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faith and the holy sacrifice of the mass masses the fruit of our
FAITH AND THE HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS OFFERINGS FOR THE WEEK OF 6 JULY MASSES Monday, 7 July 7:30 am † Cecelia Gibson 12:10 pm † Vincenzo Gambino Tuesday, 8 July 7:30 am † Armin Jagnow 12:10 pm † Walter Kelly Wednesday, 9 July, Saint Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions, Martyrs 7:30 am † Robert McCullough, Jr. 12:10 pm † Daniel F. Henchey, Jr. 7:00 pm En acción de gracias a la Virgen de Guadalupe Thursday, 10 July 7:30 am † Ann G. Hackett 12:10 pm † Anthony Verdecchia Friday, 11 July, Saint Benedict 7:30 am † Robert J. Paulik 12:10 pm † Alfred Cassale Saturday, 12 July 8:00 am † Charlie Voges 5:00 pm † Decd. Mbrs. of the Marchese Family 7:00 pm Parishioners of Our Holy Redeemer/Freeport Sunday, 13 July, Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time 7:00 am Intentions of Bishop Murphy 8:00 am † Decd. Mbrs. of the Holy Name Society 9:30 am † Robert Johnson † Wesley Bybel † Arnim Jagnow † John Wilson 10:00 am WATERFRONT († Bonafacia Novarro) 11:30 am † Domenico & Giacoma Marasa 1:00 pm † Cruz Bertrand BREAD & WINE THELMA GOBERDHAN † BONAFACIA NOVARRO THE FRUIT OF OUR CENTENARY YEAR continues with A TIME TO REMEMBER & A TIME TO BE REMEMBERED BREAD & WINE SANCTUARY CANDLES ALTAR FLOWERS A WORD ABOUT OFFERINGS During the Centenary Year (2011-2012) celebration of our absolutely beautiful church, our Parish family came home for Mass and we remembered one another with the flowers that adorn the Altar, with the candles that light up the Sanctuary, with the bread and wine that is offered, and of course in the way par excellence, we remembered one another in the Priest’s Mass Intention that is lifted up with the help of all of our other remembrances! Thank you for coming home and remembering one another! Thank you for coming home and remembering Him Who said: “Do this in Memory of Me!” SANCTUARY CANDLES † BONAFACIA NOVARRO ALTAR FLOWERS † JEAN DANIEL BEAUBRUN † BONAFACIA NOVARRO Please remember the following individual(s) at the Altar of Our Holy Redeemer: NAME: ___________________________________________________________________ Living Deceased OFFERING: Bread & Wine ($20.00) Sanctuary Candles ($33.00) Altar Flowers ($40.00) WEEK OF DATE: __________________________________________________________________________________________ AMOUNT SUBMITTED: ____________________________________ Cash Check #: ________________ OFFERED BY: (NAME):____________________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ TELEPHONE #: _________________________________________________ A LETTER FROM THE PASTOR OUR HOLY REDEEMER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 37 SOUTH OCEAN AVENUE FREEPORT, NEW YORK 11520 (516) 378-0665 1911-2011 July, 2014 Dear Parishioner, “I live in an age, and a country, wherein the largest single cause of death of infants under one year of age is homicide … I live at a time when the best known moral theologians have despaired of leading people to a more virtuous life, but are principally concerned to insulate the sinner from the consequences of his sin; logic has given way to latex as the preferred medium of instruction. … I live at a time when most promises will be broken, most vows will be repudiated, most marriages will fail.” (Paul Mankowski, “Why the Immaculate Conception,” Voices 5.1 (Winter 1990):6). The “time” that Father Mankowski wrote about may have been 1990, but the passage of nearly twenty-five years has not made the time in which we live any less dire. In fact, with the passage of the so-called United States Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the time now in 2014 may in many ways be more dire than ever. “This is a time” writes Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty of the U.S, Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) “when Catholics can unite themselves in prayer to the men and women throughout history who spread the Gospel and lived out Jesus’ call to serve the ‘least of these’ in even the direst of circumstances.” Over the past three years, you have participated in the prayer life of the Church and her service to others through the Catholic Ministries Appeal (CMA) and as such, helped spread the Gospel to parishioners and nonparishioners alike. Last year alone that participation: prepared over 15,000 children for First Holy Communion; prepared over 3,000 couples for Marriage; educated over 100,000 children and youth in Faith Formation; supported fourteen students in the Seminary; provided housing assistance, food and clothing for over 100,000 people. While those figures are probably enough to inspire you to make a pledge to 2014 Catholic Ministries Appeal, you might be even more inspired to help when you learn that on a parish level, your CMA contributions over the past three years returned a rebate to our parish of $30,021.09 in 2011, $33,110.27 in 2012, and $38,239.40 in 2013! And that return on your investment is helping your fellow parishioners to unite themselves in prayer, spread the Gospel, and serve anyone (including you) who comes home to Our Holy Redeemer: no matter what the time or the circumstances. Spreading the Gospel in Prayerful Service, Father Douglas R. Arcoleo Pastor WHERE COMING HOME IS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT! OUR HOLY REDEEMER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH FREEPORT, NEW YORK 1911-2011 MASS ON THE WATERFRONT HAS RETURNED TO FREEPORT! Please Come Home and join us for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass on Sunday, 13 July 2014 10:00 A.M. at 175 Woodcleft Avenue (just South of Hamilton Street) Our Holy Redeemer: Where Coming Home is What it’s All About! WHERE COMING HOME IS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT! OUR HOLY REDEEMER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH presents SUMMER CONCERTS ON THE MILE Wednesdays 16 JULY THROUGH 20 AUGUST 7:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. 