MASS
INTENTIONS
Sunday,
May 29, Solemnity of Body & Blood of Christ
7:00
Rosalie Caiafa requested by Marie & Robert Collins
7:00
Kathleen McAteer requested by
Frank
& Connie Mangiacapre
9:00
Ellen Tulowitzki requested by Joe & Viv Becker
9:00
Sabina Marino requested by the Goldschrafe Family
9:00
Maria DeSimone requested by Angela & Children
10:30
Frank DeGiglio requested by Kate Serterides
10:30
Alfonse Eusanio requested by Aida Maffeo
10:30
For the Intentions of Celebrant
12:00
For the People of the Parish
12:00
Elizabeth DeMaio requested by Loving Husband
12:00
Lorraine Booras requested by Thorsen Family
5:00
Lucas Marrero requested by Doreen & Danny
5:00
Mary Bestler requested by Norma & Doreen Owen
5:00
For the Intentions of the Celebrant
Monday,
May 30, Memorial Day
7:00
Mintranand Maharajh requested by Maryse Laroche
7:00
Michael “Sonny” Grazio requested by
Donna
& Mick Marino-Valitzsky
9:00
Marilyn Boccafola requested by Mr & Mrs C McGregor
9:00
Jospehine Soldner requested by Carmela Shaltonis
Tuesday,
May 31, Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
7:00
Jane Fanelli requested by Jerry Hynes
7:00
Angelo Iorio requested by Loving Wife
8:45
For All Our Soldiers Who Have Given Their Lives for Us
8:45
Marie Powell requested by Charles, Elise, Caitlin & Ian
Wednesday,
June 1, St Justin
7:00
Ann Negretti requested by Joanne & Ed Jones
7:00
Lorraine Ehmen requested by Laura Lucivero
9:00
Anthony Marino requested by Linda Marino
9:00
Maureen Raab requested by Jane Favale & Family
Thursday,
June 2, SST Marcellinus & Peter
7:00
Yumiko Gruja requested by Loving Husband
7:00
Panfilo De Los Reyes requested by Greg De Los Reyes
9:00
Alfred Alliegro requested by The Alliegro Family
9:00
Celia Scully requested by Paul Austin
Friday,
June 3, Most Sacred heart of Jesus
7:00
Sharon Concanon requested by Thomas & Deborah O’Brien
9:00
Alex Cintron requested by Loving Mom, Dad & Family
9:00
Raffella Rondinone requested by Elsa Welti
Saturday,
June 4, Immaculate Heart of Mary
8:00
Theresa DeFilippo requested by Marie DeFilippo
8:00
Augusto Lucas requested by Loving Family
Anticipated
Mass for Sunday
5:00
Marguerite & Timothy Cleere Family requested by
Timothy
Cleere Family
5:00
Frank Lamonica requested by Tom & Millie D’Agostino
Sunday,
June 5, Tenth Sunday Ordinary Time
7:00
Cornelius Dunleavy requested by Loving Wife Anne
7:00
Leona McInerney requested by The LePage Family
9:00
Kenny & McQuillan Families requested by Claire & Jim
9:00
Sharon Concanon requested by Matthew & Kim Chiella
9:00
For the Intentions of the Celebrant
10:30
Josephine Scicutella requested by The Glowacki Family
10:30
Jacqueline Scuderi requested by Maureen Cestare
10:30
For Our Beloved Dead
12:00
James Graziano requested by Tracy Corrigan
12:00
Elizabeth DeMaio requested by Loving Husband
12:00
For the Intentions of the Celebrant
5:00
For the People of the Parish
5:00
Greg Neilon requested by The Corideo Family
5:00
Patrick Casey requested by The Dinger Family
REMEMBER
OUR DEAD
Robert
Shelton , our deceased soldiers and all of our deceased
relatives
and friends.
