Sunday, June 14, 2015 2 St. Kilian Catholic Church Pastoral Staff Mass Schedule All Sunday Masses are Celebrated in the Church Saturday Evening: Deacon Frank D. Barone Deacon Francis P. Marino Deacon Mark Wetzel Deacon William A. Weiss Deacon Lucio L. Cotone (Retired) Deacon George B. Owen (Retired) Sr. Mary Jane Kelly, O.P., Religious Education - [email protected]Mrs. Nina Petersen, - Social Ministry/Outreach - [email protected]Mr. Paul C. Phinney, Music Director - [email protected]Mr. DJ Schultz, Youth Minister - [email protected]Mr. Frank Shanley - Business Manager - [email protected][email protected]Rev. Bruce J. Powers, Pastor - [email protected]Rev. Michael F. Duffy - [email protected]Rev. José Luis Tenas Most Rev. John C. Dunne - (Retired - In Residence) Rev. Augustine Fernando - (Retired - In Residence) Mission Statement The Catholic family of St. Kilian Parish seeks to be a vibrant, welcoming community of faith, guided by the Holy Spirit, nourished by God’s word and the Eucharist, and committed to witnessing God in and through our neighbors. Mrs. Eileen Donohue - Bulletin /Website- [email protected]Mrs. Barbara Geary - Secretary - [email protected]Mrs. Maureen Ihm - Secretary - [email protected]Mrs. Antoinette Pusateri - Accounting Admin. - [email protected]Rectory Staff Rectory Office Hours Family Mass & Youth Mass: Rectory Office: (516) 249-0127 Religious Education Office: (516) 694-0633 Parish Outreach Office: (516) 756-9656 Music Office: (516) 420-0950 Youth Ministry: (516) 249-0127 5:00 & 7:30 p.m. 7:00, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m. 9:30 a.m. on the 2nd & 4th Sunday Monday-Friday: 7:00 a.m. (St. Benedict Chapel) & 9:00 a.m. (Church) Saturday: 7:30 a.m. (St. Benedict Chapel) Holy Days: As announced in the bulletin Misas en Español: 6:15 p.m. Cada Sábado Reconciliation: - Confessions Monday 1-2 p.m.; Saturday 4-4:45 p.m. Finance Committee Mr. Victor Albanese - Trustee Mr. Pierre Lehmuller - Trustee Deacon Frank Barone Mr. Richard Merzbacher Mr. Edward A. Smith Deacon William Weiss Mr. Stephen G. Wilson Pastoral Council Mrs. Carol Budinoff Mrs. Anne Carter Mrs. Addie DeVincentis Mr. Timothy Fierst Mr. Brian McKenna Mrs. Elizabeth Noveck Mr. James Porter - (Chairman) Mr. David Rodenburg Pastoral Council e-mail [email protected]Monday - Friday: 9:30 a.m.- 9:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Closed on holidays. It is advisable to call ahead for an appointment with members of the Pastoral Staff. Sunday:
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Pastoral Staff
Mass ScheduleAll Sunday Masses are Celebrated in the Church
Saturday Evening:
Deacon Frank D. BaroneDeacon Francis P. MarinoDeacon Mark WetzelDeacon William A. WeissDeacon Lucio L. Cotone (Retired)Deacon George B. Owen (Retired)
Rev. Bruce J. Powers, Pastor - [email protected]. Michael F. Duffy - [email protected]. José Luis TenasMost Rev. John C. Dunne - (Retired - In Residence)Rev. Augustine Fernando - (Retired - In Residence)
Mission StatementThe Catholic family of St. Kilian Parish seeks to be a vibrant, welcoming community of faith,
guided by the Holy Spirit, nourished by God’s word and the Eucharist, and committed towitnessing God in and through our neighbors.
Finance CommitteeMr. Victor Albanese - TrusteeMr. Pierre Lehmuller - TrusteeDeacon Frank BaroneMr. Richard MerzbacherMr. Edward A. SmithDeacon William WeissMr. Stephen G. Wilson
Pastoral CouncilMrs. Carol BudinoffMrs. Anne CarterMrs. Addie DeVincentisMr. Timothy FierstMr. Brian McKennaMrs. Elizabeth NoveckMr. James Porter - (Chairman)Mr. David Rodenburg
Closed on holidays.It is advisable to call ahead for an appointment
with members of the Pastoral Staff.
Sunday:
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Grace and peace to youfrom God our Father and theLord Jesus Christ! “May Godwho began this good work inyou bring it to completion inChrist Jesus.” The ParishSteering Committee has beenmeeting on developing a
Pastoral Plan for St. Kilian since last fall 2014. Wehave participated with neighboring parishes, in aPlanning Workshop led by the diocese. We have beenadvised that a parish study will assist our efforts increating a Parish Vision Statement, to accompany theMission Statement that now appears in our bulletin.
The Mission Statement is a word picture of whereSt. Kilian’s parish is at the present time. “TheCatholic family of St. Kilian parish seeks to be avibrant, welcoming community of faith, guided by theHoly Spirit, nourished by God’s word and theEucharist, and committed to witnessing God in andthrough our neighbors.”
