Pen tec os t Sunday ~ May 15, 2016
St. Boniface Martyr Roman Catholic Church Established 1898 ~ Sea Cliff, NY Serving the people of God in the communities of Sea Cliff, Glenwood Landing, Glen Head and Glen Cove We are a pilgrim people on a journey toward the Kingdom of God.
Reverend Kevin J. Dillon, Pastor
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Mass Schedule
Daily Mass: 8am In the chapel (Sundays in Church) Sundays: Saturdays 5pm; Sundays: 8am, 10:15am Special Intentions: 5pm first Saturday of the month Confession: Saturdays 4pm-4:45pm. Rosary: Mondays-Saturdays after 8am Mass Pentecost Sunday, May 15 Acts 2:1-11; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Rom 8:8-17; Jn 20:19-23 The altar bread, wine, candles and sanctuary lamp were donated in memory of Dorothy Capobianco DeLeo by Etta Newell & Michael Anzalone. 5pm Intention: Mother’s Day Novena 8am Intention: Mother’s Day Novena 10:15am Mass Intention: Parishioners Monday, May 16 (Mother’s Day Novena) James 3:13-18; Mark 9:14-29 Tuesday, May 17 (Rosario Chiarenza) James 4:1-10; Mark 9:30-37 Wednesday, May 18 (Genevieve Dahl) Feast of St. John I, pope and martyr James 4:13-17; Mark 9:38-40 7:30pm Rosary and Benediction Thursday, May 19 (Dorothy DeLeo) James 5:1-6; Mark 9:41-50 Friday, May 20 (Angelo D'Avino) Feast of St. Bernardine of Siena, priest James 5:9-12; Mark 10:1-12 Saturday, May 21 (Dave Arcoleo) Feast of St. Christopher Magallanes James 5:13-20; Mark 10:13-16 5pm Mass Intention: Robert Emmett McGurn
Please Pray For Our Deceased
Please pray for those who have entered into eternal life, especially Giorgio Rossini.
For Our Sick William Anderson, Irma Berkley, Frances Breen, Caesar Cavese, Georgia Leim, Katherine T. Loftus, Michelle Martone, Kenneth Moore, John Orozco, Maria Santoli, Rosemarie Sciarra, Kathy Sheridan, Steven Taibbi, Steven Tipton, Priscilla Waltz. (Enrollment on the sick list must be requested by an immediate family member through Fr. Kevin.)
For Our Military Lieutenant Melissa Buffa & Lieutenant Travis Buffa Lance CPL Matthew B. Christman Second Lieutenant Mario Coronel, US Army Second Lieutenant Matthew Coronel, US Army. Flight Lieutenant Joseph Doyle Jake A. Hojnowski, Sailor E-3, US Navy Lance CPL Gregory Knox Captain Brett Korade, USN Private First Class Ignazio LaManna, US Army Private First Class Vincent S. LaManna, Jr., US Army Lieutenant Brian McMenamin Lieutenant Ian McMenamin Private First Class Joshua McMillan Lieutenant Junior Grade Michael R. Ragusa, USN Corporal Cole N. Muttee, USMC Lieutenant Commander Drew Whitting, US Navy Private First Class Luke Whitting, US Army Captain Christina Merrick-Wright Captain Bradley Wright, US Army.
Mark Your Calendar:
Rosary and Benediction Join us for Rosary and Benediction in church on every Wednesday in May at 7:30pm concluding on Tuesday, May 31.
May Crowning ~ May 22 The May Crowning will be immediately after the 10:15 mass on May 22, and ALL First Communicants are invited to process out wearing their First Communion dresses/suits to the Marian Shrine in front of church.
On Saturday, May 28, the 5pm mass will be a memorial mass for Fr. Donald Diederich followed by a reception. On Sunday, May 29 the Feast of Corpus Christi, we will process around the block with the Holy Eucharist and return into Church for Adoration and Benediction after the10:15 Mass. All First Communicants are invited to wear their First Communion attire and process with the congregation and the Holy Eucharist. All Altar servers are all also invited to vest and process. Please Note: there will be NO Coffee and Cake served
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Stewardship . . . a Way of Life
Thank you for your financial stewardship of $7481 and $1033 for Catholic Communications last week. There will be a second collection for our Maintenance and Repair next week.
