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St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church

OUR LITURGY
Abraham asks God to spare Sodom and Gomorrah if he can find some innocent people and God agrees - five times! His prayer was answered, yet he wanted a little more. Jesus tells his disciples that they must ask the father for their needs and be persistent in their prayers.
He tells them - and us - to ask in order to receive.

ALTAR BREAD & WINE
In Memory of
Jesus Tapel
Requested by
Ann & Vincent Festa

OUR PRIEST-CELEBRANTS
This Week Next Week
Fr Maffeo 5:00 PM Fr Tapel
Fr Maffeo 7:00 AM Fr Tapel
Fr Thomas 9:00 AM Fr Boyle
Fr Maffeo 10:30 AM Fr Maffeo
Fr Thomas 12:00 Noon Fr Thomas
Fr Thomas 5:00 PM Fr Vincent
IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP THE GIFTS AT THE MASSES ON SATURDAY OR SUNDAY, PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE USHERS WHEN YOU ARRIVE FOR MASS.

St. Joseph’s Parish Monthly Recollection
On the First Friday of every month, at 7:30 PM, we hold our Monthly Parish Recollection. This is an hour of prayer, of recollection before our Lord present in the Blessed Sacrament - whose Sacred Heart is the source of immense charity and generous love. The foundation of this prayer is God’s presence in our souls as Creator, Preserver, and Author of Graces (“in Him we live, and move, and are” Acts 17:28). God is our Father, and our Friend and is our sweet Guest. We must acknowledge the realization of this great truth: God is in each of us, our soul is His Temple.
This prayer of recollection includes the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction, Praying of the Psalms, Silence, Gospel Reading and a Talk /Reflection on the following topics: The Cardinal Virtues of prudence, justice, temperance and fortitude. The Theological Virtues of faith, hope and love. The gifts of the Holy Spirit; wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord.
Every soul, hungry & thirsty for God, is invited to this holy hour every First Friday of the month to adore, venerate & contemplate the Sacred Heart of Jesus, & to have a quiet dialogue with God.

MASS INTENTIONS
Sunday, July 29th, 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:00 Christopher Esposito requested by Loving Father
7:00 Norma Owen requested by Ann & Vincent Festa
9:00 Joseph Onufrak requested by Loving Wife & Family
9:00 William Leggio requested by The Divone Family
10:30 James J Reilly requested by Loving Family
10:30 Elizabeth “Betty” Mulligan requested by Janet Kramer
12:00 Carl Butcher requested by The Gelderman Family
12:00 Marcela Solto requested by Iberico & Fernanda Goncalves
5:00 Antoinetta Giangrasso requested by Doreen Owen
5:00 Elias Anchundia requested by The Perlman Family
Monday, July 30, St Peter Chrysologus
7:00 Edward Doyle requested by Mr & Mrs Harold Beach
7:00 Kenny Belzer requested by The Riccio Family
9:00 Jesus Tapel requested by Louise & Bill Schaaf
9:00 Betty Reddington (living) requested by Peggy Fitzpatrick
Tuesday, July 31, St Ignatius of Loyola
7:00 Peter Cefalu requested by Dorothy & Jerry Block
7:00 Sharon Schneider requested by Jesse Walsh
9:00 Roger J Lamm requested by Loving Wife
9:00 John H Burnett requested by Loving Family
Wednesday, August 1, St Alphonsus Liguori
7:00 Sean Kennedy requested by The Ruais Family
7:00 The People of the Parish
9:00 Beatrice Rubino requested by Loving Daughter & Grandson
9:00 Margaret Gross requested by Miriam & William Ruiz
Thursday, August 2, St Eusebius of Vercelli
7:00 Lilly Scuccimari requested by Loving Family
9:00 Gerard Leone requested by Mr & Mrs K Sheahan
9:00 Anne Heeg requested by Bill & Thalia
Friday, August 3, St Peter Julian Eymard
7:00 William Lyons requested by The Wimpleberg Family
9:00 Marjorie Rivera requested by The Divone Family
9:00 Mary Cusanelli requested by Tom & Son
Saturday, August 4, St John Mary Vianney
8:00 Theresa & Angelo DeFilippo requested by Loving Family
8:00 John Ferrara requested by The Tipa Family
Anticipated Mass for Sunday
5:00 Diana Cirilli requested by Joyce & Joe Ando
5:00 Louis Agnese requested by The Ward Family
5:00 Anita Paratore requested by Angelo & Andrea Quagliata
Sunday, August 5, 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:00 Cornelius J Dunleavy requested by Loving Wife Anne
7:00 Elsa Arce requested by Peter J Wolf & Family
9:00 Angelina Deperino requested by Anthony & Maria Mattace
9:00 William Lawrence requested by Kathy & Charlie Wiener
10:30 Dougie Terrusa requested by The Romano Family
10:30 Antoinetta Partenope requested by Eileen Rogers
12:00 Marion Tuck requested by Janet Kramer
12:00 Anthony Bravata requested by Loving family
5:00 Robert A Paccione requested by Chris, Karen and Bobby
5:00 Stephen Bauer requested by Uncle Paul & Hemberger Family

