June 12, 2016 - Saint Mary`s Roman Catholic Church

CHURCH of SAINT MARY
The Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
June 12, 2016
Reverend Father Robert A. Romeo | Pastor
Father Christopher Costigan | Parochial Vicar
Father Jude Dioka | Parochial Vicar
Father Nicholas Zientarski | Weekend Assistant
Reverend Mr. Jiha Lim | Deacon
1300 Northern Boulevard | Manhasset, New York 11030
516 627 0385 | Fax 516 627 6070
www.stmary.ws
Parish Mission Statement
We, the community of Saint Mary’s, Manhasset, building on our rich heritage of Catholic faith and tradition, center
ourselves in the Eucharist and honor God in proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Guided by the Holy Spirit, we seek to be the presence of Christ through our liturgical, educational and social ministries.
We dedicate our time, talent and treasure to the service of all as we build the kingdom of God in our world. We commit
to this mission in the name of Jesus Christ.
Church of Saint Mary
1300 Northern Boulevard
Manhasset, New York 11030
(516) 627-0385
Fax (516) 627-6070
www.stmary.ws
Schedule of Masses
Monday–Friday 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM
Saturday 8:00 AM, 5:00 PM
Sunday 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM,
12:00 Noon and 5:00 PM
Sacrament of Penance
PARISH DIRECTORY
Pastoral Staff
Rev. Fr. Robert A. Romeo
Pastor
627-0385 | ext. 1004
pastor@stmary.ws
Fr. Christopher Costigan
Parochial Vicar
627-0385 | ext. 1006
Fr. Jude Dioka
Parochial Vicar
627-0385 | ext. 1011
Saturdays from 4:00-4:45 PM and by
appointment. Please call 627-0385.
Fr. Nicholas Zientarski
Weekend Assistant
Anointing of the Sick
Rev. Mr. Jiha Lim
Deacon
The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick
is celebrated in the Chapel on the second
Sunday of the month following the
10:30 AM Mass. If you are unable to come
to Church, please call the Parish Office to
make arrangements for Anointing or to
receive the Eucharist.
Parish Office
627-0385 | Fax 627-6070
Monday - Thursday 9:30 AM–8:00 PM
Friday 9:30 AM-5:00 PM
Saturday 8:30 AM–5:00 PM
Sunday 9:45 AM–1:30 PM
E-mail: information@stmary.ws
Parish Social Ministry
365-2705
Monday-Thursday 9:45 AM-12:00 Noon
1:00 PM-4:00 PM
Religious Education
627-4028
Monday 11:00 AM-9:00 PM
Wednesday 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
Closed on Friday
Parish Staff
Christine Sutherland
Coordinator of Parish
Social Ministry
365-2705 | ext. 1126
Eileen Symmons ‘82, ‘86
Director of Communications
627-2711 | ext. 1081
esymmons@stmary.ws
The Schools of Saint Mary
Nursery through 12th Grade
Grace M. Cavallo
President
627-2711
St. Mary’s Elementary School
Anthony Chiofolo
Controller
627-0385 | ext. 1007
627-0184
www.stmary11030.org
Celeste M. Checchia, PhD
Principal
Jane Clifford
Bulletin Editor
bulletin@stmary.ws
Elaine Drzymalski
Assistant Principal
Lorraine Czarniak
Director of Religious Education
627-4028 | ext. 1127
St. Mary’s High School
Vincent Hartley
Facilities Manager
627-0385 | ext. 1002
Jonathan D. Kramer ‘92
Principal
Annette Lachmeyer
Parish Office
627-0385 | ext. 1008
Robert Levulis
Music Director
313-7606
Maria Malaspina
Youth Minister
627-0385 | ext. 1001
Sr. Teresa Raftery, IHM
Adult Faith Formation
627-0385 | ext. 1010
627-2711
www.inspiredthinkers.org
Kristin Lynch Graham ‘88
Director of Development
and Alumni Relations
627-2711 ext 1162
kgraham@stmary.ws
From the Pastor’s Desk
Dear Parishioners,
“So I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven because she has shown great love.” (Luke 7:47)
It amazes me how the Pharisees (and yes, sometimes us), can be so miserly with God’s mercy. Throughout the
Scriptures, Jesus reveals the Father whose mercy and love goes beyond what we cannot only imagine but at times
understand. The host, Simon, has invited Jesus to test him. His inability to open his heart to the message of Jesus has
caused him to act in rude behavior. Jesus says nothing until the time comes for him to teach. A woman, who is known
as a sinner, hears Jesus is dining in the house and she wishes to see him. She comes, and, through her tears, she honors
Jesus. Her tears are the sign of her sorrow and desire to be forgiven. Instead of rejoicing that a daughter of God desires
to be reconciled, Simon the Pharisee uses the opportunity to put Jesus down. You can almost hear the sarcasm when
he says, “If this man were a prophet He would know what sort of woman this is.” Talk about missing the point! His
understanding of God’s mercy is so limited that it points out his own understanding of God. How sad.
