Sunday, July 31, 2016 2 Saint Kilian Parish 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. Claire Stiglic, Associate Director Religious Education Mrs. Kathleen Singleton, Associate Director Religious Education - Mrs. Nina Petersen, Social Ministry/Outreach - Mr. Paul C. Phinney, Music Director - Mrs. Gioconda Favilla - Business Manager - Mr. Edward Fronckwicz - Facilities Manager Mrs. Barbara Geary, Director of Stewardship / Pastor’s Secretary - SCHEDULE OF MASSES SATURDAY EVENING: 5:00p.m. MISAS EN ESPAÑOL: 6:30 p.m. Saturday Cada Sábado SUNDAY: 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. FAMILY MASS & YOUTH MASS: 9:30 a.m. - 2nd & 4th Sunday WEEKDAYS: 7 a.m. - St. Benedict Chapel - 9 a.m. Church SATURDAY: 7:30 a.m. - St. Benedict Chapel HOLYDAYS: As announced in the bulletin RECONCILIATION - CONFESSIONS - Mon.: 1-1:30 p.m. & Sat. - 4 - 4:45 p.m. St. Kilian Catholic Church - www.stkilian.com 485 Conklin Street, Farmingdale, NY 11735 Deacon Frank D. Barone Deacon Francis P. Marino Deacon Mark Wetzel Deacon William A. Weiss Rev. José Luis Tenas Most Rev. John C. Dunne Rev. Augustine Fernando Mr. DJ Schultz -Youth Minister Deacon Lucio L. Cotone Deacon George B. Owen MISSION STATEMENT PASTORAL TEAM HISPANIC MINISTRY DEACONS RETIRED CLERGY IN RESIDENCE RETIRED DEACONS Rev. Bruce J. Powers, Pastor - [email protected]Rev. Michael F. Duffy, Parochial Vicar - [email protected]+ HOSPITALITY: ST. KILIAN PARISH STRIVES TO BE A WELCOMING, DYNAMIC FAITH COMMUNITY. + THE EUCHARIST AND LITURGY: WE SEEK TO NOURISH THE FAITH LIFE OF THE PARISH BY CELEBRATING MEANINGFUL LITURGIES, AND OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR A WIDE RANGE OF PRAYERFUL EXPERIENCES. + LIFELONG FAITH FORMATION: WE ARE DEDICATED TO INSPIRING THE YOUNG AND THE OLD THROUGH LIFELONG EDUCATION, AND FORMATION OF MINDS AND HEARTS. + STEWARDSHIP: IN ALL ASPECTS OF OUR FAITH WE SHARE OUR TIME, TALENT, AND TREASURE THROUGH STEWARDSHIP. + PARISH SOCIAL MINISTRY: WE BRING OUR FAITH TO LIFE BY SERVING OTHERS THROUGH COMPASSIONATE PERSONAL OUTREACH AND COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE. THE ST. KILIAN VISION STATEMENT Little things are indeed little, but to be faithful in little things is a great thing. —Mother Teresa
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THE CATHOLIC FAMILY OF ST. KILIAN PARISH SEEKS TO BE AVIBRANT, WELCOMING COMMUNITY OF FAITH, GUIDED BY THE HOLY
SPIRIT, NOURISHED BY GOD’S WORD AND THE EUCHARIST, ANDCOMMITTED TO WITNESSING GOD IN AND THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORS.
Mrs. Claire Stiglic, Associate Director ReligiousEducation
Mrs. Nina Petersen, Social Ministry/Outreach -Mr. Paul C. Phinney, Music Director -Mrs. Gioconda Favilla - Business Manager -Mr. Edward Fronckwicz - Facilities ManagerMrs. Barbara Geary, Director of Stewardship /Pastor’s Secretary -
SCHEDULE OF MASSESSATURDAY EVENING: 5:00p.m.
MISAS EN ESPAÑOL: 6:30 p.m. Saturday Cada SábadoSUNDAY: 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and
12:30 p.m.FAMILY MASS & YOUTH MASS: 9:30 a.m. -
2nd & 4th SundayWEEKDAYS: 7 a.m. - St. Benedict Chapel - 9 a.m. Church
SATURDAY: 7:30 a.m. - St. Benedict ChapelHOLYDAYS: As announced in the bulletin
+ HOSPITALITY: ST. KILIAN PARISH STRIVES TO BE AWELCOMING, DYNAMIC FAITH COMMUNITY.
+ THE EUCHARIST AND LITURGY: WE SEEK TO NOURISH THEFAITH LIFE OF THE PARISH BY CELEBRATING MEANINGFULLITURGIES, AND OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR A WIDE RANGEOF PRAYERFUL EXPERIENCES.