The Vision Statement will describe where St.Kilian’s parish leadership sees itself in the future. Inorder to have a clear idea about the future we need tounderstand where we are in the present. A parishstudy, professionally administered, will assist ourefforts. A Vision Statement is by definition a wordpicture of a future that is different from the present.That future will require change in order to come intobeing. The programs and apostolates already in placewill, of course, continue. The vision statement will belimited to no more than five major initiatives.
For example, since our Mission Statement makesclear that the Eucharist, prayer and hospitality arecentral to our parish, the Vision Statement mayindicate that we need to develop warmer and morehospitable masses (the development of a “HospitalityMinistry”), as well as more opportunities outside ofSunday mass for praying with Scripture in smallgroups. (as was done in the past at St. Kilian withRenew 2000).
A sample goal of the Vision Statement might read:(“By May, 2017, 50% of adult churchgoers will beparticipating in small group faith sharing.)
The Center For Applied Research in theApostolate (CARA), located at GeorgetownUniversity, is a sociological study organizationused extensively by the US Catholic Bishopsconference. We would like to employ theirservices. CARA offers a Parish Life Survey:
“From its pool of nearly 600 nationally testedquestions, CARA will design a questionnaire foryour parish that will provide an overall picture ofparish life, including in-depth analyses of issuesfacing the parish, evaluations of parish programs,assessments of parishioner needs, and ademographic profile. The Parish Life NarrativeReport includes: Executive Summary; easy to readnarrative of the patterns in the data; tables, chartsand graphs explaining major findings; onecomparison between parish groups, such ascomparisons between generations of parishioners,by level of involvement in parish life, by massregularly attended, or by language of response tothe survey; and response frequencies for allquestions.”
The CARA survey is administered to all Massattendees during the weekend masses on aparticular weekend. Completing the questionnairetakes between 10 and 15 minutes. CARA charges:$2500 base price, +1 dollar per processedquestionnaire. We average around 1500 adults perweekend. Total: $4000.The results of the surveywill be given to all parishioners. Once we receivethe results of the Survey, we can dedicate aFollow-Up Weekend and highlight all the findingsas well as key issues for parish leadership toconsider. CARA offers the services of a CARAassociate to assist our Action Plan if we wish.TheSt. Kilian Steering Committee will be charged withwriting The Vision Statement. They will bemeeting Monday June 29, 2015. It is expected thatthe CARA Parish Study questionnaire weekendwill be calendared for September 2015. Pleasekeep our Pastoral Planning in your prayers. If youhave some constructive thoughts or ideas, emailme or Jim Porter, the Steering Committee Chair [email protected]
Peace, Father Bruce
Pastoral planning at St. Kilian Parish
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SUNDAY - June 21 - Twelfth Sunday inOrdinary Time - Readings: 1st—Job 38:1, 8-11;2nd—2 Corinthians 5:14-17; Gospel—Mark 4:35-417:00 For the Parishioners of St. Kilian8:00 Austin Purtill9:30 Giovanni Grazia11:00 Christine Marrazzo12:30pm Dominick Cottone & Pat Pedone
Damian (Sam) AielloMichael Kevin ShineHelen Ghiorsi
Bulletin Reflection:Like the sower in today’s Gospel, I scatter as seed my gifts of time,talent and resources; and I trust that, by God’s grace and in God’stime, these small gifts of myself may grow and flourish and help tobring about the Kingdom of God.
Living Stewardship:
Mass Number Of Amt. in Env. Loose TotalEnvelopes Cash/Checks Cash
5pm - Sat. 145 $3870.00 $542.00 $4412.00
6:15pm-Sat. 22 $163.00 $482.00 $645.00
7:30pm -Sat 65 $2169.00 $199.00 $2368.00
7:00am 66 $2360.00 $248.00 $2608.00
8:00am 85 $3372.00 $309.00 $3681.00
9:30am 121 $3271.00 $346.00 $36 17.00
11:00am 123 $3515.00 $472.00 $3987.00
12:30pm 99 $3036.54 $347.00 $3383.54
Parish Collection report-Weekend of June 6, 7, 2015
Mail in Envelopes $865.00 Total: $25,566.54
The following are the weekly collections for: June 6, 7, 2015 ..............$25,566.54 (Last year 2014) .............$27,469.00
Attendance June 6, 7, 2015 ................2078 (Last year 2014) .................1950
MONDAY - June 15 - Weekday7:00 Wilma Siecinski9:00 Dolores Sullivan
TUESDAY - June 16 - Weekday7:00 Cornelius Leyendecker9:00 Susan B. Picciano
WEDNESDAY - June 17 - Weekday7:00 Deceased Members of Broyles Family9:00 Joseph P. Dolan, Sr.