Yet, aren’t there times we might have the same attitude? Maybe we point out the sins of others as a way of making us
feel superior. We, at those times, conveniently forget the sins of our own lives. This attitude can make us hard of heart
to the failings of others and the call we have received to be instruments of Jesus’ forgiveness and healing. An even sadder
understanding is when we hold back that forgiveness in our lives for our own sins. Maybe we feel that we have sinned so
terribly that we believe that Jesus could never forgive us. In one sense this is a destructive sense of evil pride. The devil
does not want us to seek out and accept the forgiveness of God. If we remain in our sins it will be a burden that we
hold on to and the sense of unworthiness will strangle our relationship with God. In the Old Testament reading from
the Book of Samuel, Nathan speaks the words of forgiveness to King David for his sins. The woman in the Gospel is
forgiven. When both feel, accept and live that forgiveness it changes their lives. They feel the love of God and that love
compels them to a life of holiness in God’s ways. Let it be the same for you. There is never anything we could do that
God will not forgive us if we come to Him with a contrite heart. Ponder that mercy and compassion God has for us…
go to the Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) and be unburdened…feel the healing that comes from the words the
priest speaks in the name of Jesus, “I absolve you of your sins.” Do not be afraid…you are loved by Jesus. Live in the
freedom of God’s children.
I wish to congratulate the graduates from our High School and Elementary School. Join with me in offering a prayer
that God will bless their footsteps.
I would like to thank Fr. Jude and the Year of Mercy Committee for visiting the St. Pius X Residence for the senior
priests of our Diocese. They represented us and it was a most enjoyable day for all.
As you know, Fr. Chris will be leaving us on June 29th for his new assignment as the pastor of St. Martha’s in
Uniondale. Fr. Chris will offer a Mass of Thanksgiving on June 19th at the 12 Noon Mass. A reception will follow in
the Marian Room. All are invited and encouraged to attend and wish Fr. Chris blessings in his new ministry.
In Jesus,
Fr. Bob
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Stewards of God’s Gifts
St. Paul reminds us in the second reading that “I live by faith in the Son of God who has loved me and given
Himself up for me.” What do we give to - and do - for others? What do we give to - and do - for Jesus?
We are grateful this week for all stewards of God’s mercy in our parish who care for the sick by visiting
family members and friends who are ill, praying for the sick individually by name or making a meal for
people who are facing difficult situations in caring for a sick loved one.
The collection for Sunday, June 5, 2016 amounted to $29,268.00
The collection for Sunday, June 7, 2015 amounted to $23,691.00.
Have you enrolled yet? Visit www.faithdirect.net. Our parish code is NY281.
We Care for Our Parish Community
Baptism
We celebrate Baptism at 2:00 PM on Sundays as scheduled.
Please call the Parish Office at least one month in advance
to see if a date is available and to arrange for a pre-baptismal
interview. Parents are required to attend a baptism
preparation session held once every month. Those chosen
as sponsors for Baptism should lead lives in harmony with
the Catholic faith and the role of Godparent.
Marriage
at St. Mary’s. Grades 1 through 5 meet on Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:30 PM. Families choose which
day. Grades 6, 7 and 8 meet on Mondays from 7:30 to
8:30 PM. For information about Grades 1-8 call 6274028.
Parish Social Ministry
We care for our sisters and brothers through our Parish
Social Ministry and Food Pantry. For information call
365-2705.
At least six months before you plan to be married and
before you make arrangements for the reception, please
make an appointment with one of the priests to begin the
necessary preparations.
We reach out to our teens though our Youth Ministry
Program. For information call 627-5759.
Children’s Education
New Parishioners
Saint Mary’s Elementary School offers excellent education
in the spirit of the Gospel from grades N, Pre-K to Eighth
grade. For information call 627-0184.
We welcome new members to the Catholic Church and to
Saint Mary’s Parish. If you are new in the area or interested
in learning more about the Catholic faith, please call the
Parish Office.
Empowering Character, Innovation and Leadership in
our students, Saint Mary’s High School is a dynamic,
contemporary, Catholic value-centered school, combining
a commitment to academic excellence and educational
innovation, with a passion for learning, and an emphasis
on moral character development through the pursuit of
truth and discovered in faith and reason. For information
call 627-2711.