REMEMBER
OUR SICK
For
this week, please pray for the sick, especially:
Michael
Ambrosio Maureen Barden Oliver Bouchard
Mary
Ellen Bowers Fr James Costello Josephine D'Agostino
Alan
Delgardo Angelina DeSimone Olivia Marie Devine
Geraldine
DuBritz Maggie Errico James P Evans
Howard
Ferry Robert Filce Jennifer Giuliante
Catherine
Gracey William Guthrie III Raymond Harold
Mary
Hickey Gail Karcher Jack Kelleher
Louise
LaRocca Georgiana Lopez Anita Louise
Anthony
Maiorano Rita Maiorano Maureen McCann
Michele
McGee Juliana McLarney Betty Mulligan
Tom
Nanry Timothy M Nigro Grace C Peshkur
Bari
Pizzurro Arthur Plouffe Joseph C Poirot
Ralph
Rivellese Frances Romagnuolo Salvatore Romagnuolo
Barbara
Rooney Rose Russo Joyce Ryan
Jeanette
Schaffer Linda Stoltz Antonina Sturiano
Peter
Tantone Edward Tedla Veronica Thatch
Stacie
Tizzard Stephen Walsh Patrick Woods
PLEASE
NOTE: To keep our prayer list current, we will keep
names on the
sick
list for two months. We ask families to return the bulletin cut-out to
include
names of those who are ill for another two months.
OUR
PRIEST-CELEBRANTS
This
Week End Mass Next Week End
Fr
Thomas 5:00 pm Fr Maffeo
Fr
Thomas 7:00 am Fr Maffeo
Fr
Butler 9:00 am Fr Thomas
Fr
Boyle 10:30 am Fr Butler
Fr
Maffeo 12:00 pm Fr Boyle
Fr
Boyle 5:00 pm Fr Butler
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ALTAR
BREAD & WINE
The
gifts offered at our Masses this
weekend
Are
Donated in Honor of
The
LePage Family
Requested
by
Phil
& Gerry LePage
OUR
LITURGY
God
led the people through the desert for forty years.
They
were tested by hunger but were given manna and
water
by God. Paul says that when we drink from the
blessing
cup and share the bread, we become one in
Christ.
In the Gospel, Jesus proclaims that He is the Bread
of
Life and anyone who eats of His Flesh and drinks of
His
Blood will have eternal life.
hearts
and souls. We must use great care and show
the
greatest love and
respect.
Thanks!
Today,
following the 12 Noon Mass (weather
permitting),
we will participate in an age-old
tradition
of the Church –A Eucharistic Procession.
We
will process with the Blessed Sacrament on the
Church
Grounds making stops at all of the major
places
of parish ministry. Why, you may ask? One
reason
is this is an outward sign of the unity we all
share
through Christ. Another reason is to remind
people
of the Presence of Christ in the Eucharist as
the
Head of His Living Body-the Church. We also
wish
to show the whole world that great love God
has
for us, by giving us Himself in the Eucharist.
When
people see us in procession, they will certainly
stop
to think about God and their response to God in
their
lives. Even if they think we are crazy, they
will
still think about God and how at least we
respond
to God in our lives, and that could change
their
lives!
Please
note that on Saturday June 11th at 10:30
AM
we will celebrate a special mass for the
Anointing
of the Sick. If you (or someone you know
is)
suffering from a long-term illness or injury, about
to
undergo surgery or enter the hospital for tests, or if
you
are a Sr. Citizen please come to this Mass.
On
Monday June 13th at 7:30 PM, we will
celebrate
a Special Mass in Honor of St. Anthony of
Padua
with a special blessing of the St. Anthony’s
Bread.
Also,
don’t forget the Saint Joseph’s School
Annual
Golf Outing-which promises a great round of
golf,
food, fun, raffle and prizes, including a
Caribbean
Cruise. This of course goes a long way to
supporting
our school, so come out and have a great
time.
Details are available after Mass on Sunday and
by
calling the School. See you there!
Let
us close with some Faith Sharing Questions:
1.)
How has your understanding of the Eucharist
changed
and deepened over the course of
your
life?
2.)
How has God fed your hungers? How has he
helped
you feed the hunger of others?
3.)
When you say “Amen” to “The Body of
Christ,”
what are you really saying? What
difference
does that “Amen” make in your
life?