+ LIFELONG FAITH FORMATION: WE ARE DEDICATED TOINSPIRING THE YOUNG AND THE OLD THROUGH LIFELONG EDUCATION, AND FORMATION OF MINDS AND HEARTS.
+ STEWARDSHIP: IN ALL ASPECTS OF OUR FAITH WE SHARE OURTIME, TALENT, AND TREASURE THROUGH STEWARDSHIP.
+ PARISH SOCIAL MINISTRY: WE BRING OUR FAITH TO LIFE BYSERVING OTHERS THROUGH COMPASSIONATE PERSONALOUTREACH AND COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE.
THE ST. KILIAN VISION STATEMENT
Little things are indeed little, but to be faithfulin little things is a great thing.
—Mother Teresa
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Ronald Rolheiser, a RomanCatholic priest and member of theMissionary Oblates of MaryImmaculate, is president of theOblate School of Theology in SanAntonio, Texas.
FATHER RON ROLHEISER, OMI
Faith and a Time of AgnosticismWhy does our generation struggle with faith?
Martin Heidegger once gave this answer: “We are too latefor the gods and too early for Being.”
What does he mean by that? First, quite simply that less andless people today have faith in the old way. The gods arereceding, as any look around the Western world will tell you.But Heidegger has something else in mind too, namely, thereason the gods are receding is that we don’t have the samefears our ancestors once had. Belief in God, he feels, ispredicated on a certain fear and astonishment. Formergenerations, much more than we, felt their vulnerability,mortality, and helplessness in the face of energies andforces beyond them. Because of that, they looked for apower outside of themselves, God, to help them. Fear, amongother things, made them believe in God.
And they, of necessity, feared many things: plagues thatcould come at a whim and wipe out whole populations,illnesses for which there was no cure, natural disastersagainst which there was no defence, hunger as an ever-present threat, and even the normal process of childbirth aspotentially ending a woman’s life. There were no antibioticsor sophisticated medications or procedures to prolong life,no vaccinations, none of the things we have that make usless vulnerable to whim, nature, disease. Beyond this, theyalso lived with the fears that came from superstition, fromlack of knowledge and of science. There were dark powers,they believed, that could curse you, bring bad luck, kill you.Many things were to be feared. This kind of vulnerabilityhelps induce faith.
More positively, though, this vulnerability brought with it thecapacity to be astonished. Before a universe that holds somany mysteries – thunder, lightning, the stars, the changingseasons, the process of conception, and the simpleinexplicable fact that the sun rises and sets every day – thereis cause for healthy astonishment, for holy fear, and there isthe constant reminder of our littleness and the fact that lifecannot be taken for granted.
Today, of course, we have few of these fears. We have faithin medicine, rationality, science, and in what we, humanity,can do for ourselves. As for astonishment before the powerof nature? The weather channel has demythologized that.
Much of this, in fact, is good in terms of God and faith.Fear is not a good motive for religion, but rather theantithesis of true religion (whose task it is to cast out fear).Mature faith must take its roots in love and gratitude, notfear. Thus, freedom from false fear holds a rich potentialfor a maturer faith and religion.
Nonetheless, for now at least, we don’t seem to beactualizing that potential. There is less and less consciousfaith. Ordinary consciousness, at least in the Westernworld, is agnostic and even atheistic. We don’t seem tofeel a need for God and, consequently, the transcendentis slowly receding. We’re too late for the gods.
Moreover, as Heidegger adds, we’re also “too early forBeing.” What does this add?
For Heidegger, we’ve lost many of our old fears andsuperstitions, but aren’t necessarily more mature andunderstanding because of it. We’ve moved beyond the oldsense of helplessness, vulnerability, and mortality, withoutrecognizing the new helplessness, vulnerability, and mortaldanger within which we live. Like a child, sauntering alonga dangerous ledge but blissfully unaware that he or she isone slip away from serious injury or death, so too are wein our new-found sense of confidence and fearlessness:We think ourselves invulnerable, but are only one doctor’svisit, chest pains, or a terrorist attack away from a fearfulreminder of our own vulnerability. We aren’t immortal afterall.
But this is not our real helplessness. Fearing for ourphysical health and safety is not the kind of vulnerabilitythat today opens up a place for God in our lives. Thescary ledge we walk along and are in constant danger offalling off has to do with the heart and its illnesses anddeaths. More than our bodies, our souls are menacedtoday: We’re all one slip away from a broken heart, abroken family, a broken marriage, a broken life, the loss ofa loved one, a betrayal in love, the bitterness of an oldfriend, the jealousy of a colleague, a coldness of heartwithin, an anger which won’t let go, a wound too deep forforgiveness, and a family, community, church, and worldthat cannot reconcile. Self-sufficiency is always anillusion, most especially today.