The Religious Education Program provides excellent
formation in the Catholic Faith for children in public or
private schools. Preparation for First Holy Communion
and Confirmation requires two years. All classes are held
Youth Ministry
Opportunities For Prayer
The Church is open Monday to Friday until 8:45 PM and
on Saturday and Sunday until the end of the 5:00 PM
Mass so that we may have the opportunity for quiet prayer
before the Blessed Sacrament. The Miraculous Medal
Novena is said each Monday following the 9:00 AM Mass.
Monday to Friday the Rosary is said following the 7:00
and the 9:00 AM Mass. A Rosary Service is held every
Thursday from 1:45 to 2:45 PM in the Chapel. Eucharistic
Adoration is held every Thursday from 3:00 to 8:00 PM
in the Chapel. On First Saturdays the Scriptural Rosary
is recited following the 8:00 AM Mass.
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Masses and Special Intentions
Please Pray for the Ill
Ellen Ward
Tom D’Antonio
Vincent Lodato
Thomas DeFrancisci
Harry Fusco
Gina Corleto
Diane Wianarski
Bud Spellman
Virginia Fallon
Janet Bock
Margaret Camardella
Suzanne McAdams
Paul Meed
Helen Foehrenbach
Vera G. Maher
Names will remain on the list for three months. Please notify the Bulletin Editor
if you would like to continue with the listing.
In Memoriam
Please pray for our loved ones who have gone before us.
Joan Calame
Joseph Guido, M.D.
Eileen Brennan
Horner, Brian G., 1stLt, USMC
Howard, Edward, PV2, USA
Hussey, James M., GySgt, USMC
Jones, Scott B., LT, USN
Jones, Katherine L., LTJG, USN
LaManna, Vincent S., Jr., PVT, USA
Lanza, Anthony E., LtCol, USMC
Madden, Michael E., Capt, USAF
Major III, A. Edward, CPT, USA
McCabe, John C., COL, USA
McKiever, Gary, LT, USA
Millau, Jeffrey, PFC, USMC
Morris, Jr., Brian J., MASN, USN
O’Leary, Jason, SSgt, USAF
Petracca, Evan L., LTJG, USN
Polowczyk, John P., RDML, USN
Quinn, Anthony, Jr., SPC, USA
Rodi, Caroline G., CDR, USN
Sharkey, John J., LtCol, USMC
Spivak III, Edmund, Capt, USAF
Tafone, Samantha, SPC, USA
Ullrich, Kenneth C., HN, USN
Unger, Matthew J., SPC, USA
Wood, Kelly, BMSR, USN
If you have a service member that you would like to add to this list please e-mail
bulletin@stmary.ws. Please include name, rank and branch of service.
In the Chapel this week:
Divine Mercy of Jesus Prayer Group
Wednesday
3:30 to 5:30 PM
Eucharistic Adoration
Thursday
3:00 to 8:00 PM
Tuesday, June 14th
Flag Day
1 Kgs 21:17-29, Mt 5:43-48
7:00 AM | Veronica Brooks
9:00 AM | Mary Beth Harrington
Wednesday, June 15th
2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14 , Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
7:00 AM | Intentions of Patricia Sidas
9:00 AM | Nenette Bariso
Please Remember Those Serving in the Military
125th Brigade Support Battalion
23rd Marine Regiment
25th Marine Regiment
2-4 GSAB Task Force Mustang
Abbott, Kyle C., Cpl, USMC
Amerson, Jason, CPT, USA
Anderson, Michael, 1LT, USA
Arnold, James, LCpl USMC
Avasthi, David, Capt, USAF
Baber, Joseph, Maj, USAF
Beagan, Charlie, 1stLt, USMC
Booth, Paige, SPC, USA
Broderick, Evan, SGT, USA
Broderick, Steven, SN, USN
Brodie, Virgina H., 2ndLt, USMC
Brown, Jason, SGT, USA
Delaney, Matthew, LCDR, USN
DiStefano, Matthew, Maj, USAF
Fontanetta, Joseph, 1stLt, USMC
Hernandez, Steven, SSgt, USAF
Higgins, James, GySgt, USMC
Hilton, Justin, SGT, USA
Hilton, Nathaniel, SGT, USA
Hodder, Ian R., PFC, USMC
Masses for the Week
Monday, June 13th
St. Anthony of Padua
1 Kgs 21:1-16, Mt 5:38-42
7:00 AM | Walter Fischer
9:00 AM | Joan & Bill Ryan
Thursday, June 16th
Sir 48:1-4, Mt 6:7-15
7:00 AM | Harold Whitey Henrickson
9:00 AM | Rose Zabicki
Friday, June 17th
2 Kgs 11:1-4, 9-18, 20, Mt 6:19-23
7:00 AM | Rose Manieri
9:00 AM | Florence Sullivan
Saturday, June 18th
2 Chr 24:17-25, Mt 6:24-34
8:00 AM | Consiglia & Faustino Parrella
5:00 PM | Marie Gross
Phillip Tranchina
Virginia Otto
Wally CasaNova
Joseph DiNatale
Celebrant: Fr. Nick
Sunday, June 19th
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Father’s Day
Zec 12:10-11, 13:1, Gal 3:26-29, Lk 9:18-24
7:30 AM | Manlio DiPreta
Celebrant: Fr. Bob
9:00 AM | Margaret Celentano
Celebrant: Fr. Chris
10:30 AM | People of the Parish
Celebrant: Fr. Bob
12:00 Noon | Margaret Finlay Celentano
Carmelo Cataudella
Wally CasaNova
Chris Motti
Filomena Palandra
Celebrant: Fr. Chris
5:00 PM | Margaret Finlay Celentano
Celebrant: Fr. Jude
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Mass Intentions Book
for the first half of 2017
(January 1, 2017 - June 30, 2017)
will be opened
on Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016.