“Jesus
said to them, ‘Amen, amen, I say to you, unless
you
eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his
blood,
you do not have life within you. Whoever, eats
my
flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life…For my
flesh
is true food and my blood is real drink and who
remains
in me and I in him…the one who feeds on me
will
have life because of me. This is the bread that
came
down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who
ate
and still died, whoever eats this bread will live
forever.’”
Today we celebrate the Great Solemnity
of
The Body and Blood of Christ in which St. Paul
reminds
us that the Bread we Eat and the Cup we
Drink
is more than meets the eye. For in the Bread
and
the Wine we truly receive Jesus’ Body and Blood.
This
is the real food and drink, which comes down to
heaven
to make us one with God (through our
receiving
of the Divine Son) and one with each other
(through
the power of the Holy Spirit). This heavenly
food,
unlike what our ancestors ate in the desert, feeds
not
the body, but the soul. This cup of the New
Covenant
does more than quench our physical thirst,
for
it fills our soul’s every desire. This great
Sacrament
reminds us of the Pascal Sacrifice of
Christ-the
Sacrifice, which set us free from sin,
darkness
and spiritual death, and empowers us to
remake
the whole world in the image and likeness of
Christ.
This
great Feast of Corpus Christi also reminds us
of
what is the proper way to receive Jesus in the
Blessed
Sacrament. One can receive Communion on
the
tongue or in the hands. If you are receiving
Communion
on the tongue, please wait for the Priest,
Deacon
or Extraordinary Minister to say, “The Body
of
Christ”. After you respond, “Amen”, which
means
yes, I believe Lord in all that you give us
through
the Eucharist, then please stick out your
tongue
so we can place the Eucharist on it. Sometime
people
just open their mouths without sticking out
their
tongues or stick their tongues out a little without
opening
their mouths. The result is the same-the
Eucharist
falls on the floor, and I am sorry to say that
in
most cases it’s not the fault of the minister, but of
the
recipient. If you are receiving in the hands, it
must
be both hands-one, which provides the base or
the
throne to place the King of Kings on, and the other
to
lift the Blessed Sacrament to your mouth and then it
is
received with great reverence and love. Please do
not
use one hand, and please do not take the Host with
just
2 fingers. This is important because it reminds us
of
what it is/ who it is we are truly receiving in our
Sunday,
May 29, 2005 Page 3
FROM
THE DESK OF FR. MIKE
Mark
your calendar St Joseph’s will once again be having
a
Summer Vacation Bible school from July 25 –29 for
ages
4 through 9. Registration forms are now
available.
Please call the Rectory or the Religious Ed
office
for your copy now.
Volunteers
are needed for our Vacation Bible School
program.
If you enjoy working with children and are 14
years
or older, please call the Religious Ed office (981-
1805)
and join the fun.
Entertainment
Books are now being sold for $10.00.
We
have a dozen left so stop in the Religious Ed office
for
your ½ priced copy now!
Parish
Confirmation – To all parents, whose
child is
entering
the Parish Confirmation program in the fall,
please
note we have received notice, from the Bishop’s
office
that the date for conferring this Sacrament will be
Thursday,
November 10th.
Stewardship
The
Scriptures today remind us that “we, many though we
are,
are one body for we all partake of the one loaf.” How
are
we using our gifts of time and talent to build up the body
of
Christ?
Registered
Families 5537
Weekly
Env Sent 1560
Monthly
Env Sent 690
Total
Families receiving Env 2250
Weekly
Offering
635
Envelopes $ 12,763
Loose
collection 2,771
Total
Last Sunday $15,534
Weekly
Operating Expenses 21,250
Weekly
Excess/Debt (5,716)
Same
Sunday last year 14,559
Poor
Box last weekend $362
Parish
Outreach
The
Commodity Supplemental Food Program / FAN is
offering
free food for seniors age 60 and over who are
income
eligible. The food package includes cheese, milk,
cereal,
juices, canned fruits, vegetables, meat and more.