THURSDAY - June 18 - Weekday7:00 Peggy McAteer9:00 Rita Henry
FRIDAY - June 19 - Weekday7:00 Eva Rasoli9:00 Pat Romanelli
SATURDAY - June 20 - Weekday7:30 For the Parishioners of St. Kilian5:00pm Vincenzo Guerriero
Michael FahertyGeorge J. ThormanSusan B. Picciano
6:15pm7:30pm Philip Vozzo
NEXT WEEKEND MASS CELEBRANTS
Saturday, June 205:00 p.m. Fr. Bruce 6:15 p.m. Fr. Jose7:30 p.m. Fr. Gus
Sunday, June 217:00 a.m. Fr. Duffy8:00 a.m. Fr. Duffy9:30 a.m. Fr. Gus11:00 a.m. Fr. Bruce12:30 p.m. Fr. Bruce
SUNDAY - June 14 - Eleventh Sunday inOrdinary Time - Readings: 1st—Ezekiel 17:22-24; 2nd—2 Corinthians 5:6-10; Gospel—Mark4:26-347:00 Elizabeth (Betty Ann) Pucci8:00 Florence & Harry Kunkiewicz9:30 St. Kilian Women’s Guild11:00 For the Parishioners of St. Kilian12:30pm Joseph Dehler
Joan MurphySusan B. PiccianoAlex Torrelli
We are grateful this week for all stewards in our parish who striveto be the good seed mentioned in the Gospel story and that theirexample inspires others to become good stewards, too!
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ST. KILIAN PARISH MEMORIALS FORHOSTS AND WINE to be used at allWEEKDAY Masses ( June 15- 19, 2015 )were donated in Memory of+ Jacob & Marie KopitschGift of: Ronald, Richard & Robert
Baptisms are celebrated on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sundayof the month at 2:00 p.m. in the church. Spanish Baptismsare celebrated on the 4th Sunday of the month at 2 p.m.Parents are required to participate in one SacramentalPreparation session. These meetings are held on the firstand third Sunday of each month. After attending the9:30am Mass, parents should proceed to the Parish Center(below the church) for the Baptism Preparation Class.Godparents are welcome. Please call the rectory to arrangean interview with a deacon or priest to register for thepreparation session and the Baptism ceremony. Additionalinformation on Baptism is available on the parish website:www.stkilian.com
Reconciliation - Confessions are heard in the churchon Mondays, 1:00-2:00 p.m.; Saturdays, 4:00-4:45 p.m.;and in the rectory by appointment. Confessions are notheard on Mondays that are Holy Days or public holidays.Confessions in Spanish by appointment. Please callthe rectory at (516)249-0127.
Matrimony - Marriage arrangements should be madewith a deacon or priest at least six months before theproposed wedding date. No dates for marriage will begiven over the phone. Note: The interview to schedulethe marriage date at St. Kilian should be completedbefore commitments are made with a catering hall.Additional information is available on the parish website:www.stkilian.com.
Anointing of the Sick - The Sacrament of theAnointing of the Sick may be received by any Catholicwho is preparing for surgery, or is of advanced age, or isseriously ill. The sacrament is the Church’s prayer forhealth and healing and should not be delayed until thereis danger of death. Please call the rectory to speak witha priest. Also, to arrange for Communion to be broughtto the homebound, please call the rectory to have a priestvisit. After the priest visits, arrangements can be madefor a Eucharistic Minister to regularly bring communionto the homebound.
Rite of Christian Initiation of AdultsRCIA (Becoming A Catholic) Anyone who isinquiring about becoming a Catholic, and who has notbeen baptized, or who has been baptized in anotherChristian community is invited to inquire into theRCIA. Please call the rectory for information at(516)249-0127.
Sacraments
Baptisms
Rest in PeaceWe remember those who have died inour parish community this week:
Eternal Rest grant unto them O Lord; and let the perpetuallight shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all
the faithful departed through the mercy of God Rest in Peace.Amen
Clinton Jack DeRoseGiuliana Faith Fedele
Anthony Louis FerdulaGianna Monroe FraserNoah Maxwell Recinos
Aryana Rae SanghiLucas Tyler SnevilyJackson Claudio Ziti
Vincent Anthony Beverley
Anna M CavanaghDonald Salvia
Fathers’ Day NovenaSunday, June 21st
To have your father, living or deceased,remembered in our Fathers’ Day Novena(nine) of Masses, please return the enrollmentenvelope in the regular collection or drop it offin the rectory. Extra envelopes are availableon the bulletin stands.
Collection Envelopes
It helps our counters to keep an accurateaccount of your donations if you write
the amount of your donation on the space provided on thefront of your envelope. Also, please do not tape your envelopeclosed. Thank you for your generosity to St. Kilian Parish.
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PRAY FOR:Frank Burnside; Msgr. Tom Hartman; Sarita Donald; DeniseWagner; Helen Norjen; John Nelson,Sr.; John Nelson, Jr.;Kerri Ihm; Rosemarie Oliver; Bill Johnson; Hank Pieloch;Jane Deglman; Hugh Gilmore; Theresa Ross; Jennie Lomot;Bill Razzano; Tim Griffin;Liam Barry; William Sisco.