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Sunday, December 31, 2006

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FROM THE DESK OF FR. MIKE

FROM THE DESK OF FR. MIKE

“Then Abraham drew near and said: ‘Will you sweep away the innocent with the guilty?’ ‘Should not the judge of all the world act with justice?’ Abraham spoke up again: ‘See how I am presuming to speak to my Lord.’…Still Abraham went on, ‘Since I have thus dared to speak to my Lord,’… ‘Please. Let not my Lord grow angry if I speak up this last time.’” “…one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray…’ He said to them, ‘When you pray say: Father, hallowed be your name…’”
Abraham, the disciples, and Jesus are saying the same thing in this week’s reading: correction, they are doing the same thing, they are praying! Abraham in his persistence is praying to God asking Him to spare the innocent in Sodom and Gomorrah. Each time he ask God to spare the innocent, from 50 to 45 to 40, all the way down to 10, he is praying to God making his petitions asking God to act with justice and mercy. Jesus tells those who are asking how they are to pray what are the proper words to use which will fulfill all of our needs and almost every type of prayer.
Why do we pray? Prayer is crucial to our relationship with God and with one another, and as we see from Abraham’s conversation with God: we must not be afraid to speak to God. In prayer we get to know God and all that God wants for us. Prayer also helps us to truly know who we are, and what we are all about. Prayer can help us totally surrender ourselves to God and help us to free ourselves from the illusions and distractions of this world. Jesus’ answer in the Gospel tells us that we should consider prayer as the most important activity of our life because prayer gives us the insight and ability to do everything else that truly matters in our life. Still very few of us approach prayer in this manner, and there are times when we purposely turn away from prayer.
The following are usually the times when we need prayer the most, and should not abandon prayer: When we have failed to be the best person we can be. When we feel we cannot talk to God because of short comings, or we believe that God is not listening to us, so what’s the use! What are we to do in these situations? Pray, Pray, and Pray again, that is what we are to do in these situations. When we have sinned or failed in life, this is the most important time to pray. We should not allow guilt or any other feelings to get in our way. These are the times we need to feel God’s presence the most! Pray because God will forgive you; He already
has, but we need to know and feel His forgiveness. Pray because God loves you, and all He wants to do is free us from sin and heal us. Pray because God wants to raise you up to a new and better life.
What do we do when we believe that God is not answering our prayers? Should we keep praying, or just give up? Of course, the answer is keep praying. Keep praying because God does hear and answer prayers. Maybe not the answer we expect, but God does answer prayers. We realize this when we employ a very necessary element: time! Time allows us to see God’s solution. This is true even when the unthinkable happens.
How can I keep praying when prayer does not seem to be fruitful or give me the same peace of mind that it offered before? This seems to be a bad situation, however, it’s not. It’s not because this dryness indicates our spiritual life is growing. These growing pains tell us that the prayer that used to work is now not enough. Perhaps the following will explain this predicament. When we were younger, we learned to ride a tricycle with great joy until we moved on to a bicycle with training wheels. Then one day we out grew the need for training wheels and could ride the bike all by ourselves. We were content with the bike until we learned how to drive a car. As it happens in this example, so it is in our spiritual life. Therefore, we need to find what type or style of prayer will help us now. We can not discover the new way to pray without praying and without the help of a spiritual advisor. When we are indeed open to this, we will grow in our spiritual life and soon our prayer will again be fruitful! There are several types of prayer and we will look at these in this space next week.
God bless you always
Fr. Mike