175 Woodcleft Avenue, "Home of Mass on the Waterfront" 16 July: Andy Cooney Will present an "Irish Night and more". 23 July: These Three Tenors Michael Crouse, Thomas Stallone, and Rinaldo Toglia will perform Italian/American favourites from Sinatra to Bocelli. 30 July: Robbie Rosen AMERICAN IDOL FINALIST will host "Pops Night on the Mile". 6 August: The Paul Joseph Quartet Paul Joseph, Mike Corn, Edgar Mills, and Susan Mitchell will perform “Jerome Kern Jazz”. 13 August: Belles of Broadway Michelle Crouse, Shannen Hofheimer, and Sarah Mahon will perform Broadway Classics. 20 August: Our Holy Redeemer Choir Will perform Sacred and Americana favourites. (Rain Date: 27 August for any cancelled programs) THIS CONCERT SERIES IS PRODUCED BY MICHAEL CROUSE, COORDINATOR OF MUSIC MINISTRY AT OUR HOLY REDEEMER, WITH FULL COOPERATION AND SUPPORT OF OUR HOLY REDEEMER’S PASTOR, FATHER DOUGLAS R. ARCOLEO. OUR HOLY REDEEMER PARISHIONERS CAN HELP EARN CASH FOR THE DE LA SALLE SCHOOL WITH THE ORIGINAL BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION PROGRAM How It Works: The Box Tops for Education "Clip" program allows you to earn cash for the De La Salle School every time you buy groceries. Each Box Tops Coupon is worth 10 cents that can be used to purchase supplies and equipment needed by the School. The "Clip" program has three easy steps: 1. Clip Box Tops Coupons from Participating Products Save Box Tops coupons from hundreds of General Mills products located throughout grocery and specialty stores. 2. Bring Your Box Tops 3. School Gets a Check Coupons to OHR Church General Mills will send the Deposit your coupons in an De La Salle School a check envelope in the receptacle to the worth 10 cents for each Box right of the Blessed Virgin Mary Tops coupon redeemed (up Statue. The School will then to a max of $20,000/year). submit them to General Mills. Pick Up Some Cash for the De LaSalle School Next Time You Buy Groceries! Find Box Tops for Education Coupons on Hundreds of Great Products (Below is a list of SOME of the products participating in the Box Tops for Education program. Box Tops coupons may not appear on all sizes/flavors of participating products). CEREALS Cheerios: Plain, Honey Nut, Frosted, Apple Cinnamon, Team, Multi Grain, Berry Burst Chex: Rice, Corn, Wheat, Multi Bran, Honey Nut Wheaties: Plain, Raisin Bran, Energy Crunch, Frosted Total: Plain, Whole Grain, Raisin Bran, Corn Flakes, Brown Sugar & Oat Lucky Charms Trix Cocoa Puffs Cookie Crisp Reese's Puffs Nestlé Nesquik Fiber One LaLechera Cinnamon Toast Crunch French Toast Crunch Golden Grahams Cinnamon Grahams Kix, Berry Berry Kix Oatmeal Crisp Raisin Nut Bran Basic 4 Honey Nut Clusters Para Su Familia Raisin Bran BABY PRODUCTS Huggies Diapers, Wipes, Training Pants, & Swim Pants GOODNITES Underpants & Sleep Shorts/Boxers REFRIGERATED/DAIRY Pillsbury: Grands! Biscuits & Sweet Rolls, Crescent Rolls, Crescent Rounds, Flaky Twists, Breadsticks, Pizza Crust, Pie Crust, Cookie Dough, Create ‘n Bake Cookies, Simply Bake Bars, Sweet Rolls, Brownie Batter Yoplait: Original, Yumsters, & Trix Multipack Yogurt, Kids Yogurt Drink, Go-GURT Yogurt, Go-GURT Fizzix Yogurt MEALS/SIDES Hamburger Helper, Chicken Helper, & Tuna Helper Betty Crocker: Oven Favorites Mix, Complete, Meals, Potato Buds, Seasoned Mashed Potatoes, Au Gratin Potatoes, Bowl Appétit Rice or Pasta, Suddenly Salad Mix Old El Paso: Taco Shells, Dinner Kits, Seasoning Mix, Enchilada Sauce, Beans, Refrigerated Meat Progresso Soup Suddenly Salad Mixes FROZEN Pillsbury: Home Baked Classics Frozen, Dough, Frozen Waffles, Frozen Pancakes, Toaster Strudel Pastries, Toaster Scrambles Pastries Green Giant: Bagged Vegetables with Sauce, Frozen Complete Skillet Meals, Just For One Vegetables Totinos Party Pizza & Pizza Snacks SNACKS Milk'n Cereal Bars Chex Morning Mix Cheerios Snack Mix Betty Crocker: Fruit Roll-Ups, Fruit Gushers, Fruit by the Foot Care Bears Fruit Shapes Shark Bites Fruit Shapes Transformers Fruit Shapes Spider-Man Fruit Shapes Scooby-Doo Fruit Shapes Tonka Fruit Shapes Dunkaroos Snacks Nature Valley Granola Bars Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn BAKING Gold Medal Flour Bisquick & Bisquick Complete Betty Crocker: Pancake Mix, Pizza Crust, SuperMoist Cake Mix, Ready-to-Spread Frosting, Muffin Mix, Brownie Mix Supreme, Angel Food Cake Mix, Dessert Bar Mix, Stir N Bake Mix, Quickbread Mix, Snackin' Cake Mix, Cookie Mix, Variety Dessert Mixes PAPER PRODUCTS/STORAGE Kleenex Tissues & Napkins Cottonelle Tissues & Wipes Scott Tissues, Napkins, Wipes, & Paper Towels Hefty Disposable Cups, Plates, Bowls & Waste Bags ZipLoc Storage Bags & Containers For more information about the Box Tops for Education program please visit: www.boxtops4education.com OUR HOLY REDEEMER PARISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM 87 Pine Street, Freeport, New York 11520 Tel.: (516) 546 - 1057 Fax: (516) 546 - 0526 email: ohrreled@aol.com Classes may be over but Mass NEVER is!! We are STILL obligated to attend Mass EVERY Sunday!! Summer Class Mass Schedule 15 June: 9:30am-Pre-k, Kindergarten 22 June - 11:30am-5th Graders 29 June – 9:30am-1st Graders 6 July - 11:30am-6th Graders 13 July - 9:30am-2nd Graders 20 July – 11:30am-7th Graders 27 July - 9:30am-3rd Graders 3 August - 11:30am-8th Graders 10 August - 9:30am-4th Graders 17 August - 11:30am-5-8 Faith Formation 24 August - 9:30am-3-4 Faith Formation 31 August - 11:30am-Teen Mass (TFF,TSP1,TSP2) 7 September – 9:30am- All 2014 1st Communicants 14 September – 11:30am- VBS Junior Counselors ***To determine which Mass your child needs to attend, please go by the grade they were in this past year, not the grade they will be in September.