And prayers for the children: Gwendolyn Rose; Kyle PatrickJohnson; MacKenzie Jordan Borchers; Jameson Frogge;Jillian Cordi; Baby Julia Rose Manno; Olivia Macchio; CollinHuber; Baby Caroline Shattuck.
As a praying community, weautomatically ask prayers for all thosewho are ill. Names added to the listwill remain on for a maximum of 3weeks. If the individual is still in needof prayers, the office would have to be
notified to continue for an additional 3 weeks. If you do notdesire to be listed, please inform us.
ST. KILIAN WEEK AT A GLANCE
June 15 (Monday)Daily Rosary - 8:30am - ChurchSeniors - 11am - Parish Ctr.Eucharistic Adoration - 4pm - 9pm - St. Benedict ChapelMiraculous Medal Novena - 7:30pm - St. Benedict ChapelDivorced/Separated - 7:30pm - Parish Ctr.
June 16 (Tuesday)Daily Rosary - 8:30am - ChurchSeniors - 11am - Parish Ctr.Eucharistic Adoration - 4pm-8pm - St. Benedict ChapelSt. Vincent de Paul Meeting - 6:30pm - Social Ministry Conference RoomNA Meeting - 7:30pm - Parish Ctr.
June 17 (Wednesday)Daily Rosary - 8:30am - ChurchBible Study - 10:30am - 12:30pm - Parish Ctr.Eucharistic Adoration - 4pm-8pm - St. Benedict ChapelAA Support Meeting - 7pm - Parish Ctr.Spanish Charismatic Renewal - 7pm - CafeteriaCharismatic Prayer Group - 8pm - St. Benedict Chapel
June 19 (Friday)Daily Rosary - 8:30am - ChurchEucharistic Adoration - 4pm-8pm - St. Benedict ChapelSpanish AA Support Meeting - 7pm - Parish Ctr.
June 20 (Saturday)Father’s Day Carnation Sale - Respect Life - 5pm - 8:30pm - Gathering SpaceSpanish Youth Group Meeting - 7pm - Cafeteria
June 21 (Sunday)Father’s Day Carnation Sale - Respect Life - 9:30am - 1pm - Gathering SpaceBaptism Preparation Class - 10:30am - Parish Ctr.SKYouth - 6pm - CafeteriaAlanon Support Meeting - 7:30pm - Parish Ctr.
Third AnnouncementThomas Pugliese (St. Kilian) & Samantha Santopadre
(St. Kilian)Thomas Pollari, III & Nicole Fernandez
Second AnnouncementAnthony Franco & Danielle Moreno (St. Kilian)
June 14 (Sunday)Respect Life Meeting - 10:30am - Parish Ctr.Alanon Support Meeting - 7:30pm - Parish Ctr.
With great joy Bishop Murphy announces thenames of the young men to be ordained to thePriesthood on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at St.Agnes Cathedral.
Alessandro Da LuzAndrew GarnettJames HansenSean Migaldi
Jeffrey Yildirmaz
Please consider remembering St. Kilian Parish inyour will. Catholics of generations to come will
thank you for your thoughtfulness and remember youin prayer.
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SOCIAL MINISTRY/OUTREACH
Outreach is our parish community’s response to the Gospel call to help those in need.We serve anyone who lives within our parish boundaries regardless of religion, race or ethnicity.
We are located at 140 Elizabeth Street but our main entrance is in the parking lot facing Conklin Street.OUR FOOD PANTRY IS OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 10AM-2:30PM.
We are also available certain Saturdays by appointment only. Spanish translators are available Tuesdays and Fridays.For further information please call 516-756-9656 Nina Petersen, Director of Outreach
This week our pantry could use the items listed below. Just drop your donation in the bin inthe gathering space of the church or bring it to Outreach during our regular businesshours.
OatmealBaked BeansToothpaste
Did you know Outreach offers Employment Assistance (resume writing, interview coaching, job search tips)?Our Employment Counselor is here Thursdays from 11:00am to 2:30pm. If interested, call Outreach for anappointment
Do you need food pantry assistance but work during the day, Monday through Friday? Our pantry is now open oneSaturday morning per month, by appointment only. Please call Nina at Outreach during our regular business hoursif you would like further information about this emergency assistance. Tell your friends, too!
FREE ENGLISH CLASSES AT OUTREACHThursday morning classes starting soon – Must be over age 18 and must register.
Call Nassau Literacy at 516-867-3580 or visit http://www.literacynassau.org/#!registration-dates/c13i6
CATHOLIC CHARITIES Commodities Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) provides a free monthly food package (worth up to$65) to low-income, eligible seniors (60 years and older). U.S. citizenship is not required to participate in CSFP. Office locationsare in Freeport and Wyandanch; there are also 97 mobile locations in Nassau and Suffolk counties, including HardscrabbleApartments right here in Farmingdale. Call 516-623-4568 or 631-491-4166 for more information.