Special Assistance Donation
“Your surplus at the present time should supply their needs so that their surplus may in turn one day supply your need.” (II Cor 8 :58). If you have surplus, please place it in an envelope marked “Special Assistance Donation” and Fr. Kevin will see it helps “supply their needs." Please pray about what Jesus is calling you to do.
Lucky Boni-Buck$ Raffle Charlotte McCarthy of Sea Cliff is the winner of the May 1st Lucky Boni Buck$ Raffle. The next drawing is June1. Only one $25 ticket (5 for $100) gives you 14 chances to win $500! The drawing is the first of each month with 2 bonus drawings on St. Patrick’s Day and the Feast of St. Boniface (June 5). Proceeds support St. Boniface Martyr Parish. Tickets are by the main doors of the church and in the Parish Center. You’ve got to be in it to win it!
St. Vincent de Paul Society Today as we celebrate Pentecost the Holy Spirit wants to make us advocates of God’s presence to bring new life to others, especially those who do not know the love of God in their lives. Your gift in the St. Vincent de Paul Poor Box will help the poor to believe in the mystery of God’s love for them. Please say a prayer for those who have no one to pray for them when you place your donation in the poor box. Furniture donations are also always welcome. Please call 822-3132 for details. Have you considered answering the call to help the poor by joining the Society of St. Vincent de Paul? Call the parish center at 676-0676 for more information about how you can become a more communal part of your parish.
The youth group meets on Sundays from 6pm-8pm in parish center. All 8th-12th graders are invited! Follow the Youth Group on Instagram, username: 'stbonyg' or on Facebook by searching 'St. Boniface Martyr Youth Group' or contact Chris at stbonym@gmail.com.
Catholic Daughters First Mondays of the month at 11am in the parish center for women age18 and older. Juniors ages 1118; Juniorettes ages 6 -10 (date/place on request). Contact: Eileen Stanton www.catholicdaughters.org.
Prayer Group
Mondays at 7:30pm in the chapel. Join us! Call John and Rosemary Murello at 676-2767 for details.
Holy Hour and Benediction Wednesdays at 2pm in the chapel.
Prayer Vigil for the Sick
Thursdays 7pm -7:30pm in the chapel.
Scripture Study Thursdays from 7:30-9pm in the parish center. Call Rosemary and John Murello at 676-2767 for details.
Bingo
Fridays 7pm. Knights of Columbus Hall, 83 Sea Cliff Avenue. All proceeds go to charity, including our St. Boniface Outreach Ministry.
Miraculous Medal Novena
Saturdays after 8am Mass in the chapel with veneration of the relic of St. Catherine of Labore.
Lay Carmelites of Blessed Titus Brandsma Third Saturdays at 9am in the parish center.
Men’s Ministry Meeting
Fourth Saturdays of the month beginning with 8am Mass in the chapel. We are called, as Catholic men to become the best version of ourselves by the way we live. Our faith response to current events in our world is at the heart of our discussions. For details contact Rich Lucidi at qbalwily@optonline.net.