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REMEMBER OUR SICK
Michelle Altonji William Barry
Joan Bayer Christine Biancarosa
Arthur Blinn Arthur Bradford
John Ciullo Paul Ciullo
Regina Cohen Edward Cronin
Michael Delaney Joseph DeMaio
Nancy DiTrapani Anthony DiUbaldo
Marie DiUbaldo Thomas Dunphy
Kathy Errico James Evans
Robert Filce Gerald Fortunato
Sr Kathleen Francis, OP Flavio Gabrielli
Dcn. Guy Hart William Hausner
Thomas Horvath Jack Kelleher
Cecelia Keller Louise LaRocca
Georgiana Lopez Marie Mangan
Lucia Martinek Helen Newton
Joanora O'Donnell Judy Pacifico-Larkin
John Papol Richard Pepe
Grace C Peshkur Betty Reddington
Nicholas Romano Brianna Russo
Renee Russo Dawn Saporito
Linda Savage Darryll Smith
Antonio Sturiano Stacie Tizzard
Fermil Tola Lloyd Turnier
Philip Weiner
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.

PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS
Please continue to remember them in your prayers.
SGT Deborah Alfieri PFC Matthew Altonji
PFC Justin Aragones TSGT Louis Barletta
2LT Stephen Bartoszak PFC Justin Browne
SGT Michael Bruno LTCOL James Cersosimo
CPL Glenn Clacher SPC Thomas E. Corcoran
SPC Jason Crawford CPT Edward Cuevas
PFC John B Cuneo SGT Ryan Delaney
TSGT Timothy Dermody LTCOL Kurt Diehl
SGT Stephen Gene DiGirolamo LT John Kenneth DiNero
SSGT Tony Elliott LT Kelly Fletcher
PFC Adam Franciosa CPT Evan Gotkin
PVT2 Edward Johnston AB J.R. Kay
SGT John W Keohane SSGT Steven Knight
CPL Andrew Kochman PFC Thomas J Lupo
LCPL Marshall PVT Thomas B McGinn
SGT Patrick McNally PFC William Meyer
SGT Glenn Miller 2LT Heather Miras
SGT Daniel Montville SSGT Brian Moran
CPT Gregory Mueller LCPL Thomas Napolitano
LCPL Michael Napolitano PVT Todd Nelson
LCPL James Neubauer LCPL Anthony Notaroberta
PVT James Notaroberta SGT Brian O'Leary
SGT Brian Pacella N/Seal Paul Padro
ENS3 Lucy Padro CPT Michael Parisi
2LT Anthony Parisi MAJ Paul E Pinaud
CTR2 Matthew Pistritto SGT Edwin Rivera, II
LCPL William R Rodgers LCPL Anthony M Sbrocco
SSGT Jason Schiavo CPL Brian Schildt
LCPL W.Mason Shehan SPC James Stanek
PVT Erica Sweeney PFC Greg Terrish
CPL Jason Tulowitzki SSGT Nick Vicale
SGT John Thomas Vogt LCPL Brandon Waldon
SGT Randolph Weaver 2LT John Wolven
If you would like to include a soldier from your family who is serving, place their name and rank and branch of service on the cut -out and put it in the collection basket.