WIC is a supplemental food program for pregnant women, postpartum women up to 6 months, infants and children up to age 5 andfamilies with low income. WIC provides food assistance, nutrition education and breastfeeding support. Referrals are made tomedical and human services. Call 631-842-4123 or come to the WIC office at 143 Schleigel Blvd, Amityville, NY 11701
Love & Lunch/Love & Dinner: Join our vibrant and loving groups of women for lunch/dinner and discussions on improvingour relationships at home, work, etc. Both groups meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. Lunch meets from 10:00am to 12:30 pm and Dinner meets from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, in the lower level of the Church.
HELP WANTEDWe are looking for a volunteer to drive Outreach clients for a few hours on a Sunday; must have own car. Trips will be local.
Please contact Nina if you can help.
With grateful hearts, we THANK YOU for helping us to help others!
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We are once againaccepting reservations for the memorial candles located onthe candle stands in the Church. The new reservation timewill be July through December 2015. The donation is $100and the candles will be lit throughout the entire six months.
These candles may be reserved either in memoryof someone, for someone living or a special intention. Asmall plaque is placed in front of each candle signifying theintention. Since there are a limited number of candles, newreservations are accepted before renewals.
To reserve these memorial candles, the donation must bepaid in person at the rectory by Monday, June 22. This willallow for the new plaques to be printed and ready fordisplay on July 1, 2015.
MemorialCandles
The St. Kilian CYO program will be holdingregistration for their girls and boys Basketball teams forthe upcoming 2015-2016 season on Wednesday, June24th from 7 to 9 p.m. in the St. Kilian gym lobby onCherry Street in Farmingdale.
Boys and girls in grades 3-8 are invited toregister for participation on a travel basketball teamrepresenting St. Kilian Parish. Returning players areencouraged to register at this time to insure placementon their prior year team. We are also looking forvolunteer coaches in all age brackets. Any adults whowould like to volunteer to coach will need to submitbackground check paperwork and take the parishmandated VIRTUS training.
Payment of $150 is due at time of registration.Sibling discounts are available. More details will beavailable at the registration.
CYO GIRLS/BOYS BASKETBALLREGISTRATION
ST KILIAN YOUTH
We offer our sincerecongratulations to all of our
parishioners who graduated thisyear.
May God Bless You in all your futureendeavors.
A special thank you to all those who supportedthe St. Kilian Players Bake Sale last weekendby baking, buying and selling.
Youth Events for Middle and HighSchool Teens:
6/14 9:30am Youth Mass in Church (all teens are invitedto sit and sing with us) 8am rehearsal in churchmusic room
6/14 6pm-9pm SKY Softball Game! Bring yourbaseball glove! Pizza @ Gino’s and then………We then move Church food collection to pantry andHead down to rectory youth room by 8:15 tocontinue with High School SKY ☺
6/21 6pm-9pm SKY meets at school cafeteria (rearbasement entrance) for hockey, kickball, pizza, andfaith talk+ We then move Church food collectionto pantry and head down to rectory youth room by8:15 to continue with High School SKY ☺
6/26 6pm -7pm Music Choir Practice Church MusicRoom, Basement. WE NEED YOUTH SINGERS forour choir!
6/28 9:30am Youth Mass in Church (all teens are invitedto sit and sing with us) 8am rehearsal in churchmusic room
6/28 **** Save the Date******* End of year BBQand pitching machine challenge.And then…… Summer SKY
EucharisticAdoration “Could you not watch one hour
with me?” - Mark 14:37
ST. KILIAN’S IS PROUD TO BE OFFERING EXTENDED EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT WILL BE EXPOSED FOR ADORATION IN THE ST. BENEDICT CHAPEL WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE RECTORY
MONDAY-FRIDAY, EVERY WEEK FROM 4:00PM - 8:00PM
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EACH HOUR BE COVERED. THE BLESSED SACRAMENT MUST NEVER BE LEFT ALONE.IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A GUARDIAN OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT FOR AN HOUR A WEEK ORMORE PLEASE CONTACT THE RECTORY OR USE THE FORM BELOW AND DROP IT IN THE COLLECTION BASKET.
Clothing BinThe St. Vincent de Paul Society has placed a clothing bin inour parking lot to receive your donations of clothing. Thebin is for the donations of clothing only, not for furniture orhousehold items. Please place your donations of clothing inthe bin. Your donations help recycle clothing for the poor.
AD SOLICITED BY __________________________________
Please return ads to: St. Kilian Player ProgramAds, St. Kilian Church, 485 Conklin St.,
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Call For Help!