Please note our new policy whereby you will
be able to reserve only two Masses during
the first two weeks of the opening of the Mass
Intentions Book for the first half of 2017. After
that time, you may reserve any additional
Masses for the period.
Novena of Masses
Please hand in the names
of those you wish
to be remembered
in the
Father’s Day Novena of Masses
by
Father’s Day, June 19th.
Readings and Questions
for Faith Sharing on
the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reading I: Zechariah 12:10-11, 13:1
There shall be open...a fountain to purify
from sin and uncleanness.
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Our parish code is 571800.
Reading II: Galatians 3:26-29
Through faith you are all children of God in Christ Jesus.
Gospel: Luke 9:18-24
Whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
Bulletin Submission Policy
We welcome submissions to the weekly Bulletin. All copy and
material is due by noon on Mondays preferably in electronic format
- original documents, no PDFs. Photos or supporting graphics
should be hi-resolution and sent via E-mail as attachments. The
Bulletin Editor may edit submissions for content, clarity and/
or size. Please E-mail your submission to bulletin@stmary.ws.
Question for Adults:
Is my personal identity grounded primarily in Christ?
Question for Children:
What does it mean to me to be called a child of God?
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St. Mary’s Wishes Fr. Chris Many Blessings
as he leaves us for his new assignment
as
Pastor of St. Martha, Uniondale
Fr. Chris Will Celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving
on
Sunday, June 19th
at
12:00 Noon
All Parishioners Are Invited
Reception to Follow in the Marian Room
Deacon Jiha’s Ordination and First Mass
With Praise and Thanksgiving to Almighty God
the Diocese of Rockville Centre
joyfully invites you to the Ordination of
As you have shared in his preparation for the priesthood
through your prayers, support, and encouragement
you are cordially invited to join
Jiha Lim
Father Jiha Lim
to the Sacred Priesthood of Our Lord Jesus Christ
as he offers his
First Solemn Mass of Thanksgiving
through the Apostolic Tradition of
the Imposition of Hands and
the Invocation of the Holy Spirit by
Sunday, June 26th 2016
at 12:00 P.M.
His Excellency
The Most Reverend William F. Murphy, D.D., S.T.D.
Fourth Bishop of Rockville Centre
Saturday, June 25th, 2016
at 11:00 AM
Saint Agnes Cathedral
29 Quealy Place
Rockville Centre, New York
First Priestly Blessings and light refreshments
immediately following in the Parish Centre
Holy Name of Jesus Church
690 Woodbury Road,
Woodbury, New York 11797
First Priestly Blessings and Reception
immediately following in the Parish Centre
Concelebrating priests are kindly asked to
bring alb and white diocesan chasuble
Seminarians are invited to vest
in cassock and surplice
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Jubilee Year of Mercy
Jubilee for
the Sick and
Persons with
Disabilities –
June 12, 2016
It is wonderful
to begin with an
observation, and acknowledgement,
of the tremendous effort to provide
healing, care and comfort, happiness
and success, for the sick and
challenged – in body, mind, and
spirit. Church, State, organizations,
and individuals have devised and
established all kinds of gadgets and
facilities – from hospitals to homes
and hospices, from specialized
equipment and accessibles to Special
Olympics, from IEPs and 504-Plans
to fund-raising on behalf of the sick
and disabled. We recognize and praise
all such ventures as we celebrate the
Year of Mercy.
But it is equally appropriate to
look at the other side of the story.