*** Catholic ministries appeal “$100,000.00 and 400 Pledges; With YOUR Help This Could Be The Year!” YEAR GOAL # OF PLEDGES PLEDGED AMOUNT PAID PLEDGES REBATE 2009 $57,723.00 303 $82,464.14 $79,417.14 $28,889.91 2010 $60,798.00 278 $86,167.82 $82,783.77 $34,701.26 2011 $62,798.00 291 $85,149.86 $84,624.86 $30,021.09 2012 $66,100.00 371 $93,069.09 $90,962.84 $33,110.27 2013 $69,600.00 389 $101,609.25 $99,999.25 $38,239.40 2014* $72,000.00 263 $84,812.34 $63,639.84 ??? *(AS OF 1 JULY, 2014) (IF YOU HAVEN'T MADE YOUR PLEDGE YET, PLEASE DO SO TODAY!) The Church and Freeport Could Really Use It! PIC THANK YOU! Please consider what you can do to make a difference! Make your check payable to: Catholic Ministries Appeal Parish: ________________________________________________ Name: ________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________ City, State, Zip: __________________________________________ Pledge: $ ____________ Down Payment: $ ____________ Balance: $ ____________ Monthly Quarterly Annually Other alance: Donor Signature: ________________________________________ $ ____________ ent: $ ____________ Catholic Ministries Appeal, Diocese of Rockville Centre, P.O. Box 4000, Rockville Centre, New York 11571-4000 www.drvc.org/cma.html Balance: $ ____________ Phone: _________________________________________________ Monthly Quarterly FAITH AND EDUCATION "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you." SCHOOL’S IN: DRIVE CAREFULLY (both on and off the road) NEWS FROM THE DE LA SALLE SCHOOL (516) 379-8660 Our new fiscal year began on the first of this month. Although our auditors have yet to review our books it is clear that we ended the year in the black. This has been true for each of the twelve years our school has been open! Special thanks to the parishioners of Our Holy Redeemer who helped us achieve this status for 2013-2014. Those who made donations by check or by credit card via our website (www.DeLaSalleSchool.org) received a written note of gratitude. Thank you to those whose name we do not know and who are in one of the following categories. It could be that you contributed cash via the envelopes available in church by the Blessed Mother and St. Joseph. Possibly, you shopped at Stop and Shop during their A+ School Rewards promotion. (We received $78.38 from the store for your participation.) Maybe you clipped, saved, and sent us your Box Tops for Education. (We anticipate close to $840.00 from this source.) We are still waiting for a donation from Target for those whose use of their credit card will benefit our students via their corporate Take Charge of Education program. Know that your participation in our fund raising efforts at whatever level is a welcome contribution to our ministry of Catholic education 6 July 2014 – The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time A Sunday Readings: Zechariah IX: 9-10; Romans VIII: 9, 11-13; Saint Matthew XI: 25-30 Student’s Name: ____________________________________________________ Class Day/Session: __________________________________________________ Catechist Name: ____________________________________________________ Mass Time (Circle One): Sat: 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Sun: 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 9:30 AM 11:30 AM 1:00 PM GOSPEL QUESTIONS: (Religious Education Students please answer ALL questions) Fill in the blanks: God, our Father, has hidden things from the wise and the learned but has revealed them to whom? “God, our Father has hidden things from the wise and the learned but has revealed them to ________________________ ____________________________________________________________.” Who has handed over all things to Jesus? “________________________________ has handed over all things to Jesus.” What will Jesus do for all those who labour and are burdened? “Jesus will ______________________________ for all those who labour and are burdened.” Now accepting registration for Religious Education 2014-15. Please call (516) 546-1057 for more information. Ahora aceptando aplicaciones para educación religiosa 2014-15. Información o preguntas al: (516) 546-1057. PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL MEMBERS: Charles Shields III Joann Flaherty FAITH AND FINANCES Donald Gallant Sheila Walsh ff 25 CENTS AND MORE $344,500.00 $13,000.00 (Thank you for putting in your 25 cents) Not only are more and more people (thanks be to God) coming Home to Our Holy Redeemer every Sunday, but more and more people are giving more and more and more: 25 Cents and More! And since people are still asking: “How can 25 Cents and More make a difference?” I offer you the two ways that parishioners are putting in their 25 cents and more a week: PARISHIONER A PARISHIONER B Offering on 13 July: $ 0.25 Offering on 20 July: $ 0.50 Offering on 27 July: $ 0.75 Offering on 3 August: $ 1.00 Offering on 10 August: $ 1.25 Yearly individual increase: $344.50 Offering on 13 July: $0.25 Offering on 20 July: $0.25 Offering on 27 July: $0.25 Offering on 3 August: $0.25 Offering on 10 August: $0.25 