As you know the St. Kilian Players are infull swing for their 28th summer show which isgoing to be the well beloved and criticallyacclaimed- “Kiss Me Kate.” The show will takeplace in late July with ticket information to follow.Many people are hard at work getting it ready sothat the St. Kilian Players tradition will continue.However, at this time there is still a real need formore help, especially in some of the productionaspects of the show like set design andconstruction, lighting, props, ticket sales, househelp and many other areas. When the St. Kilian Players committed tocontinuing in the seven year tradition that wasfounded by Father Chuck Romano, it did so byplacing an emphasis on the mottos “give, not get”and “we not I.” These were not meant to be triteor pithy sayings but rather the undercurrent ofmotivation for all St. Kilian Players. For the mostpart they have proven to be just that. Whatevercrossroads or challenges the St. Kilian Playersfaced, they were met with these guiding mottos. A few weeks ago, our parish celebratedanother Stewardship Time and Talent MinistryFair to showcase and invite more parishioners togive of their time and talent in our many andvaried parish ministries. One of those ministriesfor 28 years has been the St. Kilian Players. Inorder to successfully mount this year’s summerproduction, there is a need for more time andtalent to be shared by parishioners. Whether youare a new person or a dormant St. Kilian Player,what you can do is needed. There is a place foreveryone. The commitment, depending on whatyou do will be over in less than two months. The St. Kilian Players began and hascontinued because members have made thecommitment, many on a yearly basis, to put ittogether bit by bit. There has been a value thatwent beyond the personal to a desire of givingback to God for all he has given us. So please, ifpossible, ponder the “we, not I” and “give, not get”part of your soul and if possible give a call andget involved either again or for the first time.Hope to hear from you soon and definitely at theshow in July.
Lynda Diurno - Director 631-790-2577Margaret Barrett - Producer (516)-420-0674
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Could you imagine for a moment that because of an illness or loss of job you were havingtrouble feeding or sheltering yourself or your family? A crisis can take many forms and strikein an instant. The good news is that because of you, the Catholic Ministries Appeal provides thesupport necessary for our Parish Outreach and Catholic Charities programs to assist those intheir time of greatest need.
Every day, people in our community are helped because of support from funds raised throughthe Catholic Ministries Appeal…Dads like James. James saw information about the CatholicMinistries Appeal at his local parish, and he knew he had to turn to the Church for help sincehe had nowhere else to go. James had been gainfully employed for more than 10 years when hebegan to feel ill. Soon his medical issues made it impossible for him to keep working and hewas forced to go out on disability.
After paying the co-pays on his medications, his family’s rent and utilities bills, James had verylittle left to purchase food and other necessities for his family.
It was hard for him to ask for help, but with nowhere else to turn, he did. Catholic Charitiesfound him a specialist who assessed the family’s needs and directed them to appropriate resourcesin his community. He went to his Parish Outreach, where his family received food that let themmake it through the month. James and his family got the help they so desperately needed.
Today, James is back to work and the family is doing well. “I am so thankful that I know thereis somewhere I can turn, where there are people that care, people I can talk to, if I am ever insuch a situation again,” shared James.
Thank you for considering this special request to make a gift to the 2015 CatholicMinistries Appeal. Please know that no gift is too small and every gift makes adifference in the lives of Dads like James and so many others. You may pick upinformation and pledge cards in the back of the Church, or for more information,visit www.CatholicMinistriesAppeal.org or call 516-379-5210 ext. 2
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St. Kilian Respect Life
INTERESTED IN THE RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY? Call/Text Paul Montenero: 516-523-0373 Or Call Irene Muhs: 516-249-6567
Life Centers:
Regina Residence 516-223-7888 AAA Pregnancy Options 631-243-0066
6/14 (Sun)- 10:30AM-10:55AM—PRO-LIFE meetingGreen Rm of St. Kilian’s ChurchBasement.
6/20 (Sat) - 11:30AM Preparation of the flowers forthe Father’s Day Carnation sale.Volunteers should contact Paul Muhs at516-249-6567.
If you are in need of assistance or would like informationabout joining or contributing to the Society, please call516-473-9562. Leave a message and a phone number.A member will return your call as soon as possible. Youmay visit our website at www.svdprvc.org. Pleaseremember the Poor Boxes at the exits of the church.They are the Bread Boxes of the poor and hungry.
St. Vincent de Paul Society
In the Gospel Jesus says: “This is how it is with thereign of God. A man scatters seed on the ground.He goes to bed and gets up day after day. Throughit all the seed sprouts and grows without his knowinghow it happens.”
Through your almsgiving you are sowingseeds that grow far greater than you know.Your gift placed in the St. Vincent de Paul poorbox brings Christ’s love and compassion to thepoor.
COUNSELING INFORMATION FOR
FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS
Living Waters, located on Wolf Hill Road inMelville, on the grounds of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church,provides individual and group therapy with a Christianperspective - 631-754-3990 email:[email protected].