We need God as much as did our ancestors. We justdon’t know it as clearly. Nothing has changed. We stillstand in radical insecurity before energies and powersbeyond us, storms of the heart, no less frightening thanthe storms of nature. We’re no less helpless, vulnerable,mortal, or fearful than the people of old and need God asmuch as they did, only for different reasons.
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MONDAY - August 1 - St. Alphonsus Liguori7:00 Axel Schoeller9:00 Rose Holzhay
TUESDAY - August 2 - Weekday7:00 Cornelius Leyendecker9:00 Pat Pedone.WEDNESDAY - August 3 - Weekday7:00 Sonia Thalappillil9:00 Boris Charkowick
THURSDAY - August 4 - St. John Vianney7:00 Charles & Vina Nardi9:00 Hermine Hessling
FRIDAY - August 5 - Weekday7:00 Joseph Trudden, Jr.9:00 Stephen Kester
SATURDAY - August 6 - The Transfiguration ofthe Lord7:30 Richard Bjork5:00pm John, Mary & Marie Finn
Joseph DeTranoClifford DuceyPatricia Folan
6:30pm
SUNDAY - August 7 - Nineteenth Sunday inOrdinary Time - Readings: 1st—Wisdom 18:6-9;2nd—Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19 or 11:1-2, 8-12;Gospel—Luke 12:32-48 or 12:35-408:00 Yolanda Ingrassi9:30 For the Parishioners of St. Kilian11:00 Joseph Trudden, Sr.12:30pm John McKenna
Deceased Members of the Oddo FamilyKenneth GravesKevin & Dawn Peterson
AttendanceJuly 23, 24, 2016 ...........................1780 (Last year 2015) ..........................1865
Parish Collection report-Week of July 23, 24, 2016
Total: $22,220.88
Mail in Envelopes: $950.00Thank you for PlacingGod
first in your life!
5pm - Sat. 151 $4808.23 $371.00 $5179.23
6:30pm-Sat. 26 $380.00 $726.00 $1,106.00
8:00am-Sun 138 $4064.65 $416.00 $4,480.65
9:30am 102 $3087.00 $410.00 $3497.00
11:00am 110 $2980.00 $377.00 $3,357.00
12:30pm 101 $2751.00 $900.00 $3651.00
Mass Number Of Amt. in Env. Loose TotalEnvelopes Cash/Checks Cash
The following are the weekly collections for:July 23, 24, 2016 ...................$22,220.88(Last year 2015) .....................$22,500.00
NEXT WEEKEND MASS CELEBRANTSSaturday - August 65:00pm - Fr. Bruce
1st—Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23; 2nd—Colossians3:1-5, 9-11; Gospel—Luke 12:13-218:00 For the Parishioners of St. Kilian9:30 Frank Peter Trifaro11:00 Joseph M. Trudden, Sr.12:30pm Anna Marie Verbil
Marjorie TolpJohn & Betty Devine - 50th Wedding
AnniversaryJimmy Tischler
LIVE THE LITURGY -INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK
We all struggle with the illusion that happiness is found in ourpossessions. God constantly reminds us that we will never findhappiness through the possession of earthly things but only inthe things of heaven, the things that matter to God. Whatmatters to God? Care for the poor, the widow, and themarginalized; pursuing love at all costs; and raising our thoughtsto what is above are the things that matter to God.
SUNDAY - July 31 - Eighteenth Sunday inOrdinary Time - Readings:
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ST. KILIAN PARISH MEMORIALFOR HOSTS AND WINE
to be used at all Weekday Masses(August 1-5 , 2016) were donated in
Rest in PeaceWe remember those who have died inour parish community this week:
Eternal Rest grant unto them O Lord; and let the per-petual light shine upon them. May their souls and the
souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of GodRest in Peace. Amen
PRAY FOR:Frank Burnside; Sarita Donald; Denise Wagner; Helen Norjen;John Nelson, Sr.; John Nelson, Jr.; Kerri Ihm; Hugh Gilmore;Theresa Ross; Vincent Thomas Marino; Rosemary Oliver; RoyTewes; Tim Griffin; Ursula Cancila; Rosemarie Gallino; RonaldKopitsch; Chad Aarant; Fred Schumeyer; James Rice.
And prayers for our children: Gwendolyn Rose; Kyle PatrickJohnson; Jillian Cordi; Baby Julia Rose Manno; OliviaMacchio; Collin Huber; Michael Cardone; Baby KathleenScelfo; Baby Olivia Scelfo; Mackenzie Jordan Borchers; OliviaMolloy.
As a praying community, weautomatically ask prayers for all thosewho are ill. Names added to the list willremain on for a maximum of 3 weeks. Ifthe individual is still in need of prayers,the office would have to be notified to
continue for an additional 3 weeks. If you do not desire tobe listed, please inform us.