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)
(Friends can be placed on the silent prayer list only)

REMEMBERING OUR TROOPS
Please include the following soldier in your prayers :
______________________________
Name, Rank and Branch of Service
_____________________________ ____________________
Person making this request: Relationship to Soldier
Your Phone #: _____________________
(Please place in collection basket or return to Church Office)
(Friends can be placed on the silent prayer list only)

REMEMBER OUR DEAD
Benedetto Tristano, Charles Vadala, Frank Pace Sr, Mary Sapienza, Ferdinand Yannotti, Anthony Perillo, Elma Craig, Wayne Metzger, James Stafane, our deceased soldiers and all of our deceased relatives and friends.
Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace.
May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen

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Josephine Ida DeBlasi Zachary Robert De Milt
Michael Joseph Devenney
Charleigh Anne Devenney Madgia Dubois
Alexandra Josephine Felix
Aaron James Pace Julia Pasquarella
Calleigh Elizabeth Quirk
Joseph Patrick Rondinella

St Joseph’s School
school@stjoronk.org
Our summer hours are as follows:
July -
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Mornings 9-12
August -
The office will be closed for vacation from August 1-19th.
The school office will open on Monday, August 20th and continue until the start of school from 8:30 - 3:00 PM
School will open on Wednesday, September 5 for students in grades 1-8. Kindergarten students will begin on Thursday, September 6. All students will be dismissed at 12 noon the first week of school. More information will be coming home in the summer mailing packet.
Cub Scout Pack 272
Car Wash
Sunday, July 29th 8:00 AM—2:00PM
In Parking Lot Between the Church and Lower School Building
Price = Donations Only !

Embroidery Assistants are needed to help prepare the Baby Bibs for Baptism. If you can help, please call the Rectory at 588-8456 and leave your name and phone number. Thank you.

St. Vincent de Paul
In the Gospel, Jesus teaches us that God is our “Father” and just as a parent’s love for their children is unlimited, so is God’s love and care for us unlimited. Your gifts to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul helps the poor to know that God is indeed their “Father.”

Religious Education
reled@stjoronk.org
The office will be closed from
July 31st through August 13th.
Registration and Confirmation forms may be picked
up and dropped of at the rectory.
Outreach sjpo@verizon.net
ATTENTION: 9/11 WORKERS
It was announced this week that the 9/11 Workers’ Compensation Registration deadline has been extended one year—August 14,2008.
9/11 Chaplains, Recovery Workers and Volunteers should register now to protect their right to workers’ compensation benefits.
Call for registering guidelines: 866-WTC-2556
EMERGENCY
Blood Supplies have reached critical, emergency levels!
We have less than 2 days supply!
Donors are needed!
Please contact Blood Services of Long Island at 1-800-933-2566 to donate.
They are located on Veterans Highway in Bohemia.

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Sunday, July 29, 2007
, 2005

RESPECT LIFE
The debate over embryonic stem cell research is heartwrenching for men and women on both sides. Many have been led to believe (often inaccurately) that this research will yield amazing cures for a vast number of diseases.
Though we are all enthusiastic about cures, there are important, underlying questions to be considered: Should there be ethical limits to our scientific research, even when research could yield medical cures. If so, why, and what are the limits?
We start with the proposition that human life is precious and should be respected and protected at every stage of development. If that is true – if human life is inherently valuable, if every person has an inalienable right to life – then it is not acceptable to destroy the life of one person to benefit another.
Upon these principles most Americans generally agree. Nevertheless, they hedge when it comes to embryonic human beings. The embryos destroyed by scientists as part of their research are extremely small, they do not look human, and they are stored in petri dishes. The question- are they human and, if so, do they have the same moral status as “us” – has been at the heart of the great moral struggles throughout history. Because the wrong answer to this question has frequently had tragic consequences, we must consider it carefully.
First, every person currently alive started out as a tiny embryo and developed from there. Second, it is clear that each embryo is genetically human. Third, an embryo is a living and growing human being from the moment it is conceived or created. Therefore, it is, by definition, “human life.”
But does it have worth? Advocates of embryonic stem cell research sometimes argue that, because the destroyed embryo is so small, it has no moral significance. Size, however, does not equate with significance. Tall people are not worth more than short ones…nor are those who are fat worth more than those who are thin.
Some proponents of embryonic stem cell research argue that embryos are merely clumps of cells that in no way resemble human beings. Since they do not look like humans, they do not qualify as members of the human family.
In reality, however, an embryo looks exactly like a human being – every human being – in that stage of development. Let’s face it, life brings a succession of changes to our outward form. At 60, one does not look like they did at 16, or at six months. But changes in the way we look should not diminish our right to life.
This commentary, by Ken Connor, chairman of the Center for a Just Society in Washington, D.C. will be continued next week
PREGNANCY CRISIS HOTLINE - We are here to help you. Please call 981-6888.