History has it that Hitler and the
Nazi administration eliminated about
200,000 sick and disabled people,
as part of the planned cleansing.
Blessed Clemens August Count von
Galen of Munster was considered
the staunchest opponent of the Nazi
program to exterminate invalids, old
people, the mentally and physically
disabled and handicapped. Even the
Nazi Office of Propaganda considered
one of his relentless powerful sermons
as “the fiercest frontal attack unleashed
on Nazism in all the years of its
existence.” Part of the sermon reads:
“A curse on [us] if we break the holy
commandment ‘You shall not kill.’
Woe to us…if we not only license
this heinous offense but allow it
to be committed with impunity…
Now defenseless innocents are killed,
barbarously killed; people also of a
different race, of different origins,
are suppressed. We are faced with a
homicidal folly without equal…With
people like this, with these assassins
who are proudly trampling our lives,
I can no more share belonging to the
same people!” He then asked whether
the returning permanently injured
German soldiers and sailors would fall
under the euthanasia program as well.
“Woe be to our soldiers who return
home wounded, disabled, or sick!”
America is wonderful about revering
and caring for wounded, sick and
disabled veterans. But is there a social,
political and legal threat to life from
conception to natural death? Are there
advocacies and agendas out there for
euthanasia of all kinds – for the social
and economic good and progress of
the sound and chosen ones? And what
are we doing about it?
Pope St. John Paul II once said, “The
present day mentality, more perhaps
than that of people in the past, seems
opposed to a God of mercy, and in
fact tends to exclude from life and to
remove from the human heart, the
very idea of mercy” (Rich in Mercy,
9). Pope Francis knows that too well.
His Year of Mercy agenda is a frontal
opposition to this mentality. He
powerfully presents God as a God of
Mercy, and Jesus as the Face of that
Mercy. “Day after day, touched by
His compassion, we also can become
compassionate towards others” (Face of
Mercy, 14).
This weekend, may we think of the
sick and disabled. May we pray for
them. May we visit them. May we
think of action for them. Our Parish
has wonderful ministries in place:
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Eucharistic Ministry to the sick
and homebound,
Bristal Assisted Living Ministry,
155 East Shore Rd Ministry to
the disabled and senior residents,
Neumann Center Ministry,
Mental Health Ministry,
Prayer Ministry,
Helping Hands Working
Together,
Friendly Visitor Ministry,
Card Ministry,
Telephone Ministry,
Bereavement Ministry.
We recognize, praise and thank all
those engaged in these ministries.
What can you do?
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Jubilee Year of Mercy
Parishioners Celebrate the Jubilee for Priests
with Retired Priests at the St. Pius X Residence
Inspired by the Pastor’s suggestion, as part of the Jubilee of Mercy, and our
Catholic responsibilities to perform Works of Mercy (corporal and spiritual),
Fr. Jude and seven parishioners (Catherine Abbatangelo, Nancy Azzaro, Mary
Lou & Marc de Venoge, Bill McFadden, Nanette Calderon, and Michael
Vezzi of Corpus Christi) spent an evening visiting our retired diocesan priests
at St. Pius X Residence in Amityville. Our Saturday June 4th visit began with
brief introductions and then Evening Prayer and the Rosary in their beautiful
chapel. Msgr. Thomas Costa and other personnel welcomed us and guided us to the dining room. Priests and parishioners
together shared a delicious meal and lots of memorable stories. Everyone was smiling and laughing and happy to be with
each other. For me (Catherine), it was like Thanksgiving. It was simply wonderful. Along with ice cream cake dessert (the
priests’ favorite) we sang Happy Jubilee for the Priests (June 3). Everyone was happy and is looking forward to another
visit. The priests extended their gratitude to St. Mary’s. Please pray for and consider visiting these Servants of God.
If you are interested in going on the Pilgrimage to Washington, D.C. in September and haven’t let us know
yet, please fill out the form below and drop it off at the Parish Office. Even though September seems like a long time from
now, travel arrangements must be finalized soon. For questions and information, email event coordinator Peter Henry at
phenry@sghassoc.com or call 516-384-9330. Others on the planning committee include: Dominic Chieco, Lisa Chieco,
Mary Lou de Venoge, and Ann Welsh.
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I am interested in attending the Jubilee of Mercy Pilgrimage to the Basilica in Washington, D.C. on September 24th.
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Rosary Society
Considering becoming a Rosarian?
Please contact Ann Welsh
at 516-627-4621.
If you would like the Rosarians to pray for a special intention, please e-mail us at rosarysociety@stmary.ws or
go to our website, http://stmarysrosary11030.org, and click on “Prayer Requests.”
Ranger Rosaries will meet on Friday, June 17th, after the 9:00 AM Mass in the Saint John Paul II Room.