Mildred CorwinNatalie T. Comerford
Jennie Spero
GOSPEL MEDITATION
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Take care to guard against all greed, forthough one may be rich, one’s life does not consist ofpossessions.” This isn’t a message that gets muchadvertising. On the contrary, just about every adver-tised message we hear comes from someone who wantsto make money by selling us possessions. The messagewe hear loud and clear on television or Internet ads oron highway billboards or the back cover of magazinesis that we need this product or that service in order tobe happy. Professional marketers are in the business ofcreating a supposed need and then promising to fill itwith their product. In today’s culture, it’s hard toremember that life isn’t about possessions.
But in this Gospel, Jesus reminds us that there ismore to life than having “so many good things storedup for many years.” All of this stuff-be it clothes,devices, equipment, decorations, entertainment centers,or anything else-does no lasting good if and when “thisnight your life will be demanded of you.” Unlike thefool who spends all of his time, energy, and moneybuilding larger barns, we should focus our resources onbecoming “rich in what matters to God.”
This means cultivating virtue instead of vice. Itmeans sharing our money with those in need instead ofhoarding it out of selfish greed. The call is a challeng-ing one, and countercultural too. But Jesus never saidthat the Christian way was the way of the world. As St.Paul instructs us in today’s epistle, “Put to death, then,the parts of you that are earthly.” Instead of falling forthe marketers’ messages, may we have the wisdom tostore up our treasure in heaven.
Baptisms are celebrated on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sundayof the month at 2:00 p.m. in the church. SpanishBaptisms are celebrated on the 4th Sunday of the monthat 2 p.m. Parents are required to participate in oneSacramental Preparation session. These meetings areheld on the first and third Sunday of each month.After attending the 9:30am Mass, parents shouldproceed to the Social Ministry/Outreach ConferenceRoom (across the parking lot) for the BaptismPreparation Class. Godparents are welcome. Please callthe rectory to arrange an interview with a deacon orpriest to register for the preparation session and theBaptism ceremony. Additional information on Baptismis available on the parish website: www.stkilian.com
Reconciliation - Confessions are heard in the churchon Mondays, 1:00-1:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 4:00-4:45 p.m.;and in the rectory by appointment. Confessions arenot heard on Mondays that are Holy Days or publicholidays. Confessions in Spanish by appointment.Please call the 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, oris seriously ill. The sacrament is the Church’s prayerfor health and healing and should not be delayed untilthere is danger of death. Please call the rectory tospeak with a priest. Also, to arrange for Communionto be brought to the homebound, please call the rectoryto have a priest visit. After the priest visits, arrangementscan be made for a Eucharistic Minister to regularly bringcommunion to 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.
RECTORY SUPPORT STAFF
Mrs. Claire Stiglic, Assoc. Director Religious EducationMrs. Kathleen Singleton, Assoc. Director ReligiousEducationMrs. Carmela Petraglia - Secretary
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First AnnouncementThomas J. Lazarus & Jeanine Viani
Baptisms
Third AnnouncementJoseph McDonnell & Linda Dmytryka
Anthony Rinaldi & Gina CerretaSalomé Omar Velasquez & Marta Yanira Larin (both St.
Kilian)Franco Martorana & Christina Recine (both St. Kilian)
Ever Menjiver & Florinda Morales Castro ( both St.Kilian)
Second AnnouncementDavid Kantor & Megan Witt
MISSION APPEALWeekend of July 30 -31
Please join us in welcoming Fr.André Kazadi, CICM, aMissionhurst - CICM (the Congre-
gation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary) missionarywho will be visiting our parish this weekend to presenta mission appeal.
Fr. André is originally from the foreign mission ofKasayi and is currently working in Rome as a generalCouncilor for the CICM General Government.Fr. Kazadi will be sharing his life and dedication to thepeople he serves with us.
Missionhurst - CICM was originally founded in1862 for the conversion of China. Today, Missionhurst -CICM serves in some of the most remote places ofMongolia, Indonesia, Africa, Asia and Latin America.Unlike some relief organizations that come only whenthere is a news-making crisis, Missionhurst - CICMmissionaries come prepared to stay, living among thepeople, sharing in their privations, and participating in theday-to-day effort needed to achieve life-long spiritual andmaterial changes. In response to the people’s most urgentneed, Missionhurst - CICM missionaries may start a newfarming project, build a new chapel or school or lay cleanwater supply lines.
There will be only one collection this weekend,so please place your envelope in the regular collectionbasket. Envelopes for the Mission Appeal have beenplaced in the pews and at the doors of the church.Thank you for your generosity.