Those
NEW eligible include a single senior whose gross
monthly
income is $1,037 or less, and a seniors couple,
whose
gross monthly income is $1,390 or less. For more
information
in Nassau or Suffolk please call:
(631)491-4169
or (631)491-4156.
PREGNANCY
CRISIS HOTLINE - We are here to help
you.
Please call 981-6888.
Religious
Education
Office
hours are Monday 9 am to 4 pm
Tuesday
and Wednesday 10 am to 4 pm
Thursday
from 9 am to 4 pm
Office
is closed on Friday
Registration
Our new registration procedure is going
very
well, classes are filling up quickly. Please return
your
forms before our office closes for the summer. Any
child
entering first grade in September should be
registered
for level 1 which is the first year of the twoyear
communion
prep. Just call our office and we will
gladly
send them out to you. Please make sure you are
registered
in the parish and have an ID number.
Level
1 & Sacrament Readiness I – The
deadline is this
Tuesday,
May 31st. Parents please make arrangements to
go
to the Rectory to have your child’s prayers heard with
one
of our priests.
Do
you know St Joseph has a Sunday School Program?
It
takes place at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday morning.
Registration
is now being accepted for this program.
Please
call the Religious Ed office for the registration
forms
at 981-1805. We will be happy to mail them out to
you.
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4 Sunday, May 29, 2005
SAY
A PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS
Please
continue to remember them in your prayers.
CPL
Jason Bertran PFC Justin Browne
CPL
Michael Bruno PC Michael Dean Cantley
CAPT
Kevin Connolly SPC Thomas E. Corcoran
CAPT
Edward Cuevas COL Stephen Czerwinski
SGT
Ryan Delaney SGT Stephen G DiGirolamo
LT
John Kenneth DiNero LT Nancy DiNero
CPL
Keith Flick SFC Raymond Fulton
RCT
Michael Gabriellini SSG Jeremy Garcia
CAPT
Jennifer Gotkin SPC Daniel Heuman
SGT
Steven Knight 1SGT John Krumholz
SSG
Stephen LeGrady MAJ Kevin McCue
GM2
Gerard McGarity PFC Edward McGinn
SGT
Patrick McNally PFC William Meyer
Andy
Mezador SGT Glenn Miller
SGT
Daniel Montville SSGT Brian Moran
SGT
James Munro SSG Joey Napolitano
LCPL
Thomas Napolitano LCPL Michael Napolitano
LCPL
James Neubauer COP Jonathan Norris
PFC
Anthony Notaroberta N/Seal Paul Padro
ENS3
Lucy Padro MAJ Paul E Pinaud
PFC
Christopher Reid SGT Edwin Rivera, II
SSGT
Jason Schiavo RCT Brian Schildt
SPC
James Stanek SSG Thomas J Valentino
SSG
Nick Vicale SGT John Thomas Vogt
CPL
Mark Ward MAJ Edward Ward
CPL
Zachary Wilga SSG Dusty Williamson
(If
you would like to include a soldier from your family who is serving, place
their
name and rank on a piece of paper and put it in the collection basket)
RESPECT
LIFE
BECAUSE
OF TERRY SCHIAVO the
importance
of advance directives has been
publicized
– and rightly so.
If
you are unable to communicate when
seriously
ill, any preferences you have about
your
care and who should make the decisions are
meaningless
unless you put them in writing. For as much
protection
as possible, everyone, young and old, should
have
an “advance directive” completed before it’s
needed.
Will to Live (WTL) is accepted in all states. This
is
a document in which you name someone to make your
health
care decisions and also a backup agent in case your
first
choice cannot serve. It also describes, for your
health
care agent and physicians’ guidance, treatment you
do
and do not want.
A
Will to Live assures you will receive the food/water
needed
if you become incapacitated. Developed by the
National
Right to Life Committee, the Will to Live
presumes
“food and water are not medical treatment, but
basic
necessities”. It clarifies the confusion in that regard,
and
also allows you to specify what you do and do not
consider
“extraordinary care”.
It
is estimated that 80% of New Yorkers have not
taken
care of this as yet. To protect yourself and your
family,
as accidents have no age boundaries, you may get
forms
and more information if you go online –
www.nysrighttolife.org.
