The Parish of St. Lawrence the Martyr PARISH PHONE NUMBERS RECTORY OFFICE (631) 589-0042 RECTORY FAX (631) 589-5318 FAITH FORMATION OFFICE (631) 589-3160 CEMETERY OFFICE (631) 589-3887 OUTREACH OFFICE (631) 589-6155 To place an announcement in the bulletin please email: [email protected]240 West Main Street, Sayville, New York 11782 Parish Website: www.stlawrencesayville.org (631) 589-0042 Email us at: [email protected]THE PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Brian J. Ingram, Pastor Rev. Thomas Pers, Associate Pastor Deacon Patrick J. La Bella Rev. Msgr. Thomas D. Candreva, Weekend Assistant Mrs. Anne Boyce Parish Secretary & Baptism Coordinator Mrs. Anne-Marie Carnazza, Faith Formation Secretary Mrs. Maria Davidson, Director of Faith Formation Mr. Christopher Koch, Cemetery & Business Manager Mrs. Lorraine Magyar, Director of Parish Outreach Mr. Joseph Mankowski, Director of Music Mrs. Jean Rico, Assistant Director of Faith Formation Mrs. Jeanmarie Smith, Pastoral Associate Mrs. Marie Winn, Parish Organist THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Arrangements for preparation and celebration of infant baptism may be made by calling (631) 589-0042, Monday through Thursday. THE SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Arrangements should be made with the church at least six months prior to the wedding celebration. Either the bride or the groom, or one of their families, should be associated with the parish. THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: (Confession) Celebrated each Saturday in church from 3:45-4:45 P.M., or by appointment with one of the priests. VISITATION TO THE SICK: May be arranged through the rectory office for the purpose of Holy Communion or the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. For emergency sick calls, phone the rectory at any time. COMMUNAL ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Celebrated immediately following the 9:00A.M. Mass on the first Saturdays of December, February, April and August. Seventh Sunday of Easter Sunday May 24, 2020
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May 24, 2020 St. Lawrence the Martyr Parish Page 1
Mr. Joseph Mankowski, Director of Music Mrs. Jean Rico,
Assistant Director of Faith Formation Mrs. Jeanmarie Smith, Pastoral Associate
Mrs. Marie Winn, Parish Organist
THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Arrangements for preparation and celebration of infant
baptism may be made by calling (631) 589-0042, Monday through Thursday.
THE SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Arrangements should be made with the church
at least six months prior to the wedding celebration. Either the bride or the groom, or one of their families,
should be associated with the parish.
THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: (Confession) Celebrated each Saturday in church from 3:45-4:45 P.M.,
or by appointment with one of the priests.
VISITATION TO THE SICK: May be arranged through the rectory office for the purpose of
Holy Communion or the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. For emergency sick calls, phone the rectory at any time.
COMMUNAL ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Celebrated immediately following the 9:00A.M. Mass on the first Saturdays of December, February, April and August.
Seventh Sunday of Easter Sunday May 24, 2020
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GENERAL INFORMATION
THE RECTORY OFFICE : Open Monday to Friday, from 9:00 A.M. to 12 Noon and 1:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.; Saturdays by appointment.
THE FAITH FORMATION OFFICE : Open Monday through Thursday, from 9:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., and Friday by appointment. PARISH OUTREACH (SOCIAL MINISTRY): Open Monday , Wednesday and Friday , from 10:00A.M. to 12 Noon; Closed on Tuesdays, Thursdays, weekends and holidays. THE PARISH CEMETERY OFFICE: Open by appointment weekdays from 9:00 A.M. to 12 Noon SAINT LAWRENCE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. Please call (631) 317-9027 for more information. SAINT LAWRENCE COLUMBIETTES: Meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month. For information, email [email protected]
PARISH DEVOTIONAL LIFE
THE ROSARY: Prayed in common from Monday through Saturday immediately following the 9:00 A.M. Mass in the church. CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP: Meets in the school on Mondays at 7:00 P.M. QUEEN OF PEACE ROSARY AND MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA: Mondays in church 6 to 7:15 P.M. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Come worship the Eucharistic Lord on the First Friday of the month, from 12noon to 3:30 P.M., with the Divine Mercy Chaplet recited at 3:00 P.M. There is also a holy hour every Thursday, dedicated to prayer for priests and priestly vocations, from 6 to 7:00 P.M.. MINISTRY OF PRAISE: Members pray at home for the intentions of the Church and parish. Designed for the homebound, senior citizens, etc. CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER GROUP: An ancient form of prayer that sets aside words and images in favor of sitting silently and receptively in the presence of God. Please contact Mrs. Barbara Shea at (631) 589-5257.