Yearly individual increase: $13.00 If every Sunday Mass-goer followed this model of “putting in 25 cents”, the projected increase in our yearly collection based on 1000 Sunday Mass-goers would be: $344,500.00. If every Sunday Mass-goer followed this model of “putting in 25 cents”, the projected increase in our yearly collection based on 1000 Sunday Mass-goers would be: $13,000.00. You were all gathered in one place last Sunday and this is what ‘Life in the Spirit’ surfaced: 28/29 JULY MASS FIRST COLLECTION ENVELOPE USERS E-Giving Prior to Weekend 5:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 am 8:00 am 9:30 am 11:30 am 1:00 pm $ 661.00 $ 889.25 $ 1,771.25 $ 611.00 $ 1,309.25 $ 956.25 $ 1,687.50 $ 1,339.00 $ 1,187.25 25 20 59 21 43 28 55 57 21 TOTAL $10,412.25 329 SECOND COLLECTION (PETER’S PENCE) $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 167.00 125.00 547.00 315.00 465.00 794.00 446.00 387.00 615.00 $ 3,861.00 SUNDAY, 28/29 JULY COLLECTION TOTAL: $14,273.25 FIRST COLLECTION TOTAL: $10,412.25 SECOND COLLECTION (PETER’S PENCE) TOTAL: $3,861.00 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENVELOPE USERS: 65 FAITH AND GOVERNMENT DECLARATION ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DIGNITATIS HUMANAE ON THE RIGHT OF THE PERSON AND OF COMMUNITIES TO SOCIAL AND CIVIL FREEDOM IN MATTERS RELIGIOUS PROMULGATED BY HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI ON 7 DECEMBER 1965 (Continued from 29 June 2014 Sunday Bulletin) 8. Many pressures are brought to bear upon the men of our day, to the point where the danger arises lest they lose the possibility of acting on their own judgment. On the other hand, not a few can be found who seem inclined to use the name of freedom as the pretext for refusing to submit to authority and for making light of the duty of obedience. Wherefore this Vatican Council urges everyone, especially those who are charged with the task of educating others, to do their utmost to form men who, on the one hand, will respect the moral order and be obedient to lawful authority, and on the other hand, will be lovers of true freedom-men, in other words, who will come to decisions on their own judgment and in the light of truth, govern their activities with a sense of responsibility, and strive after what is true and right, willing always to join with others in cooperative effort. Religious freedom therefore ought to have this further purpose and aim, namely, that men may come to act with greater responsibility in fulfilling their duties in community life. 9. The declaration of this Vatican Council on the right of man to religious freedom has its foundation in the dignity of the person, whose exigencies have come to be are fully known to human reason through centuries of experience. What is more, this doctrine of freedom has roots in divine revelation, and for this reason Christians are bound to respect it all the more conscientiously. Revelation does not indeed affirm in so many words the right of man to immunity from external coercion in matters religious. It does, however, disclose the dignity of the human person in its full dimensions. It gives evidence of the respect which Christ showed toward the freedom with which man is to fulfill his duty of belief in the word of God and it gives us lessons in the spirit which disciples of such a Master ought to adopt and continually follow. Thus further light is cast upon the general principles upon which the doctrine of this declaration on religious freedom is based. In particular, religious freedom in society is entirely consonant with the freedom of the act of Christian faith. 10. It is one of the major tenets of Catholic doctrine that man's response to God in faith must be free: no one therefore is to be forced to embrace the Christian faith against his own will.(8) This doctrine is contained in the Word of God and it was constantly proclaimed by the Fathers of the Church.(7) The act of faith is of its very nature a free act. Man, redeemed by Christ the Savior and through Christ Jesus called to be God's adopted son,(9) cannot give his adherence to God revealing Himself unless, under the drawing of the Father,(10) he offers to God the reasonable and free submission of faith. It is therefore completely in accord with the nature of faith that in matters religious every manner of coercion on the part of men should be excluded. In consequence, the principle of religious freedom makes no small contribution to the creation of an environment in which men can without hindrance be invited to the Christian faith, embrace it of their own free will, and profess it effectively in their whole manner of life. 11. God calls men to serve Him in spirit and in truth, hence they are bound in conscience but they stand under no compulsion. God has regard for the dignity of the human person whom He Himself created and man is to be guided by his own judgment and he is to enjoy freedom. This truth appears at its height in Christ Jesus, in whom God manifested Himself and His ways with men. Christ is at once our Master and our Lord(11) and also meek and humble of heart.(12) In attracting and inviting His disciples He used patience.(13) He wrought miracles to illuminate His teaching and to establish its truth, but His intention was to rouse faith in His hearers and to confirm them in faith, not to exert coercion upon them.(14) He did indeed denounce the unbelief of some who listened to Him, but He left vengeance to God in expectation of the day of judgment.