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COACH “J” A few months ago, I invited my Trainer, Jonathan and his friend (Johnny) to conduct a metabolic and cardio-core exercise training session to my sixth graders at All Saints Regional School in Glen Cove. I introduced them to the class as Mr. Sorto and Mr. Cordova, but they suggested the students refer to them as “Coach J” and Coach Johnny. I was thinking about the term COACH, and the various connotations that come to mind when one hears the word coach. A coach can be a guide, mentor, trainer, advocate etc. Most of you already know that I regularly employ the services and expertise of Jonathan (Coach J) in my own workouts. Being a knowledgeable and excellent trainer, he not only guides his clients in physical fitness and agility but also in nutritional counseling as well. One of his expectations for clients is that they must submit a weekly food log. It’s simply an account of everything one eats in a week. There are two “cheat days” where he doesn’t want to know what a client has eaten. The objective of this endeavor is to make clients think twice about what they eat and do not eat and to make them conscious of what is referred to as mindless eating, (like sitting in front of the television with a bag of chips or candy and simply shoving one after another into one’s mouth). It can be said that Jonathan’s goals for all his clients are to EMPOWER them to live a healthy and active lifestyle! One week, Jonathan said to me “Fr. I don’t like what I see on your food log; I am not at all happy, but you are honest.” I said, “Well, I get invited to a lot of social functions and it is not easy.” He then gave me some advice and suggestions for overcoming this challenge. Any of his suggestions and counsel is always in my best interest. He urges, prompts, corrects and comforts his clients when necessary, so they may keep moving forward and achieve maximum results in both weight loss and strength. In essence, he helps and pushes people to do what they might not want to do and thus realize true results that will make them feel and look better! William Barclay in his classic book New Testament Words writes, “That the function of the Holy Spirit is to fill a man [woman] with that Spirit of power and courage which would make him able triumphantly to cope with life….” Again, the Holy Spirit is the one who makes an ordinary man [woman] cope gallantly with a perilous and dangerous situation.” The root word for this power is the Greek du-namis from which we derive the English word dynamite-an explosive force. It can then be concluded that the Holy Spirit is NOT passive but an active, dynamic and explosive force to encourage, to empower and to engage. In some ways the Holy Spirit can be thought of as a PERSONAL COACH/TRAINER too! Not in the physical realm, but in the SPIRITUAL REALM. The Holy Spirit is probably the least prayed to person of the Holy Trinity, and yet the Holy Spirit is an excellent role model because we, too, like the Spirit can affect other people’s lives by encouraging, urging, comforting, being an advocate for, or interceding on behalf of another. The role of the Holy Spirit helps us do what we can but do it even better; someone who can make us do what we would rather not do and to achieve what we hope to achieve. Simply put, the Holy Spirit EMPOWERS us to achieve things we could not possibly do on our own! At Confirmation every Catholic receives the Seven Gifts of the Spirit; they are given freely and generously by our God. Learn to use them and rely on them often. Ultimately, they will help all of us achieve what we hope to achieve, our ETERNAL REWARD, UNION FORVEVER WITH OUR GOD, JESUS CHRIST!
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All Saints Regional Catholic School Founded in 1990 Supported by the Parishes of St. Boniface ~ St. Hyacinth ~ St. Mary ~ St. Patrick ~ St. Rocco Accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
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St. Boniface Martyr Parish Directory Pastor: Rev. Kevin J. Dillon; stbonpastor@gmail.com In Residence: Fr. Azubuike Igwegbe Deacon: Tom Fox; stbondcntom@gmail.com Music & Liturgy: Jeffrey Schneider; stbonmusic@gmail.com Fr. James Donohoe Parish Center 145 Glen Avenue, Sea Cliff, NY 11579; (516) 676-0676 Fax: (516) 674-6742; stbonchurch@gmail.com; www.saintboniface.org. Office Hours: 9am -12:30pm; 1:30pm - 4:30pm: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri; Thursdays 12:30pm - 6:30pm (no morning hours). Administration: Joan Schiller (Mondays-Thursdays); Margaret Evans (Fridays) Business & Finance: Eileen Krieb; stbonfinance@gmail.com Religious Education: Karen Croce;(516) 671-0418; stbonccd@gmail.com Youth Ministry: Chris Mandato; Email: stbonym@gmail.com Parish Outreach: Jody Fleischmann and David Meagher Parish Center; Wednesdays & Saturdays. 10 am-1pm
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All Saints Regional Catholic School (ASR) Headmaster: The Very Reverend Dom Elias Carr, Can. Reg.; 12 Pearsall Ave., Glen Cove, NY 11542; (516) 676-0762; www.asrcatholic.org Parish Registration: We welcome all new members of our parish family. We ask all parishioners to welcome and invite new neighbors and their families to become a part of St. Boniface Martyr Parish. Parish registration (census) forms available by the main doors of the church and parish center. Please return forms to the parish center. Marriage: Couples wishing to be married should call the parish center before any other arrangements are made. A minimum of six months is needed for marriage preparations. Baptism: Parents wishing to present a child for Baptism should be registered members of St. Boniface Martyr Parish. Parents are required to have a Baptism Preparation Interview and attend a Baptism class. Baptisms are celebrated on the last Sunday of the month. Godparents must be fully initiated members of the Catholic Church (having received the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist), and provide a sponsor certificate. Please call (516) 676-0676 to pre-arrange.
