Seniors - 11am - Parish Ctr.
Eucharistic Adoration - 4pm-8pm - St. Benedict Chapel
CYO Basketball 4:30pm - Auditorium
NA Meeting - 7:30pm - Parish Ctr.
Dec. 30 (Wednesday)
Daily Rosary - 8:30am - Church
Bible Study - 10:30am- 12:30pm -Parish Center
Eucharistic Adoration - 4pm-8pm - St. Benedict Chapel
AA Support Meeting - 7pm - Parish Ctr.
Spanish Charismatic Renewal - 7pm - Cafeteria
Charismatic Prayer Group - 8pm - St. Benedict Chapel
Dec. 31 (Thursday)
Jan. 1 (Friday) - Solemnity of Mary - Mother of God
Jan. 2 (Saturday)
Reconciliation - 4- 4:45pm - Church
Jan. 3 (Sunday)
CYO Basketball - 1:00pm - Auditorium
SKYouth - 6pm - Cafeteria
Alanon Support Meeting - 7:30pm - Parish Ctr.
PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR
SPONSORS
Let us say THANK YOU by supporting their businesses.
Please let them know that you saw their ad in our Parish
Bulletin.
We pray for all the men and women in the
service of our country especially those who
are away from their families and friends
during this Christmas Season. Peace be
with them and their families. God Bless
them and keep them safe.
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Sacraments
Baptisms are celebrated on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sunday of the
month at 2:00 p.m. in the church. Spanish Baptisms are
celebrated on the 4th Sunday of the month at 2 p.m. Parents are
required to participate in one Sacramental Preparation session.
These meetings are held on the first and third Sunday of each
month. After attending the 9:30am Mass, parents should
proceed to the Parish Center (below the church) for the Baptism
Preparation Class. Godparents are welcome. Please call the
rectory to arrange an interview with a deacon or priest to register
for the preparation session and the Baptism ceremony.
Additional information on Baptism is available on the parish
website: www.stkilian.com
Reconciliation - Confessions are heard in the church on
Mondays, 1:00-2:00 p.m.; Saturdays, 4:00-4:45 p.m.; and in the
rectory by appointment. Confessions are not heard on
Mondays that are Holy Days or public holidays. Confessions
in Spanish by appointment. Please call the rectory at (516)2490127.
Matrimony - Marriage arrangements should be made with a
deacon or priest at least six months before the proposed
wedding date. No dates for marriage will be given over the phone.
Note: The interview to schedule the marriage date at St. Kilian
should be completed before commitments are made with a
catering hall. Additional information is available on the parish
website: www.stkilian.com.
Anointing of the Sick - The Sacrament of the Anointing of
the Sick may be received by any Catholic who is preparing for
surgery, or is of advanced age, or is seriously ill. The sacrament
is the Church’s prayer for health and healing and should not be
delayed until there is danger of death. Please call the rectory
to speak with a priest. Also, to arrange for Communion to be
brought to the homebound, please call the rectory to have a
priest visit. After the priest visits, arrangements can be made
for a Eucharistic Minister to regularly bring communion to the
homebound.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
RCIA (Becoming A Catholic) Anyone who is inquiring
about becoming a Catholic, and who has not been baptized, or
who has been baptized in another Christian community is
invited to inquire into the RCIA. Please call the rectory for
information at (516)249-0127.
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Counseling Information for Families and
Individuals
Living Waters, located on Wolf Hill Road in Melville, on
the grounds of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, provides
individual and group therapy with a Christian perspective
- 631-754-3990 email:
carolr@livingwaterscounseling.biz.
Our pastor, Father Bruce Powers, besides his
graduate degree in theology from the major seminary in
Huntington, New York, holds a Masters degree in
Pastoral Counseling from St. John’s University ( M.S. in
Ed.). In addition, he has received certification in
substance abuse counseling from South Oaks Institute in
Amityville, New York. If you would like his counsel on
personal and family difficulties, please contact him at St.