(15) When He sent His Apostles into the world, He said to them: "He who believes and is baptized will be saved. He who does not believe will be condemned" (Mark 16:16). But He Himself, noting that the cockle had been sown amid the wheat, gave orders that both should be allowed to grow until the harvest time, which will come at the end of the world.(16) He refused to be a political messiah, ruling by force:(17) He preferred to call Himself the Son of Man, who came "to serve and to give his life as a ransom for the many" (Mark 10:45). He showed Himself the perfect servant of God,(18) Who "does not break the bruised reed nor extinguish the smoking flax" (Matt. 12:20). He acknowledged the power of government and its rights, when He commanded that tribute be given to Caesar: but He gave clear warning that the higher rights of God are to be kept inviolate: "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's" (Matt. 22:21). In the end, when He completed on the cross the work of redemption whereby He achieved salvation and true freedom for men, He brought His revelation to completion. For He bore witness to the truth,(19) but He refused to impose the truth by force on those who spoke against it. Not by force of blows does His rule assert its claims.(20) It is established by witnessing to the truth and by hearing the truth, and it extends its dominion by the love whereby Christ, lifted up on the cross, draws all men to Himself.(21) Taught by the word and example of Christ, the Apostles followed the same way. From the very origins of the Church the disciples of Christ strove to convert men to faith in Christ as the Lord; not, however, by the use of coercion or of devices unworthy of the Gospel, but by the power, above all, of the word of God.(22) Steadfastly they proclaimed to all the plan of God our Savior, "Who wills that all men should be saved and come to the acknowledgment of the truth" (1 Tim. 2:4). At the same time, however, they showed respect for those of weaker stuff, even though they were in error, and thus they made it plain that "each one of us is to render to God an account of himself" (Romans 14:12),(23) and for that reason is bound to obey his conscience. Like Christ Himself, the Apostles were unceasingly bent upon bearing witness to the truth of God, and they showed the fullest measure of boldness in "speaking the word with confidence" (Acts 4:31) (24) before the people and their rulers. With a firm faith they held that the Gospel is indeed the power of God unto salvation for all who believe.(25) Therefore they rejected all "carnal weapons:(26) they followed the example of the gentleness and respectfulness of Christ and they preached the Word of God in the full confidence that there was resident in this Word itself a divine power able to destroy all the forces arrayed against God(27) and bring men to faith in Christ and to His service.(28) As the Master, so too the Apostles recognized legitimate civil authority. "For there is no power except from God", the Apostle teaches, and thereafter commands: "Let everyone be subject to higher authorities.... He who resists authority resists God's ordinance" (Romans 13:1-5).(29) At the same time, however, they did not hesitate to speak out against governing powers which set themselves in opposition to the holy will of God: "It is necessary to obey God rather than men" (Acts 5:29).(30) This is the way along which the martyrs and other faithful have walked through all ages and over all the earth. (To be continued next week . . . ) FAITH AND PRAYER SCRIPTURE REFLECTION Please Pray for Our Beloved Deceased: Silvio Petta READINGS FOR 13 July 2014 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 1ST READING: ISAIAH CV: 10-11 RESPONSORIAL PSALM: PSALM 65 2ND READING: ROMANS VIII: 18-23 GOSPEL: SAINT MATTHEW XIII: 1-23 PLEASE PRAY FOR: “If by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” (See Romans 8:913) The Gospel today tells us that Jesus is meek and humble of heart. In the blessed mother and in her Son, Jesus, we have the perfect example of living by the Spirit. They refused to live by the flesh. Possessions were of no interest to them. They knew the Spirit of God is not flesh and blood, is not material. They used and honored the material things they had, but they did not allow their lives to be ruled by them. They did not identify themselves by what they wore or what they had or what they looked like. They identified themselves with the Spirit of God. They knew who they were. The Spirit of God lived in them and they lived their lives in harmony with that great truth. Thus, Jesus could bring peace to all people. He could be gracious, merciful and compassionate to all, because underneath all of their fleshly attachments He recognized others, even His enemies, as children of God, children that needed his help and compassion. We are called to do likewise, “if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” Perhaps this is also the reason that we as Catholics feel so comfortable in asking Mary’s intercessions in our behalf. Mary Acosta, Virginia Brehaut, Gerard Burton, Blanca Cales, Louise Callus, Warren P. Cochol, Rosemary Curran, Anne Dantes, Felicitas DeLa Garma, Aileen D'Avanzo, Raymond Enright, Leo Esch, Roseann Feeney, Kathy Hobkirk, Jennifer Johnson, Baby Joshua, Baby Juliana, Linda A. Kane, Nancy Lamb, Sara Kataeva, Fr. Matthew Kottaram, Josephine Lucci, John Lundergan, Barbara McEneaney, Amanda Mucaria, Alice Mugno, Alexander Nadeau, Adryana Navarro, Paul Navarro, Jean Nicholich, Andrew Owen, Guido Penafiel, Clare Pirro, Jessica Quiroz, Justin Ramos, Kathleen Randal, Frederick Roberts, Sylvia Roberts, Matthew Ryan, Lidiana Santiago, Brielle