Counseling Information for Families andIndividuals
Living Waters, located on Wolf Hill Road in Melville,on the grounds of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, providesindividual and group therapy with a Christian perspective -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]
18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - JULY 31, 2016SUNDAY’S READINGSFirst Reading:For what profit comes to man from all the toil and anxietyof heart with which he has labored under the sun? (Eccl2:22)Psalm:If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. (Ps 89)Second Reading:Brothers and sisters: If you were raised with Christ, seekwhat is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand ofGod. (Col 3:1)Gospel:“But God said to him, ‘You fool, this night your life will bedemanded of you; and the things you have prepared, towhom will they belong?’ Thus will it be for all who store uptreasure for themselves but are not rich in what matters toGod.” (Lk 12:20-21)
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 AND OFFICE IS OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 10AM-2:30PM.
We are also available certain Saturdays by appointment only. Spanish translators are available Tuesdays and Fridays.
Pancake SyrupCanned Chili
Instant Coffee
The summer is here and school is closed. Children are home and the need to keep our pantry stocked is moreurgent than ever! From now until Labor Day we typically receive less in donations, simply because of the casual
mode of summer sun and vacation fun. Unfortunately, hunger exists in all seasons, right here in our owncommunity!
To prevent a summer shortage of food, we are asking for everyones assistance.If each St. Kilian household brought just one of the requested items each week, it would help us feed 400-500people every month! Just drop your donation in the bin in the gathering space of the church or bring it to
Outreach during our regular business hours. This week we need:
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR SUNDAY, 8/7We are very much in need of the food drive that Step by Step
Dance Studio is running for our pantry ON SUNDAY,AUGUST 7TH, between 10am & 3pm…..
Mark your calendar ☺
Back to School Supplies Needed by 8/22!It takes time to sort, pack them up and distribute them…that is why they are needed here at Outreach by 8/22
Did you know we offer Employment Assistance (resume writing, interview coaching, jobsearch tips)? Our Employment Counselor is here Thursdays, 11:00am-2:30pm. Ifinterested, please call for an appointment.
Do you need food assistance but work weekdays? Our pantry is open one Saturday per month, byappointment only. Please call for further information about this emergency assistance.
— — — — — cut here and put in collection basket or call Outreach — — — — ----
PARISH SOCIAL MINISTRY FRIENDLY VISITORS PROGRAM for HOMEBOUND SENIORS
Do you know a senior who might be interested in a social visit from an Outreach volunteer?
Your name: _______________________________________________________________________
Relationship to homebound senior ____________________________________________________
Best contact info (YOUR phone number or email address): ____________________________________
Please remember our pantry if your garden is over-producing! Wehave refrigerators and can happily accept your donations of fresh
produce at the pantry ☺
SOCIAL MINISTRY/OUTREACH
NEED HEALTH INSURANCE? Fidelis Care at Outreach Friday, August 5th, and the 1st
Friday of every month.Fidelis Care offers free or low-cost comprehensive health insurance for all, ages 0 to 64; throughFamily Health Plus, Child Health Plus and Medicaid Managed Care. To enroll you need proof of
income, age and address. A Fidelis representative will be at Outreach from 10:30am-noon to help youwith questions and/or applications. For further information, call Fidelis rep Vilma Kaplan at 516-
419-1644.
Looking for a Rewarding Job as a Home Health Aide? Partners-In-Care representatives will be at Outreach for openhouse interviews on Tuesday, August 2nd, 10:30am-2:30pm, and the 1st Tuesday of every month. Eligible candidatesreceive free 3-week training leading to state certification. Free 6-day PCA/CNA upgrade training leading to state HHA
certification. Free 1-day refresher for previously certified HHAs. For information, call Partners-In-Care: 212-609-7973
Thank You for Helping Us Help Others
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St. Kilian Respect Life
ST. KILIAN RESPECT-LIFE CALENDAR OF EVENTS
8/14 (Sun) - 10:30-10:55AM—PRO-LIFE meeting:Green Rm of St. Kilian’s ChurchBasement.
PRAYER FOR OUR COUNTRYAND THE UPCOMING
ELECTIONS
O Virgin of GuadalupeYour appearance in Mexico
changed the course of human history.Human sacrifice ceased and
millions were converted to Jesus Christ.Pray for our nation now.
Guide our elections through yourgracious intercession.
Change hearts and minds to upholdthe dignity of all human life.
Stem the tide of moral degenerationand defend the sanctity of marriage.Protect our nation from terrorism,
war and natural disaster.May goodness triumph over evil.
May candidates committed to God’struth be elected and re-electedand may our nation prosper,
through Jesus Christ, Our Lord.Amen.
Please join us each morning at8:30am in the Church as we pray
for our country.