“I
should like particularly to underline how the
administration
of water and food, even when provided by
artificial
means, always represents a natural means of
preserving
life, not a medical act. Its use, furthermore,
should
be considered, in principle, ordinary and
proportionate,
and as such morally obligatory, insofar as
and
until it is seen to have attained its proper finality.”
Pope
John Paul II, address before the International
Congress
on “Life-sustaining Treatments and Vegetative
State”,
March 20, 2004.
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5 Sunday , May 29, 2005
Mark Your Calendars
June
5 Unity Sunday
June
11 Anointing Mass 10:30
June
13 St Anthony Mass 7:30 PM
June
24 Volunteer Appreciation
Party
6:30 PM
June
26 Fr. Butler’s Farewell Party after 12 Mass
June
27 Golf Outing
School
News
.On
May 14, 2005, Giana Imperiale, Grade 7, ran and
qualified
for the St. Joseph CYO Track Finals to be held
at
Mitchel Field in Nassau County on Sunday, June 19th.
Giana
will complete with other CYO teams from Nassau,
Suffolk
areas.
Two
of our 8th grade students Amanda
Bargeski and
Alexandra
Giambattista have been awarded prizes for
their
essay “World Hunger. A Big Problem With Many
Solutions.”
In the Junior High School Division, Amanda
Bargeski
won a 1st prize award of a $100
saving bond and
a
plaque. A third prize plaque was awarded to Alexandra
Giambattista.
CATHOLIC
DAUGHTERS NEWS
Court
St. Joseph #975 will hold their monthly meeting
on
Tuesday, June 7th at 7:30 PM in Father
Carew Hall.
Discussion
will center on the celebration of our 80th
anniversary
as Catholic Daughters here in St. Joseph’s
parish;
the happy event will take place on June 18th at
the
Beach
Club Estates, on the Lake. All are welcome.
C.
West, Regent, 585-1719
A
CYO Thank You
St
Joseph’s CYO would like to thank the parish staff for
offering
the 5PM Mass on Saturday, May 7, for it’s
members
and their families. It was not a small
undertaking
for any of us to get the event organized. All
those
that
attended
were treated to refreshments afterwards. The
CYO
supplied the sodas and snacks while Trisha Knez
ran
an AVON fundraiser to help subsidize the evening.
Local
merchants Eddie of “The Best Pizza” and Alex of
“Eddie’s
Pizza” supplied the pizzas. Coach Frank of
Francesco’s
Trattoria donated pizza and garlic knots
along
with sharing his athletic skills with our youngsters
on
the soccer field. The evening was a success and rumor
has
it that Deacon Jim plans on making this a semi-annual
event!
Please plan to join us next time!
Welcome
to the Newest Member of Our Parish Family
Leah
Kathryn Ferrara
Kaylyn
Jean Halpin
Skylar
Madison Schnall
Christopher
Bnicholas Ungro
Catholic
Ministries Appeal 2005
A
funding priority of the
Catholic
Ministries Appeal is
the
local parish. Every parish
is
participating in the Appeal
and
every parish will benefit
from
its efforts. The goal of
each
parish represents its fair
share
of the diocesan need. A
parish
can share as much as 20
percent
of the funds raised up
to
goal, and once goal is
exceeded,
a parish receives 80
percent
of the money raised
over
the target. Parishes may
use
these funds to support
local
parish projects such as
outreach,
school support,
building
repair, operating
needs
or a program of their
choice.
Father
Bob O’Connell, pastor
of
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in
Patchogue,
intends to use
parish
share funds “to help our
financial
situation within our
parish.”
Father Gregory
Cappuccino,
pastor of St.
Frances
de Chantal in
Wantagh,
focused on a specific
program,
adding curb cuts and
other
aids to assist seniors and
the
physically challenged. Yet
another
goal-busting parish,
St.