Saracini, Victor Schipani, Juan Antonio Villatoro, Ray Washecka Please continue to say your prayers for the following members of our Armed Forces: Capt. Thomas Collins III, Anthony Costante, Tyler Daly, Sgt. Adam Dengel, Juan Diaz, Ryan Dugan, Michael George Gonzalez, Daniel Ingin, Brig. Gen. Kevin Killea, Susana Ladino, Sgt. Ramon Marrero, Pvt. Jack McKnight, John Mediate, Sgt. Kelvin O. Melara, Airman 1st Class Jerome Miles, Lt. Cmdr. Colleen Minihan, Maj. Paul Minihan, Sebastian Moreno, Sean Joseph Mormon, Sgt. Allyson Parla, Petty Officer Floyd A. Rivera, Sgt. Sammy Rodriguez, Benjamin Rhodes, Edwin Sandoval, Doug Schambert, Paul Seiden, Luis Sic, Capt. John Talafuse, Lt. Matthew Talibon, Corp. Daniel Vargas, Chief Petty Officer William A. Vega, Capt. Johnetta Washington, Anthony Williams, Sgt. 1st Class Lynroy Williams; Lt. Cmdr. Brad Younger Please Pray for Our Seminarian: Brother Pierre Toussaint (Alain) Guiteau, C.F.R. Heavenly Father, please grant to Your Faithful servants, the grace and strength to carry out Your mission for the Church each day. Keep our Seminarians close to You and continue to inspire them to serve others in Your Holy Name. Please inspire the men You have called to the Priesthood to respond "yes" to Your call through our Lord Jesus Christ Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. FAITH AND SOCIAL MINISTRY “Produce good fruit as evidence of your repentance.” OUR HOLY REDEEMER BARGAINS EVERY DAY! 23 West Merrick Road, Freeport, NY SHOPPING HOURS: DONATIONS ACCEPTED: Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and by appointment: (516) 623 - 3247 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. Closed every Wednesday Volunteers Accepted All the Time! Help Our Holy Redeemer reach out! Volunteers are always needed! Please call Susan Jewels at (516) 623-3247 HUMAN SERVICES (516) 868-8289 Hours: Monday through Thursday 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Please call Alfonso Martinez, Director at (516) 868-8289. He is waiting to hear from YOU! ** Human Services will be closed Monday, 4 August through Friday ,15 August ** Our doors will reopen on Monday, 18 August FAITH AND THE ROMAN MISSAL SEMINARY GOLF CLASSIC TO SUPPORT OUR SEMINARIANS Two of this year’s three “Seminary Golf Classic” honorees – Bishop Coyle and Bishop Guglielmone – during their pursuit of holiness, “teed up” in residence at Our Holy Redeemer in Freeport. Before he was Ordained a Priest in 1986, the Most Reverend Robert Coyle lived here as a Pastoral Year Seminarian. Before he was Ordained a Bishop in 2009, the Most Reverend Robert Guglielmone lived here as the Director of Clergy Personnel. And while he never lived at Our Holy Redeemer, the Most Reverend Peter Libasci, shortly before becoming the Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire in 2011. The Parish of Our Holy Redeemer has long been a friend of the Seminary. In addition to the many parishioners who have heard the call to Priesthood and answered it (Monsignor Leo Goggin, Monsignor Charles W. Swiger, Father Basil Pennington OCSO, …), and those from the Parish who are currently in the Seminary answering that call (Brother Pierre Toussaint (Alain) Giteau, CFR), many men (including Father Michael Bartholomew, Father Jacob Onyumbe, and Father Vian Ntegerej’Imana) from other parishes have been sent here from the Seminary to prepare for the Priesthood. In fact, I am happy to announce that Our Holy Redeemer will soon welcome home another man preparing for the Priesthood, Mr. James Hansen. Mr. Hansen is expected to be with us 7 July through 27 August. Please help him to discover why coming home is what it’s all about. Collect Prayer for Vocations to Holy Orders O God, Who willed to provide shepherds for Your people, pour out in Your Church a spirit of piety and fortitude, to raise up worthy ministers for Your altars and make them ardent yet gentle heralds of Your Gospel. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen. The Annual Seminary Golf Classic, which will also honour Saint Patrick/Huntington parishioners Judy and Bob Crimmins, will be held at the Huntington Crescent Club on Monday, 14 July 2014. We invite you to participate by sponsorship or joining us for golf or dinner. All funds raised support the education and formation of our seminarians, our future Priests. For additional information please contact the Seminary Development Office, (631)423-0483 x 102, or bmalone@icseminary.edu. OUR HOLY REDEEMER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 37 SOUTH OCEAN AVENUE FREEPORT, NEW YORK 11520 (516) 378-0665 presents FAMILY FILM NIGHT Friday, 11 July 2014 7:30 P.M. in the Lower Church “Come home” and see Everyone is Welcome! Bring the Whole Family! THE YEAR OF FAITH AND THE YEAR AFTER 6 July 2014 (Return this Completed Form to the Rectory before: 14 July 2014) Any confirmed Catholic and registered parishioner of Our Holy Redeemer who is 19 years old or younger (born after 23 November 1994) is eligible to answer a weekly “YEAR OF FAITH AND YEAR AFTER” question from the bulletin for a chance to earn as much as $1,750.00. Answers can be found in the Section of the Catechism of the Catholic Church as noted underneath the question and recorded in the format below. And the thirtieth question is: Question #30: What is forbidden by the First Commandment? (From: PART II: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY/SECTION 2: THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH) Answer: Chapter Title: ____________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph Title: _________________________________________________________________________ Name: _______________________________________________________ Date of Birth: ________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________ Telephone #: _________________________ Come Home Dressed for the Supper of the Lamb on Tie-One-On ‘with a Hat’ and “no Jeans” Sunday SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH 13 July 2014 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Come Home Clothed in Your Wedding Garment! Please it’s Sunday; it’s Church; DRESS YOUR BEST! $25,000.00 IS WAITING FOR YOU IN OUR 2014-2015 RAFFLE! RAFFLE! RAFFLE! Complete the Form Below & Either Bring it to the Rectory or Deposit it in the Sunday Offertory Basket. **2014-2015 REDEEMER Raffle! Raffle! Raffle! T I C K E T Daily Drawing $25 / Monthly Drawing $100 / Quarterly Drawing $250 Special Monthly $25 Gift Certificates to Local Merchants Christmas Drawing: $1,911.00 + $50 Duryea’s G.C. on 6 December 2013 Anniversary Drawing: $2,014 Drawing on 11 June 2015 GRAND PRIZE: $25,000 on 25 June 2015 Name: ___________________________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip: ____________________________________________________________ Phone: _________________________________________________ # of Tickets ___________ @ $25 each = amount enclosed $ _____________________ Mail this Form plus a Check ($25 per Ticket) to: Our Holy Redeemer Parish, 37 South Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520. Your Ticket stub(s) will be mailed back to you. ** This Form may only be used for Tickets purchased BEFORE 8 September 2014. F O R M FOLLOW THE SON… Vacation Bible School …IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF SAINT PAUL For Children in Pre-K through 6th Grade. 18 – 22 August 2014 Games, Crafts, Fun! Junior Counselors Needed-Grade 7 and up! Please contact Our Holy Redeemer Religious Education Office for more details-at (516) 546-1057 SIGUE AL HIJO… Escuela Bíblica de Vacaciones …TRAS LAS HUELLAS l DE SAN PABLO Para Niños de Pre-K hasta el 6to Grado 18 – 22 Agosto de 2014 ¡Juegos, Artes Manuales, Entretenimiento! ¡Necesitamos Consejeros Jóvenes del Grado 7 y mayores! Games, Crafts, Fun! Para más detalles comuníquese con la Oficina de Educación Religiosa de Ntro. Santo Redentor al (516) 546-1057 rs Needed-Grade 7 and up! REFLEXIÓN SEMANAL “Si con la ayuda del Espíritu destruyen sus malas acciones, entonces vivirán.” (Ver Romanos 8:9-13) El Evangelio de hoy nos dice que Jesús es manso y humilde de corazón. En la Santísima virgen y en Su hijo Jesús tenemos el ejemplo perfecto de vivir conforme al Espíritu. Ellos se negaron a vivir conforme al desorden egoísta del hombre. Las posesiones no le interesaban. Sabían que el Espíritu de Dios no es carne y sangre, no es material. Usaron y honraron las cosas materiales que tenían, pero no dejaron que su vida fuera gobernada por ellas. No se identificaron a sí mismos por esas cosas, por lo que llevaban o por su parecido físico. Se identificaron con el Espíritu de Dios. Ellos sabían quiénes eran. El Espíritu de Dios vivía en ellos y ellos vivían sus vidas en benigna armonía con esa gran verdad. Así, Jesús podía traer paz a todos los que venían a él. El podía ser benigno, misericordioso y compasivo para con todos, porque debajo de todas sus ataduras a las cosas carnales, él reconocía en otros, aun en sus enemigos, el hecho de que eran hijos de Dios, hijos que necesitan de su ayuda y compasión. Nosotros también tenemos el mismo llamado pues si con la ayuda del Espíritu destruimos nuestras malas acciones, entonces viviremos. Tal vez por esa razón nosotros los católicos nos sentimos tan cómodos acudiendo a María en busca de su socorro. El comenzó a Enseñarles Muchas Cosas El comenzó a Enseñarles Muchas Cosas Los Diez Mandamientos Explicados por el Catecismo Los Diez Mandamientos Explicados por el Catecismo 2518 La sexta bienaventuranza proclama: "Bienaventurados los limpios de corazón porque ellos verán a Dios" (Mt 5,8). Los "corazones limpios" designan a los que han ajustado su inteligencia y su voluntad a las exigencias de la santidad de Dios, principalmente en tres dominios: la caridad (cf 1 Tm 4, 3-9; 2 Tm 2 ,22), la castidad o rectitud sexual (cf 1 Ts 4, 7; Col 3, 5; Ef 4, 19), el amor de la verdad y la ortodoxia de la fe (cf Tt 1, 15; 1 Tm 3-4; 2 Tm 2, 23-26). Existe un vínculo entre la pureza del corazón, la del cuerpo y la de la fe: Los fieles deben creer los artículos del Símbolo “para que, creyendo, obedezcan a Dios; obedeciéndole, vivan bien; viviendo bien, purifiquen su corazón; y purificando su corazón, comprendan lo que creen” (San Agustín, De fide et Symbolo, 10, 25). Oremos LECTURAS PARA EL (Por los Hombres y Mujeres en las Fuerzas Armadas) 13 de Julio de 2014 Cpt. Thomas Collins III, Anthony Costante, Tyler Daly, Sgt. Adam Dengel, Juan Diaz, Michael G. Gonzalez, Daniel Ingin, Susana Ladino, Sgt. Ramon Marrero, Pvt. Jack McKnight, John Mediate, Airman 1st Class Jerome Miles, Lt. Cmdr. Colleen Minihan, Mjr. Paul Minihan, Sebastian Moreno, Sean Joseph Mormon, Sgt. Allyson Parla, Petty Officer Floyd A. Rivera, Benjamin Rhodes, Sgt. Sammy Rodriguez, Edwin Sandoval, Luis Sic, Cpt. John Talafuse, Lt. Matthew Talibon, Corp. Daniel Vargas, Chief Petty Officer William A. Vega, Cpt. Johnetta Washington, Anthony Williams, Sgt. 1st Class Lynroy Williams ADORACIÓN NOCTURNA ¿Interesado en pasar una hora en oración con Cristo durante los Primeros viernes del mes? Si desea hacerse miembro favor, llame al Diácono Cristóbal a la Rectoría (516) 378-0665. ULTREYA Todos los miércoles después de la misa de las 7:30 pm celebramos la Ultreya en el sótano de la Iglesia. Será muy bien recibido. Por favor, llame a Rosario Ricse al (516) 425-8339. XV Domingo Ordinario 1ra Lectura: Isaías 55, 10-11 Salmo Responsorial: Salmo: 64 2da Lectura: Romanos 8. 