Our pastor, Father Bruce Powers, besides hisgraduate degree in theology from the major seminary inHuntington, New York, holds a Masters degree in PastoralCounseling from St. John’s University ( M.S. in Ed.). Inaddition, he has received certification in substance abusecounseling from South Oaks Institute in Amityville, NewYork. If you would like his counsel on personal and familydifficulties, please contact him at St. Kilian rectory: 516-249-0127 or email him for an appointment:[email protected]
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We wish to thank the following benefactors whogenerously made a donation to help reduce the
printing costs of our new parish Ministry Booklet:
McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home,385 Main St., Farmingdale, 516-249-1303
Arthur F. White Funeral Home,315 Conklin St., Farmingdale, 516-249-0336
Frederick J. Chapey & Sons Funeral Home,20 Hicksville Rd., Bethpage, 516-731-5600
Village Kitchen,282 Main St., Farmingdale, 516-752-8696
Law Office of Joseph D. Meares,320 Conklin St., Farmingdale, 516-249-0040
Willis B. Carman, Esq., Carman, Callahan & Ingham, LLP,280 Main St., Farmingdale, 516-224-3514
Farmingdale Physical Therapy East,326 Main St., Farmingdale, 516-293-0565
Please take the time to thank these local businesses fortheir sponsorship and support of St. Kilian Parish.
If you did not get a new Ministry Booklet they are availableon the bulletin stands in the Church. Please take only oneper family.
Parish RegistrationOne of the confusing aspects of parish life isthe matter of parish registration. ”What doyou mean I am not registered; I was marriedhere?” and many such questions. TheCatholic Church, St. Kilian Church has doorsopen to all. You receive most sacramentshere; attend Mass here, live here all your life. The parish in which you live (territorially) isyour parish. That parish has jurisdiction overyou for several matters of church life. Youare to be baptized and married in the parishin which you reside; the parish in which youreside is called for emergencies and sick calls. For certain things you must go through theprocess of registration: for children to attenda Catholic school or religious education; forsponsor certificates for baptism andconfirmation; for letters of recommendation.
It can be compared to voting. You may livein your home for generations. Here you payyour taxes; send your children to school, shop,etc. But to vote you must register. In theparish we need you to register so that we knowyou and provide the services you need.
How do I know if I am registered? Do youreceive parish mailings? There are twogroups of mailings: those who use the parishsupport envelopes and those who do not. Those who use them receive the mailings ona regular basis; those who do not receive onlyEaster and Christmas mailings. If you receiveneither you are not registered.
How do I register? It is a simplematter of filling out a formwhich may be picked up at therectory office, or call the rectoryat (516)249-0127 to request a
form be mailed to your home.
Registering helps us in the rectory to knowthe parish better. How many parishioners dowe have? How many children will needReligious instructions in the coming years? What is the age of our parishioners and howdo we adjust for their needs? Who needsassistance?
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DIOCESAN & COMMUNITY
Faith on TapMonday, June 15, 2015
All young adults are invited to join us at LilyFlanagan’s, Babylon,
345 Deer Park Avenue, Babylon, NY.Topic: Is there a God? Sharing a journey tothe truth, detours and all! Guest speaker:
Deacon Barry Croce.
Coping with Grief on Father’s DayWorkshop
Father’s Day can be a particularly difficulttime for someone who has lost a loved one.Please join the Bereavement Specialists of
Good Shepherd Hospice for a freeworkskhop offering encouragement,
education, coping strategies and support.The Workshop will be held at Good
Shepherd Hospice Administration Office,110 BiCounty Blvd., Suite 114,
Farmingdale, NY on Wednesday,June 17, 2015 from 7pm - 8:30pm.
Seating is limited. Registration is required.Please call (631)465-6262.
Fortnight for Freedom 2015:Freedom to Bear Witness
Rally for Religious FreedomJune 25, 2015
7:30pm Chaminade High School Auditorium- 340 Jackson Ave., Mineola
Introduction and Opening Remarksby Bishop William Murphy
Keynote Speaker:Professor Robert P. George.
Seating is limited, early registration isencouraged.
To register call: 516-766-0161 or631-896-8331. Visit drvc.org andlicatholic.org for more information.
PLEASE PATRONIZE OURSPONSORS
Let us say THANK YOU by supporting theirbusinesses. Please let them know that you saw
their ad in our Parish Bulletin.Ronald Rolheiser, a Roman Catholic priest and member of the Missionary Oblates ofMary Immaculate, is president of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, [email protected]
In a masterful book on grace, Piet Fransen suggeststhat we can test how well we understand grace bygauging our reaction to this story:
EMBITTERED MORALIZING - AN OCCUPATIONALHAZARD FOR GOOD, FAITHFUL PERSONS
Imagine a man who during his whole life is entirely carelessabout God and morality. He’s selfish, ignores thecommandments, ignores all things religious, and is basicallyconsumed with pursuing his own pleasure - wine, sex, and song.Then, just hours before his death, he repents of hisirresponsibility, makes a sincere confession, receives thesacraments of the church, and dies inside that conversion.
What’s our spontaneous reaction to that story? Isn’t itwonderful that he received the grace of conversion before hedied? Or, more likely: The lucky beggar! He got away with it!He got to have all that pleasure and still gets to go to heaven!
If we felt the latter emotion, even for a moment, we have neverdeeply understood the concept of grace. Rather, like the olderbrother of the prodigal son, we are still seeing life away fromGod’s house as fuller than life inside God’s house, are stilldoing the right things mostly out of bitter duty, and are secretlyenvying the amoral. But, if this is true, we must be gentle withourselves. This is an occupational hazard for good, faithfulpersons.