Anne’s in Brentwood, will
apply
the monies to an urgent
need,
according to Father
Gerry
Twomey, co-pastor
“Our
accountant projected a
$90,000
deficit this year and
the
Catholic Ministries
Appeal
will go a long way to
plug
that gap, especially with
the
80 percent rebate formula.
We
would have been
swimming
in a sea of red ink
and
eating into our reserves,
otherwise.”
Observing
another benefit to
the
Appeal, namely, an 11
percent
increase in the parish’s
weekly
offertory, Fr. Twomey
likes
to cite his favorite
Scripture
passage, “The gift
you
have received, give as a
gift.”
(MT 10:8b)
Fifty-nine
parishes have
already
surpassed their goals
and,
with your support, many
other
parishes can achieve
their
goals. Please give as
generously
as you can to the
Catholic
Ministries Appeal.
St.
Joseph’s by the
Numbers
Goal
$74,800.
Pledged
43,093.
Percentage
of Goal
57.6
%
Catholic
Ministries Appeal 2005 St Joseph R C Church, Ronkonkoma, NY
Diocese
of Rockville Centre
PO
Box 4000, Rockville Centre, NY 11571-4000
516
379-5210 ext 2 Fax 516 379-5043 email: catholicministries@drvc.org
Pledge:
$ _________ Initial Payment: $ ________ Balance: $ _______
Thank
you for your support. Please make checks payable to: Catholic
Ministries Appeal
Name:
______________________________________________________
Address:
____________________________________________________
City_____________________________
State ____ Zip __________
This
form can be returned to St Joseph Rectory or put in an envelope and placed in
the Sunday collection.
We
thank you for your support.
A
Guide to Giving
Pledge
10 Payments
$
300 $ 30
500
50
1,000
100
1,500
150
2,500
250
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Catholic
Daughters of the Americas
Court
St. Joseph #975
80th
Anniversary Mass and Luncheon
Date:
Saturday, June 18, 2005
Location:
Beach Club Estates
161
Rose Drive, Lake Ronkonkoma
Mass:
2 p.m. – outdoors on the Beach Club Terrace overlooking Lake Ronkonkoma.
Luncheon:
$35.00 includes Champagne Cocktail, Unlimited Hot Buffet plus Dessert
RSVP
(by June 10) to: Janet Lamm, CDA Treasurer 588-4437
Catherine
West, CDA Regent 585-1719
Theresa
Ryan, DD & Past Regent 585-5574
We
invite you to share this exciting 80th Anniversary
celebration with us. I am sure it
will
be a rewarding afternoon with a beautiful Mass and luncheon to follow.
We
also extend an invitation to all ladies to become a member of Court St. Joseph
Catholic
Daughters. Let me tell you about our organization.
With
the goodness of the parish we have had two major fundraisers a year. With the
proceeds
of these fundraisers have been able to accomplish the following:
∗
Our Court was an early contributor to the much needed
elevator fund.
∗
Made a pledge for our Parish Restoration Fund.
∗
Made a pledge for the Carew Hall Kitchen Restoration Fund.
∗
Donated funds to help replace the Church Roof.
∗
Supplied funds to Fr. Deveraj to build a house for a family
in India.
∗
Gave an annual scholarship to a St. Joseph School graduate.
∗
Shared in the parish support of a Seminarian for one year.
∗
Donated time, money and effort to the Right to Life
Committee to
reach
an end to abortion and preserve life.
∗
Hosted an annual Birthright Shower.
Please
join us in our celebration !
With
many thanks,
Catherine
West
Regent
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Around
The Parish
St
Joseph’s Playgroup invites children from birth to age 5 and
their parent /grandparent/ caregiver to join us
Friday
mornings from 9:30 to 10:45 for an informal playgroup. We meet in Fr Carew Hall
(church basement) every
Friday
except for school holidays and church holy days. For more information, call
Sally Miller at 737-5120.
St
Joseph’s School 6th Annual Golf Outing at the Timber Point
Country Club on
Monday
June 27th. Golfer’s arrive at 12:00PM for BBQ Lunch Buffet. Shotgun start at
1:30PM.