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Saint Mary’s Elementary School - Class of 2016
Reverend Father Robert A. Romeo, pastor of the Church of Saint Mary is pleased to present the Saint Mary’s Elementary School
Class of 2016 and the high schools they will attend this fall. Each member of the Class of 2016 is unique and celebrated for their
academic achievements, talents and service to others over the course of their time at St. Mary’s. May God’s blessings be abundant
as they enter the next chapter in their lives. Please pray for their continued success and their relationship with the Risen Lord and
Saviour, Jesus Christ. May St. Mary’s Elementary School remain forever in their hearts.
ARIANA
BARLAS
JUSTIN
BARROW
BRETT
BOSSÉ
HANNAH
CALLEO
CHRISTIE
CONTOS
St. Mary’s High School
St. Mary’s High School
St. Mary’s High School
Kellenberg
St. Mary’s High School
JUSTIN
CROSS
EAMON
DUNNING
LINDSEY
FIORI
NICHOLAS
GRACIN
ALEXIA
GUGLIUCCI
St. Mary’s High School
St. Mary’s High School
Our Lady of Mercy
St. Mary’s High School
St. Mary’s High School
SRAVYA
GUNTAKA
KELLY
KEATING
JINA
KIM
COURTNEY
KOLEDA
JOANNA
KONOPKA
St. Mary’s High School
Our Lady of Mercy
St. Mary’s High School
Sacred Heart
Dominican
Saint Mary’s Elementary School - Class of 2016
LAILA
LESTAGE
ANAMARIE
LEWIS
NATALIA
MARTIN
ANTHONY
MELUZIO
ZECHARIAH
MOE
St. Mary’s High School
Holy Trinity High School
Schreiber High School
St. Mary’s High School
St. Mary’s High School
NICHOLAS
MORTON
IZABELLA
OAKERSON
CHRISTOPHER
PARALIKAS
MADISON
POMPY
Chaminade
St. Mary’s High School
St. Mary’s High School
NHA-TRUC
ROSEMARY
PHAM
St. Mary’s High School
Kellenberg
OMAR
RASHEED
NICOLE
REYES
COSMO
SANICOLA
LUKE
SINACORI
SIYOUNG
EMILY SONG
St. Mary’s High School
St. Mary’s High School
Holy Cross
St. Mary’s High School
St. Mary’s High School
NIA
STEWART
CHARLIE
STRECKER
EDMUND
TARTARO
MATTHEW
VACCARO
Sewanhaka
St. Mary’s High School
St. Mary’s High School
St. Mary’s High School
Religious Education
Re-registration for 2016-17 Religion classes. Forms can be picked up outside our office (lower level of the Church)
or downloaded from the St. Mary’s website, www.stmary.ws. Click on Religious Education, Class Schedule and then
Registration.
Thank you to all of the families who have already re-registered, taking advantage of our Earlybird Fees which continue
until June 15th.
All families new to our program are welcome to come to our office to pick up Registration forms and learn more about
our program. Please make sure that you are registered in St. Mary’s Church. If you are not sure, check with the main
Parish Office (627-0385).
Any catechists who have not yet returned their materials, please do so. Also, we need your responses on whether you
will be teaching next year in order to set up classes for the fall.
Adult Faith Formation
RCIA With the completion of the instruction of this year’s RCIA candidates, we begin our search for other folks in our
midst who might like to join the Catholic Church or complete their Sacraments of Initiation. All parishioners are called
on to seek out friends or family that might like to join the Church or complete their Sacraments of Initiation. Please, invite
them to do so. Anyone interested should call Sr. Teresa at 627-0385, ext. 1010 for more information.
There are many adults that have never received the Sacrament of Confirmation for a variety of reasons. Confirmation
is the third Sacrament of Initiation and is one of the requirements for Catholics to qualify as sponsors for Baptism and
Confirmation.
All Parishioners Are Invited to Join Our
Summer Book Club
The first meeting will be on Monday, June 13th
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
in the Saint John Paul II Room
The Summer Book Club will meet during the months of June and July. All are Welcome. If you cannot attend the
meetings, consider reading on your own. But be advised this is not “lite” summer reading, especially our first choice.
The first book we are reading is a highly praised biography of St. Catherine of Siena. St. Catherine was a remarkable
woman, who became a canonized Saint and Doctor of the Church. The book is entitled Catherine of Siena by Sigrid
Undset. It is available at book stores and at Amazon.com
Sigrid Undset’s Catherine of Siena is critically acclaimed as one of the best biographies of this well known and amazing
fourteenth century saint. Known for her historical fiction, which won her the Nobel Prize for literature in 1928, Undset
based this factual work on primary sources, her own experiences living in Italy and her profound understanding of the
human heart.