Marian Healing Ministry
Continuing the Marian Healing Ministry ofFr. Dennis Kelleher CSsR there will be a Healing Mass forCouples trying to Conceive at St. Anastasia’s Church,45-14 245th St., Douglaston - Little Neck, NY 11362, onTuesday, August 16, 2016.
7:00PM - Rosary, Mass & Healing ServiceCelebrant: Fr. Augustine FernandoAssisted by Deacons Joseph Mercolino, John Dennehy,Michael Vicinanza.Music: Tony Owen
For information contact St. Anastasia’s Church at718-631-4454. Come and experience the outpouring of theHoly Spirit, the presence, healing touch and power of OurLord Jesus Christ and the intercession of Mary the Motherof God and Our Mother.
Collection Envelopes
It helps our counters to keep an accurateaccount of your donations if you write the amount of yourdonation on the space provided on the front of your enve-lope. Also, please do not tape your envelope closed. Thankyou for your generosity to St. Kilian Parish.
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ST KILIAN YOUTH
SUMMER SKY
Youth Events for Middle andHigh School Teens:
SKY has been ministering youth for 35years with many catholic events and prayer. Emailus your favorite SKY moments and we’ll share themwith the parish by posting them here in this Column.
The best SKY memory I have is when we did Relay -4- Life in June to raise money for the AmericanCancer Society. I really enjoyed it because we did itfrom 5pm to 5 am and we walked and had funspending time with each other!!! During the eventwe had “lighting the candles ceremony” for peoplewho survived cancer or passed away from cancer.It looked beautiful and we remembered loved ones.During the event we had lots of food, walked,played football, played our devices and listened tomusic. When we were tired we went to the tent, Islept for 3 hours, Overall, this event supported agreat cause and was also fun!!! John S.
7/31 6pm – 8pm Baseball / Softball Game - Meet atSchool Parking Lot
8/7 6pm – 8pm Bowling at Farmingdale Lanes
SKY Musicians are on summer break for August (resting their chords b5thM7Aug5thdim7sus4m7 ) Who can read this code?
What’s next? Ducks Game, Adventureland
TO BE CONTINUED ………
JOIN SKY +Contact Youth Minister DJ Schultz: HYPERLINK
The St. Kilian CYOprogram will be holding theirfinal registration for their girls andboys Basketball teams for theupcoming 2016-2017 season onWednesday, August 24th from 7:00
to 9:00pm in the St. Kilian gym lobby on CherryStreet in Farmingdale.
Boys and, especially girls, in grades 3-8 are invited toregister for participation on a travel basketball teamrepresenting St. Kilian Parish. Returning players mustregister at this time to insure placement on their prioryear team. New players will be placed on teams basedon roster openings in a particular grade; St. KilianParishioners are given priority placement.
Payment of $150 is due at time of registration. Siblingdiscounts are available. More details will be available atthe registration.
2016 Catholic Ministries AppealServing God by Serving Others
In January of this year, the annual CatholicMinistries Appeal began. Our St. Kilian goal is$142,300. Currently, we have received $92,962.00in pledges from just 441 donors. The averagedonation to support the work of Catholic Charities onLong Island, Catholic schools, the seminary,Hispanic ministry, senior housing and much moreaveraged $210.80 per donor. We have reached65.33% of our goal. Payments received so far total$75,817.00. We are $50,000.00 from our Goal!!
Envelopes for the Catholic Ministries Appealare available at the doors of our church. Remember,the Lord loves a cheerful giver! Your generous givingwill feed the hungry, clothe the naked, proclaim ourCatholic faith, and bring peace and justice to ourdiocese.
Aug. 5 (Friday)Daily Rosary - 8:30am - ChurchEucharistic Adoration - 4pm -8pm - St. Benedict ChapelSpanish AA - 7pm - Parish Ctr.Angel Guardian Perinatal Support Group - 7pm - Parish
Ctr.St. Vincent de Paul Meeting - 7pm - Social Ministry
Conference RoomNocturnal Adoration - 8pm - St. Benedict Chapel
Aug. 6 (Saturday)Reconciliation - 4pm - 4:45pm - ChurchSpanish Youth Group - 7pm - Cafeteria
Aug. 7 (Sunday)Baptism Preparation Class - 10:30am - Social Ministry
Conference RoomAlanon Support Meeting - 7:30pm - Parish Ctr.
ST. KILIAN WEEK AT A GLANCE
In celebration of the Year of Mercy, the Diocese ofRockville Centre offers this Pilgrimage to theBasilica of the National Shrine of the ImmaculateConception, Washington, D.C.