18-23 Evangelio: San Mateo 13, 1-23 GRUPO SEÑOR DE LAS MISERICORDIAS Lo invita a acompañarlos todos los lunes a las 7:30 pm en la Capillita del Antiguo Convento para rezar juntos la Novena al Señor de las Misericordias. Favor llame a Berta al (516) 379-8270. PROGRAMA SUPLEMENTAL DE ALIMENTOS Para mujeres embarazadas y postparto por 6 meses, infantes y para niños hasta los 5 años de familias con bajo ingreso. Proveemos asistencia de alimentos, educación nutricional y evaluación de salud. Le damos referencia a médicos y agencias de servicios humanos. LLAME al 516-377-0157 o VENGA A NUESTRA OFICINA: Caridades Católicas: Programa WIC, 38 Saint John’s Place, Freeport, N. Y. 11520 El USDA es un Empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades “Jóvenes Adultos Creciendo en Cristo” Invitamos a todos los jóvenes hispanos a que nos acompañen en nuestras reuniones todos los viernes desde las 7:30 PM. Las reuniones tendrán lugar en la Sala Grande de la Escuela. Ven a compartir tus inquietudes, hacer nuevas amistades y a crecer con Cristo en lo humano y espiritual, con alegría juvenil. Para más información, llama a Carlos Portillo al (516) 849-4568, Marta al (516) 765-1210. IGLESIA CATÓLICA ROMANA DE NUESTRO SANTO REDENTOR 37 SOUTH OCEAN AVENUE FREEPORT, NEW YORK 11520 (516) 378-0665 1911-2011 Julio, 2014 Queridos Feligreses: “Vivo en una era y en un país en los que la principal causa de muerte de infantes de menos de un año de edad es el homicidio. Vivo en un tiempo en el que según los que afirman saber de estas cosas, Ronald McDonald es más popular que Jesucristo. Vivo en un tiempo en el que los mejores teólogos de la moralidad han perdido la esperanza de llevar a la gente a una vida más virtuosa, pues están principalmente preocupados con proteger al pecador de las consecuencias de su pecado; la lógica se ha rendido ante el látex como medio de instrucción. … Vivo en un tiempo en el que la mayoría de las promesas serán quebrantadas, las promesas repudiadas, y la mayoría de los matrimonios fracasarán.” Paul Mankowski, “El Por qué de la Inmaculada Concepción,” Voices 5.1 (Winter 1990):6). El “tiempo” del cual el Padre Mankowski escribió fue el 1990, pero el paso de casi veinticinco años no han mejorado las cosas. De hecho, con el paso de la llamada Ley de Protección para el Paciente y Cuidado de Salud asequible, (que obliga a los Católicos y a otras personas de buena voluntad a violar sus conciencias) el tiempo de ahora de 2014 de muchos modos es más grave ahora que nunca. “Este es el tiempo” escribo el Arzobispo William E. Lori de Baltimore, presidente del Comité en Pro de la Libertad Religiosa de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de EE. UU. (USCCB) “en el que los Católicos pueden unirse en oración a los hombres y mujeres que a través de la historia propagaron el Evangelio y cumplieron con el mandato de Jesús de servir al ‘menor de éstos’ aun en las circunstancias más difíciles.” Durante los pasados tres años, usted ha participado en la vida de oración de la Iglesia en su servicio a otros mediante la Campaña de los Ministerios Católicos (CMA) y como tal, usted ha ayudado a propagar el Evangelio tanto a parroquianos como no parroquianos. Tan solo durante el año pasado esa participación: preparó a más de 15,000 niños para recibir su Primera Santa Comunión; preparó a más de 3,000 parejas para el Matrimonio; educó a más de 100,000 niños y jóvenes en la Formación de la Fe; apoyó a catorce estudiantes en el Seminario; suministró alojamiento, alimento y ropas a más de 100,000 personas. Aunque esas cifras de por sí probablemente son suficientes para inspirarlo a usar la Campaña de los Ministerios Católicos para ayudar a la gente en el 2014, quizás lo inspire aun más el enterarse de que al nivel parroquial, sus contribuciones a la CMA durante los pasados tres años devolvieron $30,021.09 en el 2011, $33,110.27 en el 2012, y $38,239.40 en el 2013. (O un total de $101,370.76). Y ese rendimiento de su inversión está ayudando a sus compañeros parroquianos a unirse en oración, propagar el Evangelio, y servir a cualquiera (incluso a usted) que venga a casa a Nuestro Santo Redentor: sin importar el tiempo o las circunstancias. Propagando el Evangelio en Servicio y Oración, Padre Douglas R. Arcoleo Pastor ¡DONDE VENIR A CASA ES REALMENTE IMPORTANTE! COME TO ME AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST “Come to Me, all you who labour and find life burdened and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For My yoke is easy, and My burden light.” Saint Matthew XI: Directions: Find the words below from today’s Scripture reading in the puzzle. Words can go horizontally, vertically, and diagonally in all directions (as shown). ANYONE BURDENED EARTH EASY EXCEPT EXCLAIMED FATHER FIND GRACIOUS HANDED HEART HEAVEN HIDDEN HUMBLE JESUS KNOWS LABOUR LEARNED LIGHT LITTLE MEEK PRAISE REST REVEALED THINGS WISE WISHES YOKE D I Y S E H S I W D H W H J U L C V L E A R N E D E E B O I D E M I A L C X E A A K E E M Y C R R H E F B J V R L Y X X C O E E N U U H E E T Q T A R R S K O V R M N W T S H W C A T E Y E D E L B I S G U U U J A N H E G A A L L I G A S G Z A B N T R E H L L E E N P Y A D E D N A H I T E F P W I L N D F M R C F D P S D M I Y H Q K D T H I J D E I D E S S O T T H X C O V E C A G N E A R X L A B O U R N X R U T I E P H K N O W S D F E P Y F H F D U
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