Kilian rectory: 516-249-0127 or email him for an
appointment: brucep@stkilian.com
Support & Prayer Ministry for Catholic Gays/
Lesbians, Parents & their Families
Third Tuesday of each month - 7pm
Info: Michael Coffey at 917-589-7146
ST. KILIAN RESPECT-LIFE CALENDAR OF EVENTS
1/2
(Sat) - 10:30-11:30AM Prayer vigil outside
Planned Parenthood, 35 Carman’s Rd,
Massapequa.
1/10 (Sun) - 10:30-10:55AM—PRO-LIFE meeting:
Media Rm of St. Kilian’s Church Basement.
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Sunday, December 27, 2015
DIOCESAN & COMMUNITY
PROPHECY
Holy Trinity High School, Hicksville NY
seeks Part-Time Bookstore Manager
Full Year position. 7:30am to 1:00pm.
Responsibilities include ordering all merchandise,
serving customers, operating an on-line bookstore,
and running the day to day operations of a busy
high school bookstore. Must have excellent people
skills, be organized and able to manage time. Must
have working knowledge of Microsoft Office. Must
be comfortable handling new technology. Retail
experience preferred, but not required. No phone
calls please. Resumes can be faxed to 516-4332827
Bereavement Support Groups
Good Shepherd Hospice Bereavement Services
are opened to anyone in the community who has
experienced a loss through death at no
charge.Upcoming Bereavement Support Groups,
led by a Bereavement Specialist, include:
Spousal/Partner Loss Group - 1/7/16 - 2/25/16
1:30PM - 3:00PM
General Bereavement Support Group - 1/6/16 3/2/16 - 6PM - 7:30PM
Both groups held at Good Shepherd Hospice
Administrative Office, 110 Bi-County Blvd.,
Suite 114,
Farmingdale, NY.
Registration Required - (631)828-7628
St. Joseph Renewal Center
1725 Brentwood Road, Brentwood
631-273-1187 ext. 123
Gathering of Women - January 5 - 10am to 12
noon - Offering $15.00 - Facilitators: Tina
Cafaro & Joan Vessio
Living with Alzheimer’s & Dementia - January 6
- 1- 2:30pm - Free will offering Presenter. Josephine Daspro, CSJ
Please call 631-273-1187 Ext. 123 to register.
In the past, the term prophet was often confused
predicting the future or with any other type of
extraordinary knowledge of this sort. More recently, we
have tended to see as prophet the social maverick, the
justice protester, the person who is chained to a fence or
arrested for a cause. This may be prophecy, but one
must be careful not to make an automatic identification
here.
A prophet does not foretell the future and is not
necessarily a chronic protester. A prophet is someone
who speaks for God, pure and simple. God’s voice is
recognized because it does two things: It challenges
more deeply than any other voice and, at the same time,
it offers a deeper consolation than any other voice. When
you hear a voice that deeply shakes you and yet, in
another way, offers deep hope, a voice that both draws
and upsets you, you are hearing a prophetic voice.
When your reaction to somebody is like Herod’s to John
the Baptist (“Herod was greatly upset when he listened
to John, and yet he liked to listen to him.”) then, usually,
you are listening to prophecy.
Unfortunately, not many voices in our culture do that.
More commonly we experience only one of the two: a
voice that greatly upsets us, but offers no deep hope; or
a voice that offers cheap consolation without deep
challenge. These are voices of false prophets.
To be a prophet is to challenge hedonism even as you
affirm the goodness of creation; it’s to challenge
consumerism even as you affirm the importance of
enjoyment; it’s to challenge materialism even as you
affirm the fact that the incarnation is all about God
becoming material; it’s to challenge individualism even
as you affirm the centrality of community, and it’s to call
the culture to something higher even as you affirm
everything that’s good within the culture.
To be a prophet is to make a vow of love, not of
alienation.
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Sunday, December 27, 2015
Celebremos Los Sacramentos
LA SANTA MISA:
Todos los Sábados a las 6:15PM.
BAUTISMO:
Se celebra cada cuarto domingo de
mes, a las 2:00 de la tarde. Es
requisito para los papás y padrinos,
atender la clase pre-bautismal, cada
tercer miércoles de mes a las 6:30 PM,
en la parte baja de la Iglesia. Por favor llame a la rectoría para
hacer su cita con el sacerdote, para llenar el formato; usted
deberá traer el certificado o registro de nacimiento de su niño.