Thomas Halik, a Czech writer, suggests that one of the reasonswhy so many people in the world reject the churches is that theysee us as “embittered moralizers”.
Sadly, there’s more than a little truth in that accusation. Toooften, we are embittered moralizers, secretly envying theamoral and criticizing our world out of bitterness. But that’s anoccupational hazard for the good and the faithful. Peter and firstapostles struggled with it. Why should we be immune?
We needn’t be immune, but we do need to be honest in admittingthat, despite our real goodness and fidelity, this indicates thatwe are still far from being full saints.
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iclos de FeCCelebremos Los Sacramentos
LA SANTA MISA:Todos los Sábados a las 6:15PM.
BAUTISMO:Se celebra cada cuarto domingo demes, a las 2:00 de la tarde. Es
requisito para los papás y padrinos, atender la clase pre-bautismal,cada tercer miércoles de mes a las 6:30 PM, en la parte baja de laIglesia. Por favor llame a la rectoría para hacer su cita con elsacerdote, para llenar el formato; usted deberá traer el certificado oregistro de nacimiento de su niño. Los niños de 6 años ó más,deberán asistir a las clases de catequesis regular.
PADRINOS: Deben ser católicos, con los Sacramentos deBautismo, Comunión y Confirmación; solteros ó casados por laIglesia. Deben traer una notificación indicando que estánregistrados o son miembros de la Parroquia, en donde viven óadonde asisten a misa. No pueden ser padrinos las personas quetienen parejas sin haberse casados por la Iglesia.
QUINCEAÑERAS:Deben haber recibido los Sacramentos de Bautismo, Comunión yConfirmación ó estar asistiendo a las clases regulares deEducación Religiosa ó RICA (Rito de Iniciación Cristiana paraAdultos).
RITO DE INICIACIÓN CRISTIANA PARA ADULTOS: (RICA) Lesinvitamos a una preparación espiritual de conversión a la fécatólica. Favor comunicarse con la Hna: Reina Vásquez(631)902-9969. Las clases iniciarán en septiembre.
MATRIMONIO:Es necesario hacer una entrevista con el Sacerdote ó Diácono dela Parroquia con 6 meses de anticipación, para la celebración desu boda. Es imprescindible que todas las parejas, asistan a PRE-CANA (charlas pre-matrimoniales), para poder casarse. Paramayor información, llamar a la Rectoría (516)-249-0127 ext.129P. Jose o hablar con él, después de la Misa, los sábados.
RECONCILIACION/ CONFESIONES:Todos los miércoles de 6:00 a 9:00 PM, en el Grupo de Oración.Lugar: Cafetería.
UNCION DE LOS ENFERMOS:Llamar a la Rectoría, inmediatamente en caso de emergencia oenfermedad, para que la persona reciba los Sacramentosnecesarios. (516)- 249-0127 Ext. 129 Padre Jose.
GRUPO DE ORACION:(Renovación Carismática) Todos los miércoles de 7 a 9:30 PM enla cafetería, Y Hora Santa en la iglesia todos los Segundosmiércoles de cada mes, de 7:30-8:30pm.
GRUPO JUVENIL:Se reúnen todos los sábados, después de Misa. Parainformación, hablar con Nelson (516)351-8913/ Erlin (631)705-1229.
14 DE JUNIO DE 201511º Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
El mensaje del Evangelio de hoy está centradoclaramente en dos parábolas referentes a la semilla y sucrecimiento. La palabra de Dios siempre nos conduce aconsecuencias de tipo moral, es decir el ver cómoactuamos y cómo nos comportamos. Y además de cómocomprender la perspectiva de Dios en su enseñanza; esdecir cómo ver e interpretar la presencia de Dios ennuestra vida. El hecho es que la semilla crece sin sabercómo. Ésta tiene dentro de sí una fuerza y dinamismo quela hace germinar, brotar, crecer y madurar hasta morir.¿Te dice algo esta enseñanza? ¿Qué relación tiene estaparábola con nuestra vida?
Analizando, en la vida humana existe una fuerzainterior que lo mueve a amar, a ilusionarse a cumplirsueños y metas. Y mejor aún si el ser humano es movidopor el amor de Dios, por el Espíritu interior por la gracia delos sacramentos, es cuando el reino de Dios crecenotablemente. Pero, veamos, la parábola nos dirige a unavirtud que debemos de practicar constantemente. Lapaciencia, la semilla tiene su ritmo, su proceso demaduración. Me imagino, que en tiempos de Jesús habríaalgunas personas que deseaban ver frutos inmediatos,sobretodo con lo relacionado a cambios en gobernantes,ayuda para los pobres y los enfermos. Era una tentaciónque Jesús contrasta con la comparación de la semilla. Lavida tiene su proceso y no hay que quemar etapas.Muchas veces proyectos a corto plazo nos llevan alfracaso. En resumen, el mensaje de hoy es “Dios nosquiere fecundos dando fruto constante”.