MASS SCHEDULE The celebration of the Eucharist will be offered in a special way for each of the names or intentions listed below. The donation received for each of these Mass intentions helps support the work of the parish, and our priests who minister at the Lord’s altar. Saturday May 23, 2020 Rose Sanguedolce + Madeline Dalia + Mildred Wittman + Mildred Manetakis + John Hussey + Sunday May 24, 2020 Marion & John Cohalan + Cliff May + All Parishioners Monday May 25, 2020 Kathleen Eder + Tuesday May 26, 2020 Saint Philip Neri, Priest For the Intentions of Fr. Brian Ingram (30th Anniversary) Wednesday May 27, 2020 Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop Debbie Siegel + Thursday May 28, 2020 Elfreida Dahlem + Friday May 29, 2020 Lorraine Mattimore + Saturday May 30, 2020 Frank E. Buquicchio + Elsie & Frank Steiner + Elizabeth Kuczera + All Our Parishioners Sunday May 31, 2020 Bonnie Bossert + James P. Bast + Robert A. Lee III
Weekly Collection ∗ Those who regularly use the envelop system are asked
to please mail them to us at 27 Handsome Ave. Sayville, NY 11782
∗ Those who normally give cash might choose to send in a check for the time being.
∗ We also have two simple electronic means of giving: 1. Faith Direct, is the online giving option that is de-
signed for unforeseen and challenging situations just like this! To register, all you need to do is go to www.faithdirect.net and use our parish code: NY234. Or simply call 1-866-507-8757.
2. The Diocese has designed another innovative option: TEXT-TO-GIVE, which requires no more than your smartphone. You can simply text our parish keyword, 150parishstlawrence to (516) 271-3338
For more information just go to: https:// www.drvcmissionarygrowth.org/text2give
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A Message from Fr. Brian For late May, I remember it being a rather cool morning. It was overcast, and threatening rain as I left my parents’ home in Huntington to drive to St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre. I wasn’t used to wearing a Roman collar, and I seem to recall finding it a little tight! I had my gleaming new chalice with me—a gift from one of my mom’s aunts in memory of another relative who had passed away—and my alb, the long white garment that goes un-derneath all the other vestments. I remember thinking this was kind of a lonely way to begin one of the most momentous days of my life—driving alone on a gray morning to meet my classmates for the liturgy of priestly ordination at St. Agnes. But off I went. And later that morning (11 AM was the start time), Fr. Charles Mangano, Fr. John Worthley, and (now Bishop) Andrzej Zglejszewski and I were ordained by Bishop John R. McGann in the midst of a cathedral-full of our family members, friends, teachers, and fellow seminarians, nerv-ous but full of excitement about the extraordinary life we were just beginning. That was thirty years ago this coming Tuesday. Had the world not fallen to its knees under the awful weight of the COVID-19 pandemic, I’m sure I’d be observing the day in a very different way, and that here at St. Lawrence we might already have had a festive liturgy to mark such a significant milestone. But I trust there will be time for that, once we’ve man-aged to re-orient our scattered and uncertain lives toward some degree of new-normalcy. For now, I’m actually quite content to mark my thirtieth jubilee of priestly ordination in a rather subdued way here, with you, the faith community of St. Lawrence, who have been so instrumental in shaping the past 11 years of my priesthood. If there should be a festive Mass and a reception in the Bethany Center at some unknown future date, that’s fine. But not being the flamboyant sort, nor one who seeks out the limelight, I’m actually OK with not having a cake just now, and simply knowing that the people of my parish are holding me in their hearts and their prayers. It has been an awesome privilege for me, flawed and sinful and as I am, to act in persona Christi for you since I first arrived in Sayville, and particularly since Bishop Murphy asked me 8 years ago to accept the role of pastor. Knowing my own liabilities better than I care to admit, I’m all the more convinced that the Holy Spirit is the One providing whatever gifts I may have been able to bring to our community over that span of years. Fortunately for me, I’ve been surrounded from the outset by an extraordinarily energetic, dedicated, prayerful, and hard-working staff, and of course by a faith community of amazing generosity, holiness, and kindness. I am genuinely blessed to have had (and to still have for at least a few more years!) the opportunity to be a servant-leader in your midst. Even these past few months of disarray and uncertainty, pain and loss have sharpened my sense that God is very capable of using each of us—myself included—to accomplish beautiful things, no matter how fore-boding the circumstances may be. So whether you realized it was my anniversary this week or not (and I suspect most did not), please know how grateful I am for you as I observe it, and how intently I pray for our parish and the larger Church as I give thanks for thirty years of priestly ministry. I hear the first verse of Psalm 115 echoing in my mind: “Not to us, O Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory.” How very true.
May our patron and brother, St. Lawrence, pray for us! God love you.
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An Invocation for Memorial Day
Loving God, Creator and source of all that is good, we ask your blessing as we gather this Memorial Day, and on every such gathering throughout our country.