Limited number of foursomes! Come for Golf or just come for Dinner!! The day
includes
18 Holes of Golf with cart, BBQ Lunch, Beer and Soda cart throughout outing,
Prizes,
Raffles and Give-Aways As well as Buffet Dinner with Carving Station, Dessert
and
Top Shelf Open Bar. The cost is $140 per player. For additional information
contact
Brian
Sanders after 6PM at 475-9575 or 516-815-1884.
Courtesy
Announcements
Brian
McGee Memorial Golf Outing will be held on Monday, June 13 at the
Swan Lake Golf Club in
Manorville.
The cost for golfers to participate in the outing is $130 per golfer. This
includes full check in
lunch,
green fee, cart and the awards dinner held at Swan Lake. Check in will begin at
11:30, which includes a
full
lunch prior to tee time. There will be a 1:30 shotgun start . Dinner will be
from 6-9PM. The cost for family
and
friends who would like to attend the dinner only is $50. Please contact Millie
D at 585-2753 for any
questions
or information.
Retrouvaille
is a program for marriages that are in trouble. It offers a
lifeline to couples suffering with
relationship
problems. The nest weekend will be held at Montford Missions, Bay Shore on June
17-19. For
further
information and/or registration please call 1-800-470-2230.
Positions
Available - the following positions are available with the
Diocese of Rockville Centre at the
Pastoral
Center - Building Services Manager, Accounts Receivable Clerk, Operations
Coordinator, Auditor,
Senior
Secretary and IT User Support. Please forward resume, cover letter, salary
requirements & three
professional
references to: Director of Human Resources, DRVC, PO Box 9023, Rockville
Centre, NY 11571-
9023
or email: HR@drvc.org
Adult
Education program at the Joseph M Barton District Building
in Smithtown is providing English as a
Second
Language classes, High School Equivalency Preparation and a Senior Citizen
class for adults during
the
day and evening. The courses are federally funded and free to all Suffolk
residents. For more information
please
call 631-382-2181.
Calling
All OLMA Graduates! Our Lady of Mercy Academy, Syosset, is planning Fall 2005
Reunions for the
following
classes: 1955,1965,1975,1980,1985,1990 and 1995. For more information call
516-921-1047
extension
38.
Family,
Marriage and Individual Therapy is available at The
Catholic Counseling Center. Professional
therapy,
provided by New York State licensed or certified therapists, is available to
our parish. Most insurance
policies
are honored. Confidential information and appointments are available by calling
Dr.Giuliani at 631-
243-2503.
Mass
for Individuals in 12 Step Recovery Programs will be held on
Sunday, June 5th at 7PM at St John
Nepomucene
Church in Bohemia. Mass will be celebrated for individuals, their family and
friends involved in
any
12 Step Program. An 11th Step meeting will follow in the lower level of the
Church. For more information
call
Fr Kevin Gruber at 589-0540.
STS
Philip & James 2nd Annual Car Show was postponed due to
bad weather. The new date is June 5th
from
9AM to 4PM on the grounds of the Church in St James. For more information or if
you would like to
participate
please contact Jerry at 872-2539.
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Feast of the Immaculate
Heart of Mary
Saturday
June 4, 2005
12:00 Noon Mass 1:00
Lunch
1:30 Rosary /
Benediction
Celebrant
: Fr. Ken Hand
Shrine of Our Lady of
the Island
Eastport, Long Island,
NY
Exit 70 L.I.E.
Religious
Retirement Fund
The
weekend of June 4 & 5 is the annual collection for the Religious Retirement
Fund.
Religious
Sisters and Brothers who have been involved in education, health care and
social
ministry
in the Diocese of Rockville Centre need our help. The stipends being earned by
young
members
of Religious Communities are no longer enough to support the needs of the
elderly
members
of their Communities. The number of religious in assisted living or nursing
facilities
continues
to rise and health care costs are rising too.
For
this reason, the Diocese of Rockville Centre, for the past twenty years has
committed to return to our
Religious
Communities a portion of our gifts of treasure, in appreciation for the many
years of service to
the
people of our Diocese of these dedicated servants of Our Lord.