Weekly Offering
Sunday, July 22, 2007 Offerings $16,235
Same collection last year 15,488
Number of envelopes 538
Poor Box last weekend $539
Fuel Collection to date $15,151
Last year this time 15,441
Thank you for your generous response to the appeal for
increased giving.
God Bless You Always, Fr Mike

Rosary on the Lawn
Please join us each
Monday evening
in
August
at
7PM
for our 4th Annual
Rosary on the Rectory Lawn
Bring a lawn chair or blanket, and a dessert for fellowship afterwards.
Join us for the praying of the Rosary along with hymns and the Word of God.
In case of rain we’ll move into the church.

Mark Your Calendars
Aug 6 Blood Drive 3-9PM
Aug 6 Rosary on the Lawn 7-9PM
Aug 13 Rosary on the Lawn 7-9PM
Aug 15 Feast of the Assumption
Aug 20 Rosary on the Lawn 7-9PM
Aug 25 Defensive Driving 8:30-3:00

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Yes, Fr. Mike I want to Help St. Joseph’s Finish the
Restoration Projects and Build for the Future!
Name_________________________________
Address______________________________________
Phone #______________ ID # ___________
Pledge Amt: _____________
I would like to make ______monthly payments of ______
______quarterly payments of ______
Fr Mike, I would like you to charge my credit card for $ ______ every month until my pledge is fulfilled.
Credit card #_________________________
Security # on back of card ( 3or 4 digits) __________ Exp date ___________
Signature_______________________________

Building
for the
Future

Our Goal Is $200,000.

Pledges as of July 25th $74,950

And the Winners Are….

July 2007

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1 $50 / Marianna Crismali / # 843	$25 / Harry Watson Jr / # 388	$25 / Sally Hausner / # 64	$75 / Independence Day / Theresa Weik / # 835	$25 / Janet Chmela / # 404	$25 / Anny Liepold / # 326	$25 / Edward Lloyd / # 104
8 $50 / Susan & Kenneth Eilers / # 409	9 $25 / Marguerite Smith / # 487	10 $25 / Anne DiGregorio / # 768	11 $25 / Roxana Hogan / # 381	12 $25 / Louis Antonucci / # 358	13 $25 / Joe & Beth / Caiola / # 107	14 $25 / Mary Williams / # 387
$50 / Mrs Loretta Gerstner / # 453	$25 / Joanne DeBellis / # 590	17 $25 / Richard & Joanne Fahey / # 509	18 $25 / John & Valerie Cotugno / # 462	19 $25 / Catherine Szynaka / # 703	20 $25 / Pat Blinn / # 102	21 $25 / Joseph P Ryan / # 583
22 $50 / Mr & Mrs Henry Melchiona / # 666	23 $25 / Margaret & Ed Forsyth / # 831	24 $25 / The McCabe Family / # 816	25 $25 / Tina Donegan / # 714	26 $25 / Joe & Marie Califano / # 527	27 $25 / The McCabe Family / # 865	28 $25 / Marie & George Hunt / # 492
29 $50	30 $25	31 $25

The Calendar Club
Everyday for the next year we will draw one number. The owner of that number will win the prize for that day. Then the number is put back into the mix for the next day’s drawing, giving you another opportunity to WIN! $25 buys you 1 number & 362 chances to win. $100 will buy you 1,810 chances to win !!!!
Your donation must accompany this form. We ask you to return your request as soon as possible so you can get in on the winning. Thank you and Good Luck!
MAIL TO: St Joseph Church, 45 CHURCH STREET, RONKONKOMA, NY 11779
MEMBERS NAME: ____________________________
ADDRESS: ____________________________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER: ________________________
NUMBER OF CALENDARS: X $25 = $ ______ 5 FOR $100 TOTAL ENCLOSED $ __________