Please join us together with faithful from all acrossour diocese for a day-long experience filled withopportunities for prayer, reflection, reconciliationand fellowship
SATURDAY, SEPT. 24, 201612 p.m. The Angelus, Upper Church12:10 p.m. Welcome and Introduction, Information
about the Shrine12:15 p.m. Presentation12:45 p.m. Lunch, Tours, Gift Shop, Private Prayer,
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Visit tothe Holy Door of Mercy and IndividualConfessions in the Reconciliation Chapel
3:00 p.m. Rosary in Word and Song, Upper Church4:15 p.m. Celebration of the Eucharist for the Twenty-
six Sunday in Ordinary Time5:30 p.m. Departure
For more information: Contact the PilgrimageCoordinator for St. Kilian Parish:
July 31 (Sunday)Alanon Support Meeting - 7:30pm - Parish Ctr.
PLEASE PATRONIZE OURSPONSORS
Let us say THANK YOU by supporting theirbusinesses. Please let them know that you saw their
ad in our Parish Bulletin.
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.
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If you are in need of assistance or would likeinformation about joining or contributing to the Society,please call 516-473-9562. Leave a message and a phonenumber. A member will return your call as soon as pos-sible. You may visit our website at www.svdprvc.org.Please remember the Poor Boxes at the exits of thechurch. They are the Bread Boxes of the poor andhungry.
The Society of St. Vincent de PaulReadings for the Week of July 31, 2016
Wills and Bequests have the powerto impact future generations. It’s so easy to includeour Parish in your Will and still provide for loved ones.You may be able to make a simple bequest by adding thefollowing language:
“I give and bequeath the sum of $ _________ (or the % of),to be used for the general program of (parish name here),a Catholic Church in the Diocese of Rockville Centre.”
Ensure the future vitality of our Parish with your charitablebequest or consider other Estate Planning options,such as designating our Parish as beneficiary of a
life insurance policy or an IRA account.
In the Gospel, Jesus tells the parable about the rich manwho selfishly stored all his grain and goods only to dieand not enjoy his abundance anyway. What we struggleall our lives to learn is that life does not consist of posses-sions nor our perceived security, but of being possessedby God.
In the month of July, through your gifts, theSociety of St. Vincent de Paul was able to assistfamilies in our parish.
Parking for the disabledWe have limited parking for thedisabled at St. Kilian’s. Please becareful to park in areas open toall, and not in handicappedparking spots.
To receive a brochure about Wills and Bequests, please call Barbara Kilarjian at 516-678-5800 ext. 257
A Prayer to Be Offered by the Gathered Family As aLoved One’s Death Nears
“Go forth, Christian soul, from this worldin the name of God the Almighty Father,who created you,in the name of Jesus Christ,Son of the living God,who suffered for you, in the name of the Holy Spirit,who was poured out upon you, go forth, faithful Christian.”(Pastoral Care of the Sick)
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DIOCESAN & COMMUNITY
Support & Prayer Ministry for Catholic Gays/Lesbians,Parents & their Families. Third Tuesday of each month -7pm. Info: Michael Coffey at 917-589-7146
Chinese Auction For Breast CancerPlease come join us to support Kimberly in her
fight against breast cancerand the Ronald McDonald House
on August 7thDoors open at 5:30 P.M.
Auction begins at 6:30 P.M.Knights of Columbus!
1 Morton Street, Farmingdale 11735There will be plenty of food, beverages, baskets, and
raffles including 50/50 and lottery tree forall ages 12+!
Please support this great cause!Admission tickets $15 for 25 raffle tickets
Additional tickets:Sheets of 25 tickets $5 per sheet, 3 for $10
Red Tickets $4 a ticket 3 for $10 or 8 for $20Blue Tickets $6 a ticket 3 for $15
Limited seating! If any questions, please contact JenniferKonakli at (631)8895459.
“Please bring a non perishable food item and receive onefree ticket.” Our goal is whatever Kim cannot use will bedonated to the parish. Thank you again.
RetrouvailleA lifeline for married couples
You can help heal your marriage. Do you feel alone? Areyou frustrated or angry with each other? Do you argue orhave you just stopped talking to each other? Does talking
about it only make it worse? Retrouvaille helps couplesthrrough difficult times in their marriages. For confidentialinformation about the Retrouvaille program, or to registerfor the upcoming weekend that begins on Friday, SEP-
TEMBER 2nd 2016, please call 1-800-470-2230 and youwill be connected directly and confidentially to a couple
from Long Island/Metro Retrouvaille who can help.
“Go out to all the world and tell the goodnews!” Joining a Catholic parish like St.