Our schedule for this book is Chapters 1-8 for the first session on June 13th, Chapters 9-16 on June 20th, and Chapter
17 to the end of the book on June 27th.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word Next Sunday at the 9:00 AM Mass
Children in first through fourth grade are invited to participate in a Liturgy of the Word (Scripture
readings, a sung psalm, and “homily” ) on their level of understanding in our chapel just across the hall
from the main body of the Church.
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Parish Social Ministry
SUMMER FOOD PANTRY
Every year food pantry donations drop dramatically during the summer months. We greatly
appreciate any donations that you may be able to provide. The following is a list of items that we need
at this time:
Macaroni & Cheese
Rice
Jelly
Canned Fruit
Crackers
Baked Beans
Instant Potatoes
Mustard
Cake Mix
Snacks
Paper Towels
Tomato Sauce
Mayonnaise
Tuna Fish
Cereal
Toilet Paper
Chef Boyardee
Juice/Juice Packs
In lieu of shopping for any of these items, a King Kullen gift card will also help us to provide families
with the resources to buy everyday perishable items.
Donations may be left in the food baskets located in the north and south lobbies of the Church or brought to the Parish
Social Ministry office located on the ground floor level of the convent building. Thank you for your continued support!
JUST A REMINDER!
June 22nd
Theatre/Luncheon trip bus pickup is at 9:45 AM
at Christopher Morley Park located at 500 Searingtown Road
Bus leaves at 10:00 AM sharp!
Trip contact is Esther Markiewicz at 625-0708
The Parish Gift Shop
Gift Shop Hours
Sunday
9:45 AM - 1:30 PM
Tuesday and Thursday
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Do you attend Sunday Mass regularly?
Do you enjoy greeting others as they prepare for Mass?
Then we can use your help!
The Gift Shop is located in the Parish Center
next to the Saint John Paul II Room.
All proceeds benefit Parish Social Ministry.
Ushers are needed for all Saturday and Sunday Masses.
For further information please contact:
Martin Maglione at 516-225-1158 or
Matthew Falcone at 516-242-1429
What do our musicians do besides sing/play at our weekend Masses? Here are a couple of
examples where you can come and see them in concert:
Terina Westmeyer, our 9 AM Sunday Mass cantor, will be performing with the Chelsea Opera
on Thursday, June 16th, and Friday, June 17th, both at at 7:30 PM, at Christ and St. Stephen’s
Church, 120 W. 69th St. in NYC. For tickets, visit ChelseaOpera.org or call 1-866-811-4111.
News
Jane Clifford and Brian Goff, choir members and cantors, will perform with the Diocesan
Choir on Friday, June 17th, at 7:30 PM at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre. This is
the Diocesan choir’s “farewell concert” before departing on a 9-day choral pilgrimage to England and Ireland on June
30th. Admission to the concert is free.
Knights of Columbus
Knights of Columbus
Father William A. Daly S.J. Council #2122
Serving St. Mary’s Parish in Manhasset
and St. Aloysius Parish In Great Neck
www.kofc2122.org
To join or to find out more about the Knights,
please contact Grand Knight John Lokay at
johnlokay@aol.com or 516-458-9711.
The Don Bosco Squires Circle #548
welcomes young men of the parish
ages 10 through 18.
THE FATHER WILLIAM A. DALY
COLUMBIETTES
For more information about the Squires
or an application for membership, please
contact Frank De Lucia at fxd@aol.com.
will be selling handmade patriotic door wreaths in
the south vestibule of the Church this weekend after
the Saturday 5:00 PM, Sunday 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM,
and 12:00 Noon Masses. The proceeds of the sale will
benefit the charitable work of the American Legion
Post 304 in Manhasset.
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THE FATHER WILLIAM A. DALY
COLUMBIETTES
All women of the parish, age 17 and over, are
invited to join. For more information or an
application, please contact Maura Clifford at
macliff56@gmail.com.
As we hear in the Gospel today we realize that
sometimes we are like Simon as it is far easier
to see what is wrong in another than it is to
see what is wrong in ourselves. But Jesus, who
accepts the poor woman without judging or
blaming her, show us what Christian love is all
about.
Through your almsgiving you are performing a
good work; far greater than you think. The coins
placed in the St. Vincent de Paul Poor Box
bring Christ’s love and compassion to the poor.
Stay in touch with your parish
on FACEBOOK
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Respect Life Committee
parties. But current laws are legally
vulnerable, have loopholes limiting
their effectiveness, and in this
Administration are seldom enforced.