Please
come prepared next week to assist the elderly Religious with a once a year
gift, as generous
as
your means will allow. These gifts will be distributed among the thirty-one
communities who serve our
Diocese.
Your
gift may be placed in the mail or dropped in the collection basket. On behalf
of the Religious
who
serve in our parishes and hospitals, thank you for your generosity.
ST
JOSEPH’S
SUMMER
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Serengeti
Track
“Where
Children are Wild about God”
July
25th - 29th 9:30 - 12 Noon
Pre-K
(4 yrs old) to 4th Grade
Fee:
$50 one child
$60
family of 2
$
120 family of 3 or more
For
registration contact the Rectory or Religious Education Office
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PARISHIONER
REQUEST FORM
I/we
would like to register as members of St. Joseph Parish.
NAME
(s): ____________________________________________
ADDRESS:__________________________________
_________
PHONE:
_______ - _____________ unlisted? (Yes) (No)
I/we
would like become members of the parish. ( ) Yes
I/we
would like to receive contribution envelopes. ( ) Yes ( )No
We
make our donations each Sunday ( ) Weekly
We
make our donations once a Month ( ) Monthly
(
) I would like to become an usher
(
) I would like to become a lector.
(
) I would like to become an altar server.
(
) I would like to become a Eucharistic Minister.
(
) I would like to become a choir member
(
) I would like to become a Catechist
(
) I would like to help maintain the parish plantings
(
) I would like to offer my following talents to the parish
(Please
return to the Church Office or place in Collection Basket)
PARISH
RESTORATION FUND
I/we
wish to pledge (or increase our pledge to)
___
$5,000 ___ $4,000 ___ $3,000 ___ $2,000 ___ $1,000
to
St. Joseph’s Parish Restoration Campaign.
I/we
would like to make payments
___Annually
___Semi-Annually ___Quarterly ___ Monthly
spreading
the payments over
___One
year ___ Two years ___ Three years ___ Four years
NAME
(s): ________________________________________
ADDRESS:_______________________________________
_______________________________________
PHONE:
______ - _________
AMOUNT
ENCLOSED NOW: $ ________
(Please
return this form in the collection basket or
to
the Church Office)
REMEMBERING
THE SICK
Please
include the following in the bulletin sick list:
______________________________
Name
of person who is ill:
_____________________________
____________________
Person
making this request: Relationship to ill person
Your
Phone #: _____________________
(Please
place in collection basket or return to Church Office)
One
Person’s Trash, Another’s ...
BOX
TOPS from cereals for Educational purposes are always
welcomed.
Please drop them in the collection.
DEPOSIT
BOTTLES AND CANS—Please place them in the
baskets
that are located on the school side of the Church on
weekends
or behind the rectory during the week.
CELL
PHONES—Please bring your no longer used or needed
cell
phones and deposit them at the Scrip table in the Church
lobby.
Travel
Soccer:
Gene
��467-0541
Intramural
Soccer:
Beth
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Track
Karen
��588-8636
Chairman:
Henry
Baseball:
Gene
��588-1879
Girls
Basketball:
Christine
��737-3142
Boys
Basketball:
Frank
��585-6921
Melchiona
��676-6347
Sport
for all Seasons
ST JOSEPH
CYO
Cub
Scout Pack 272
Boy
Scout Troop 272
St.
Joseph’s Cub Scout Pack 272 and Boy Scout Troop 272
have
fun, exciting, educational, character building programs
for
boys, age 7 through 17 (first grade and up).
For
more information or to enroll your child,
contact
Dr. Louis Scotti at 656-8428
or
e-mail JoinScouting@StJoRonk.org.
Even
Used Inkjet Cartridges,
Have
Their Uses
We
have found a way to help St Joseph and keep those
complicated
pieces of plastic, metal and printed circuit
boards
out of the land fill. Drop them off (in a plastic
baggie)
when you come to mass. We will send them to a
company
who reuses them and gives the parish a bounty for
each.
One note, to clear confusion, if it is larger than a fist,
it
is not an inkjet cartridge!!!
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