Kilian’s, means participating in the work of the local church.Where is the Lord calling me, inspired by the Spirit given tome in baptism, to build the kingdom of God? Is the Lordcalling me to minister in the parish outreach efforts of St.Kilian? Feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, giving drinkto the thirsty-staffing the food pantry, driving folks todoctor’s appointments, assisting immigrants in theiradjustment to society in a new land, advising and givingcounsel.... Or is the Lord calling me to hand on the faith inthe parish religious education programs? Am I called toprepare young people for their first holy Communion or thesacrament of reconciliation (confession) with the sacramentof confirmation? Do I hear the Lord calling my name tobring holy Communion to the sick or to assist in thedistribution of the Eucharist at Sunday and weekdaymasses... Or proclaiming the word of God as a lector... Orassisting in the taking up of the offertory collection to assistthe work of the church as an usher? Is the Lord urging meto use my voice to proclaim God’s praises as a leader ofsong or a member of one of the parish choirs? Do I feel thatI have been given gifts to console the grieving, comfort thebereaved as a minister of consolation? Am I being called toassist engaged couples in their journey toward the sacramentof matrimony? Have I been called to give witness to theimportance of the sacrament of baptism in our parishpreparation programs to young couples with newbornbabies?
President John F. Kennedy famously asked ournation: “Ask not what your country can do for you, butwhat you can do for your country.” As baptized Catholics,we register in the parish to become fully engaged in thework of the local church. We do not register to getsomething for ourselves, but to give ourselves away in lovefor Christ and God’s people.
The Catholic Church, St. Kilian Church has doorsopen to all. We receive our sacraments here; participate atmass, and live the gospel. St. Kilian’s is our parish. It is ourhome. It will be as warm and wonderful, as caring andunderstanding, as welcoming and invitational, as you and Iare.
Register for a ministry! Be a good steward; acaretaker of all that Christ has entrusted to you. Ministry isnot an option, but a responsibility. All baptized believers, byvirtue of our baptism are to spend our lives proclaiming thelove of Christ by our words and actions. How will the Lorduse you as his instrument?
Come to the Eucharist weekly. By our participationat mass, the high point of our week and of our lives, we areenergized by the power of God; and in our sharing in theBody and Blood of Christ, we are transformed to live asChrist lived.
Register by calling the rectory at (516)249-0127 orgo www.stkilian.com to register on-line.
PARISH REGISTRATION
Sacred Heart Academy, 45 Cathedral Ave., Hempstead,will sponsor a comprehensive track and field meet foryoung ladies in 6, 7, and 8 grades on Friday, August 19,2016 at 6:00pm. All events including jumping, hurdling, andthrowing will be held at the school’s track facility. A special4x400 meter relay will conclude the meet for females ages 9through 90. This is a community service activity open to anyinterested athletes; no fees, no prior entry are required. Formore details call: (516)536-7641 (Mr. Ed Kilkelly).
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CCelebremos Los Sacramentos
LA SANTA MISA:Todos los Sábados a las 6:30PM.
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 laparte baja de la Iglesia. Por favor llame a la rectoría para hacersu cita con el sacerdote, para llenar el formato; usted deberá traerel certificado o registro de nacimiento de su niño. Los niños de6 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 personasque tienen 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 aPRE-CANA (charlas pre-matrimoniales), para poder casarse.Para mayor información, llamar a la Rectoría (516)-249-0127ext.129 P. 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.
iclos de Fe
18º Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
Las lecturas de hoy nos deben de ayudar areflexionar profundamente en el cómo vemos lascosas materiales que tenemos. Eso de que ahorramospara nuestro retiro, de los tantos seguros de vida quenos ofrecen y compramos. Nos hacen vulnerablespara pensar que la vida no se alarga con posesiones,sino que el dueño de la vida es Dios. No es que seamalo el tener, sino la confianza que se tiene en losbienes olvidando que el centro debe ser Dios. Lalectura del Eclesiastés nos pone la vida como unavana ilusión, como un soplo transitorio que pasaaprisa. “Hay quien se agota trabajando y pone enello todo su talento, su ciencia y su habilidad, y tieneque dejárselo todo a otro que no lo trabajó”. Lascosas materiales son de carácter efímero. Se explicaque será otro el que goce de los bienes sin habertrabajado para obtenerlos. Precisamente, por eso,son tan difíciles las herencias y repartición debienes. ¿Has pensado en ello? ¿Tienes todoarreglado para el día que Dios llame a tu puerta?
Jesús, por su parte, no se pone de lado deninguno de los hermanos que piden la herencia, másbien les narra la parábola del hombre ricoexplicando que no está la vida en poseer,demostrándoles su ambición y el deseo de tener. Ahíes donde debe estar el cuidado de nuestra parte, nocaer en la ambiciona y el poder. Porque con lamuerte se termina todo el capital y los planes.Debemos luchar por ser ricos de lo que vale anteDios. Valorar el amor, la misericordia, la justicia ycompartiendo los bienes que Dios por su bondad nosha dado.