Los niños de 6 años ó más, deberán asistir a las clases de
catequesis regular.
PADRINOS: Deben ser católicos, con los Sacramentos de
Bautismo, Comunión y Confirmación; solteros ó casados por la
Iglesia. Deben traer una notificación indicando que están
registrados o son miembros de la Parroquia, en donde viven ó
adonde asisten a misa. No pueden ser padrinos las personas
que tienen parejas sin haberse casados por la Iglesia.
QUINCEAÑERAS:
Deben haber recibido los Sacramentos de Bautismo, Comunión y
Confirmación ó estar asistiendo a las clases regulares de
Educación Religiosa ó RICA (Rito de Iniciación Cristiana para
Adultos).
RITO DE INICIACIÓN CRISTIANA PARA ADULTOS: (RICA) Les
invitamos a una preparación espiritual de conversión a la fé
católica. Favor comunicarse con la Hna: Reina Vásquez
(631)902-9969. Las clases iniciarán en septiembre.
MATRIMONIO:
Es necesario hacer una entrevista con el Sacerdote ó Diácono de
la Parroquia con 6 meses de anticipación, para la celebración de
su boda. Es imprescindible que todas las parejas, asistan a
PRE-CANA (charlas pre-matrimoniales), para poder casarse.
Para mayor información, llamar a la Rectoría (516)-249-0127
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P. Jose o hablar con él, después de la Misa, los sábados.
C iclos de Fe
27 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2015
La Sagrada Familia
Día de la Sagrada Familia, primer domingo del
tiempo de la Navidad, motivo principal para que la
comunidad de discípulos sea convocada para celebrar
la Eucaristía. Conscientes de que el Hijo de Dios está
presente entre nosotros. En estos días la liturgia repite
frases bíblicas, cantos, temas de oración, meditación y
contemplación. Hoy especialmente se nos propone dar
un sentido especial a la Sagrada Familia no como algo
lejano imposible de alcanzar, sino como modo de vida
de la propia familia. ¿Qué es lo que más admiro de la
Sagrada Familia? ¿Qué puedo imitar de ella y hacerlo
realidad en mi familia?
Para contestar las preguntas existen elementos
que debemos de tomar en cuenta: Celebramos con
gozo nuestra fe en Jesucristo, Palabra de Dios
encarnada. Dios se ha hecho hombre en una familia
para conocer y vivir las alegrías y las esperanzas de
cada familia en el mundo. La Navidad es paz,
tranquilidad, amor y ternura de Dios. Por lo tanto cada
uno de nosotros esperamos encontrar esos elementos
en nuestras familias. Ése es nuestro reto ver la
realidad de la familia y de cómo debe ser iluminada por
la fe. Si valoramos a la familia donde hemos nacido,
hagámoslo desde aquí. ¡Profesando la fe en familia! El
Santo Papa Juan Pablo II en su homilía celebrada en
Puebla, el 28 de enero de 1979 dijo. “Ustedes, familias
que pueden disfrutar del bienestar, no se cierren
dentro de su felicidad; ábranse a los otros para repartir
lo que les sobra y a otros les falta”. ¡Señor sé el centro
de mi familia!
RECONCILIACION/ CONFESIONES:
Todos los miércoles de 6:00 a 9:00 PM, en el Grupo de Oración.
Lugar: Cafetería.
UNCION DE LOS ENFERMOS:
Llamar a la Rectoría, inmediatamente en caso de emergencia o
enfermedad, para que la persona reciba los Sacramentos
necesarios. (516)- 249-0127 Ext. 129 Padre Jose.
GRUPO DE ORACION:
(Renovación Carismática) Todos los miércoles de 7 a 9:30 PM en
la cafetería, Y Hora Santa en la iglesia todos los Segundos
miércoles de cada mes, de 7:30-8:30pm.
GRUPO JUVENIL:
Se reúnen todos los sábados, después de Misa. Para
información, hablar con Nelson (516)351-8913/ Erlin (631)7051229.
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