Webmaster: Robert Lynch. Website: www.saintboniface.org
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): An ongoing process of formation for those interested in becoming Catholic. Call the parish center at 676-0676 for more information.
Bulletin Editor: Julie Byrne. Deadline: noon Monday. Email stbonbulletin@gmail.com after approval from Fr. Kevin.
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Solemnity of Pentecost, May 15, 2016 It is fitting that flames are shaped like tongues— because the Good News is meant to spread like wildfire! In the sacrament of Confirmation when you receive the Holy Spirit, as the disciples did at Pentecost, you’re empowered, emboldened, impassioned, set ablaze with the fervor (or fever!) to do God’s work. The Holy Spirit now dwells in you but, like a house on fire, can’t be contained. Take it out in the open, the way the disciples did, to preach the teachings of Christ to the whole world. Monday, May 16 That clanging sound you just heard is the gate of the Easter season swinging shut behind us. We’re now back in Ordinary Time, which can be a little disorienting. If Advent is about waiting, Lent about repenting, and Easter about rejoicing, then what is the rest of the church year about? Ordinary Time is the “green” season, and green means life in nature and in liturgy. We dedicate 34 weeks of the year to the wideopen possibilities of living and growing in grace, a time of hope and holiness. Today, cultivate peace where you are. Tuesday, May 17 In his Apostolic Exhortation Sacramentum Caritatis, Pope Benedict XVI wrote that the Eucharist “gives rise to a service of charity towards neighbor, which consists in the very fact that, in God and with God, I love even the person whom I do not like or even know.” Today is the feast of Saint Paschal Baylon, who helped people grow in strength and tolerance by increasing devotion toward the Eucharist. Pope Leo XIII proclaimed him the “seraph of the Eucharist,” patron of eucharistic congresses and eucharistic associations. He is usually depicted in adoration before a vision of the Eucharist. Receiving Communion brings us into union with all in the community who do so, even if we are not on the best of terms with them all. Something to keep in mind next time you’re at Mass. Wednesday, May 18 Feast of St. John I, pope and martyr Pope John I had the misfortune of being pope at a time when the church was beholden to the power of emperors. He found himself caught between two feuding emperors, King Theodoric the Great and
Byzantine Emperor Justin. Caught between a rock and a hard place, he made an effort to secure the peace, but when opposing parties prefer enmity, peacemakers are cast aside. Theodoric had him imprisoned, and he died in 526 of ill treatment. People continue to be wrongfully imprisoned in our own day. Visit The Innocence Project to see how one group is helping the falsely convicted gain their freedom. Thursday, May 19 Pope Francis learned the value of cooperation from his father, an accountant. “It goes forward slowly,” he told his son, “but [cooperation] is sure.” The trust earned when we work together goes much further than any profits. If we only see numbers, we lose the heart of our humanity, we abandon mercy, and we sacrifice people for profit. “An economy of exclusion and inequality . . . kills,” Pope Francis warns. Considering how decisions impact people and not just profit margins is a difficult task, but it is imperative. We must invest in one another: That’s how the economy of mercy works. Friday, May 20 Feast of St. Bernardine of Siena, priest Bernardino preached all over Italy and helped ignite a religious revival in the early 15th century. He also ignited objects seen as temptations, such as mirrors, cosmetics, fine clothing, playing cards, musical instruments, books, and artwork in spectacles known as bonfires of the vanities. The method may have been misguided but the question is worth pondering: How much of our time and treasure is devoted to serving others and how much to serving self? You don’t need a bonfire to shed light on your priorities. Saturday, May 21 Feast of St. Christopher Magallanes, priest, and companions, martyrs We speak now of “the Americas,” aware that the United States is not the only America. Such awareness can deepen our faith as we learn about saints such as Christopher. He was martyred along with 21 diocesan priests and three laymen struggling against an antiCatholic Mexican government during the 1920s. From his cell he cried: “I forgive with all my heart those responsible for my death, and I ask God that the shedding of my blood serve the peace of our divided Mexico.” May our own lives also serve the cause of peace. ©2015 by TrueQuest Communications. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission from TakeFiveForFaith.com.
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