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St. Joseph R. C. Church’s
12th ANNUAL FAMILY
FESTIVAL
Sponsors
Let's thank our Sponsors for their continued support by frequenting their business
and passing their names along to our neighbors.
Alan C. Fricke Memorials Inc. American Legion
American Office Supply
Barbara Mickelson & Evelyn Batt Bruno Beverage Center
Commercial Air
D. P. Murphy Co. Inc Dr. John S. Valente
Dr. Louis Lupinacci
Durhan Studios, Inc. Earthrite Textile Recycling
Greg & Bill's Auto Collision
Hawkeye LLC Lake Auto Service
Long Island Ace Hardware
Lyon Tree Service Ltd Moloney Funeral Homes
Msgr Francis Midura
Pop's Deli Prestano Bakery of Nesconset
Restoration Experts Corp
Ronkonkoma Plumbing Supply St. Regis Council Knights of Columbus
Tantone & Gulotta
Tax & Financial Services Weber Funeral Homes
Z & J News Service

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Courtesy Announcements
Charismatic Day of Renewal - Saturday, August 11 from 10am to 4pm in the St Barnabas Holy Family Chapel in Bellmore. Fr Victor Darlington PhD from Nigeria will be the celebrant of a Healing Mass in the afternoon. During the day we will be blessed by the singing of the Thea Bowman Gospel Choir. Pre-Registration is $5.00 (Bring a bag lunch) Call 785-0054 for flyer and registration form. Everyone is welcome!
Monthly Mass for Individuals in any 12 Step Program - Sunday, August 5th at 7:00PM at St John Nepomucene Church located in Bohemia. An 11th Step meeting (on prayer and meditation) will follow at 8:00PM in the lower level of the Church. For more information call Fr Kevin Gruber at 589-0540.
Sachem Community Youth Services - Annual Chinese Auction - August 15th at 232 Ronkonkoma Ave.
The Beginning Experience - Help for the heartache of divorce, separation, and widowhood. A weekend away for a lifetime of change. The next weekend is August 10 through 12, 2007. For information and reservations, call Connie at (516) 735-1720, Mike at (516)812-6417, or Celia at (516)625-1073.
Come Dance With Us! - Live 16 piece band “Playing the music you like to hear from yesteryear!” St Sylvester’s Parish Center, 68 Ohio Avenue, Medford. Sunday, July 29th from 2PM to 5PM . Admission is $10 for more information call 730-3333 or visit our website at www.goodolddanceband.com
Lake Nutrition Meals on Wheels provides food to elderly and homebound Monday thru Friday two meals a day. Hot meals & cold meals for a charge of $6 for both meals. Call 467-8948 for more information.
Smithtown Central School District Adult Basic Education Program–Free Classes ! Learn English, Earn your GED (High School Equivalency Diploma, Prepare for Citizenship, Gain Basic Computer Skills (Seniors & ESL Students) & Receive Career Counseling! For more info call 382-2181 or www.smithtown.k12.ny.us
Professional Therapy & Counseling provided by NYS licensed psychologists are available to our parish. You may be seen at any of the other 70 participating parishes. This program has been conducted in the diocese for the past 34 years for the convenience of parishioners. It is provided by the Catholic Counseling Center which is independent of and not controlled or supervised by the parish or diocese. Most insurance policies are honored. For confidential information and appointment, call Dr Giuliani at 243-1550.
Wanted! Rosary Makers for the Cause of Our Blessed Mother. The need for rosaries is great & urgent. Become a missionary by making rosaries for missions in the US, the military & around the world. Please call Our Lady’s Rosary Makers at (502) 968-1477 or write 4611 Poplar Level Rd, PO Box 37080, Louisville, Kentucky 40233-7080.
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We’re Looking For…
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.
INKJET CARTRIDGES - 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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