We come together to honor all who have sacrificed themselves to safeguard the freedom and prosperity we enjoy as a nation.
For the men and women—many, so very young— who have gone before us and laid down their lives
with unhesitating devotion, we pray with deepest gratitude. Bless them, Lord, and give them the reward of their goodness.
As we remember all those who have offered themselves
for the cause of liberty, justice, and truth, help us to learn from their example of unselfish dedication.
May we recommit ourselves today to upholding all that is best in America,
especially a generous concern for the needs of those who are most vulnerable—at home, and abroad.
Help us to honor the memory of our loved ones by continuing to build a world of lasting peace
in which all people may have a share.
We give thanks for you, our beloved country, so richly blessed among the nations of the world,
and on this day—both festive and solemn— we ask that our divine Master
shed his grace on thee; may he crown thy good with brotherhood
from sea to shining sea. We make this prayer with grateful hearts,
in the name of him who is Lord and Lover of us all. Amen.
~ Rev. Brian J. Ingram
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“LUMEN CHRISTI!” (“Light of Christ”)
Special thanks to Connie & Bill Furey who donated our brand new paschal candle; we are so grateful for your generosity, and will keep your loved ones
in prayer through the Easter season and beyond:
Charlotte & Arthur Rowland Kathleen & Bill Furey, Sr.
Lily Rice Donna Blydenburgh Rev. Ernesto Munoz
And so many others whose lives touched ours, now in their eternal peace.
Our Parish Family is delighted to congratulate our pastor, Fr. Brian ,
and his classmates
Fr. Charles Mangano
Fr. John Worthley &
Bishop Andrzej Zglejszewski
As they celebrate 30 years of priestly ordination May 26, 1990— May 26, 2020
Feast of Saint Philip Neri
Many more happy years to you all!
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The Altar Rose, which stands to the left of the tabernacle as a reminder of our prayers for the unborn, is donated
in memory of Frank Napoli and the Souls in Purgatory
Madeline Downes; Andy Magyar; Christian Preuss; Elizabeth Benson; Katherine Benson; Allison Rud-dick; Anthony Burke; Bruce Weiler; Rosemary and Jim McCarthy; Michael Schindlar; Nancy Grimes; Donald Lang; Harold Knox; Ricky Yuen; Anna Tor-nabene; Michaela Kruger; Gerald Coughlin; Baby James Oehl; Mary Jane Ingram; Mary Ann Guerri-eri; Joe Ruddick; Augusto Medellin; Suzanne McCarthy; Richard Harper; Claudia DeMauro; Pa-tricia Yezak; Helen Leiesi; Annette Martino; Joseph Giuliani; George Giuliani; Dorothy and Sexton-Nagel; Micheline Rostkowski; Loretta Rupert; Andy Henning; Ruth Terc; Deborah Zenz; Martha & Bruce Pertrucci; Theresa DeMarrais; Deacon Pat-rick LaBella; Fr. Tom Pers, Pia Mizzi, Everett Max-well; Donald McLoughlin and Eileen Benson
Please call the Parish Office if you wish to place someone on the sick list. The request to have a name placed on this list must be made by the sick person himself or herself, or by an immediate family member.
Please Pray for the Sick
Gifts of Love
We lift up our hearts in prayer for our brothers and sis-ters who have died, in the sure hope that they will one day see the Lord face to face:
William J. Foley Elizabeth Gambino
The Victims of COVID-19 Deceased Men & Women of the US Armed Forces
Remembering Our Departed Loved Ones
Worship with us Online!
We are recording the celebration of Mass eve-
ry Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday, and posting the liturgies on our parish YouTube channel. Please go to the parish website for the link!
VIA LUCIS
Thatʹs Latin for ʺWay of Light.ʺ It is a beau-tiful twist on the Sta-tions of the Cross, where each of the 14 Stations is taken from
the dramatic events from Jesusʹ Resurrection to Pen-tecost. Weʹve recorded this service for our YouTube channel. Please have a look, and pray these ʺEaster Stationsʺ as often as you like.
A PARISH-WIDE ROSARY: Asking the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary We’ll soon be ending the month of May, which traditionally has been a time for special devotion to the Mother of God. As we continue to struggle through these long weeks of isolation, anxiety, prayer for the sick, grief for those who have died, con-cern for our front-line responders, and longing to return to some kind of normalcy, let’s follow the encourage-ment of our Holy Father and ask the powerful interces-sion of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Saturday is customarily a day for honoring the Blessed Virgin, so we invite all our parishioners to pray the Ro-sary each Saturday during May, at 12 noon if possible (of course, whenever you choose to pray is fine!). Let’s join our parish households in this beautiful prayer, on the same day and at the same time, that through Mary’s help and protection the Lord will guide the whole world to healing and renewal.
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