Forcing
Abortion
by Tom Grenchik
Millions of
Americans are deeply concerned about
abortion. And tens of thousands of
health care professionals do not want
to be forced to participate in abortion
in any way. Yet everywhere you
look, great pressure is being exerted
on individuals and institutions to
cooperate in abortion.
It would seem that our current
Administration is anything but “prochoice” on abortion. It’s not enough
that abortion is sometimes funded
with our taxes. It’s not enough to insist
on forcing coverage of abortifacient
drugs and devices in health plans,
even for the Little Sisters of the Poor.
They want every health care provider
and every institution, Catholic or
otherwise, to perform or refer for
abortions.
So while Americans, especially young
people, are growing more and more
in respect for unborn children, the
Administration wants to force even
the most unwilling “accomplices” to
violate their consciences.
Federal laws protecting conscientious
objection to abortion have been
approved for decades by legislators
and presidents of both major political
Virtus Training:
Protecting God’s
Children
Take the case of Cathy CenzonDeCarlo, R.N., who was forced
by her employer to participate in a
late-term abortion against her deeplyheld beliefs. Threatened with losing
her job and even her nursing license,
she had to be present for the bloody
dismemberment of an unborn child
and then account for all the body
parts. That was a major violation of
her conscience rights. She then found
she had no right to go to court to
keep this from happening to others.
Watch her story, Stand with Cathy for
Conscience Rights. . . on YouTube,
and share it with your friends & social
networks.
For years the Catholic Bishops have
asked Congress to reform federal laws
on conscience rights, especially to
protect individual and institutional
health care providers who object to
abortion – good citizens like Cathy
DeCarlo.
Like Cathy, most medical professionals
want nothing to do with abortion.
They need Congress to pass sensible
legislation like the Conscience
Protection Act of 2016 (H.R. 4828/S.
2927). Over two dozen pro-life and
medical organizations have already
joined the bishops in urging Congress
to do so. We need as many pro-life
people as possible from across the
country to send e-mail messages to
their elected representatives. . . , urging
them to support the Conscience
Protection Act.
Nurses like Cathy need your support.
To help out, please:
1.Watch & share the video “Stand
with Cathy for Conscience Rights.”
2.Take action! Send your message to
Congress today!
The Conscience Protection Act would
be an enormous step forward in
assuring that Americans who serve
the sick and needy can do so without
being forced by government to violate
their most deeply held convictions on
respect for innocent human life. For
more information about the need to
protect conscience rights, visit www.
usccb.org/conscience.
Let us pray that Congress will have
the courage to move this sensible
legislation forward.
Tom Grenchik is Executive Director
of the Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities,
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Visit www.usccb.org/conscience to
learn more about the bishops’ efforts
on protecting conscience rights.
A Virtus Training session will be held in the Marian Room on Tuesday, June 14th,
at 7:00 PM. You must register online at http://virtus.org. Any adult who volunteers
in any capacity at St. Mary’s Parish or in our schools must take Virtus training and
submit to a background check. Volunteer forms are available in the Parish Office or
from your CYO director.
The Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time | June 12, 2016
ST. MARY’S HIGH SCHOOL IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE:
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SAINT MARY’S HIGH SCHOOL
Saint Mary’s Sports and Specialty
Summer Programs 2016
CHOOSE FROM GREAT SPORTS CAMPS
BOYS LACROSSE, GIRLS LACROSSE
CO-ED ALL-SPORTS, GIRLS DANCE/CHEER,
and CO-ED BASKETBALL
AND THESE SPECIALTY PROGRAMS
L.E.A.D. PROGRAM, CULINARY BOOT CAMP,
AND COMPUTER BOOT CAMP
For more information, please contact Gerard Buckley or Matt Panetta
SAINT MARY’S HIGH SCHOOL
Summer
P R O G R A M S
Call 516 627 2711 or visit inspiredthinkers.org
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SCHEDULE
June 18th - June 19th
Saturday, June 18th
5:00 PM
M. Cipriani, BM Gawley, M. Gawley,
K. Miller
Sunday, June 19th
9:00 AM
B. Bosse, J. Caliendo, N. Caliendo
10:30 AM J. Palmadessa, M. Palmadessa,
S. Palmadessa
12:00 Noon
5:00 PM
L. Braddish, M. Larre, P. Yang
Please be sure to arrange for a replacement
if you cannot make your assignment.
Pray for a miracle
for a suffering
person through the intercession of the
Venerable
ANTHONY VINCENT GALLO S.C.J.
Diocesan Priest
Oblate of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart
Monteforte Irpino (AV) | January 11, 1899
Rome May 2, 1934
Please visit www.fathergallo.com