St. Gerard Majella Roman Catholic Church 300 Terryville Road Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776 Phone: 631-473-2900 Fax: 631-473-0015 www.stgmajella.org

Parish Outreach Hours Food Pantry Tuesday: 10:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-3:30pm Pastoral Staff Wednesday: 1:30pm-3:30pm Thursday: 10:00am-12:30pm Rev. Gregory Rannazzisi, Pastor [email protected] Rev. Vitus Ezeiruaku, in residence Thrift Shop/Barn Deacon Frank DellAglio [email protected] Monday — Thursday: 10:00am-4:00pm Deacon John Grebe [email protected] Friday: 10:00am-2:00pm Charles Pramnieks, Music Director [email protected] Donations accepted Monday-Thursday: 10:00am-3:00pm Alexis Fliller, Business Manager [email protected] and Friday: 10:00am-1:00pm. Please refer to our website Robert Miller, Facilities Manager [email protected] for a list of items that can be donated. Jennifer Donnellon, Office Manager [email protected] Patty Longo, Director of Religious Ed. [email protected] Stewardship Supper Denise Nienburg, Thrift Shop Manager [email protected] The Thursday evening dinner is suspended until further Jackie Maggiore, Receptionist [email protected] notice. However, “to-go meals” are available each Thursday Alfredo Sobalvarro, Custodian from 4pm-5pm. Joseph Crescitelli, Sacristan Parish Office Hours Monday — Thursday: 9:00am-4:30pm Sunday: 8:00am-1:00pm Closed Friday and Saturday Mass & Devotions Saturday: 5:00pm Sunday: 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00pm Weekdays: 9:00am Rosary: Monday – Friday: 8:30am First Saturday: 11:00am Mass with the Anointing of the Sick

Penance The sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) is celebrated on Saturdays from 3:45pm-4:45pm. You may call the Parish Office to make an appointment with one of the priests.

Baptism Baptisms are typically held twice a month at 1:30pm. Please call the Parish Office to schedule an appointment to set a date. Selection of godparents should be made after speaking with one of the priests or deacons. Marriage Please call the Parish Office to make arrangements for your wedding Sunday, September 5, 2021 at least six months in advance. No date can be set until the couple Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time meets with a member of the clergy.

Labor Day is an opportunity to take stock of the ways workers are honored and respected. As Pope Francis pointed out, "Work is fundamental to the dignity of a person. . . . It gives one the ability to maintain oneself, one's family, to contribute to the growth of one's own nation."

For many people, especially for the poor, who may be unemployed or underemployed, the struggle to support their families is a daily battle. Please consider supporting the Catholic Ministries Appeal which supports the programs and services that assist families and individuals struggling in our communities.

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September 5, 2021 Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time 3 Religious Education

Time to get your Registration forms handed in...Classes start in a few weeks!

Levels 1-3 – Choose one grade-level class during the “Mary” week Level 1 meets every other Monday at 4:00 or Wednesday at 5:30 Level 2 meets every other Monday at 5:30 or Tuesday at 4:00 Level 3 meets every other Tuesday at 5:30 or Wednesday at 4:00 Levels 4-6 – Choose one grade-level class during the Joseph week Level 4 meets every other Monday at 4:00 or Wednesday at 5:30 Level 5 meets every other Monday at 5:30 or Tuesday at 4:00 Level 6 meets every other Tuesday at 5:30 or Wednesday at 4:00 Confirmation Preparation Program will return to our pre-COVID format. Confirmation classes meet every week. Class begins and ends in the parish hall. Classes will be seated together with their catechist. After opening prayer, classes will gather separately in our upstairs meeting rooms. Level 7 meets EVERY TUESDAY from 7:00-8:15. Level 8 meets EVERY WEDNESDAY from 7:00-8:15.

Registration Forms are available on our church website and at the parish office. Overall class choice is first come-first served. However, this format offers us tremendous flexibility. After over a year of restrictions, we want to accommodate you to the absolute best of our ability!

Again, thank you for your flexibility and cooperation as we recreate the wheel for this year! Although this format may have its own challenges, we are thrilled to have the children actually here at church! This will enhance the overall catechesis and faith formation of the children and provide beautiful opportunities for prayer and worship!

Wishing you all a blessed Labor Day weekend! God bless, Patty Longo Director of Religious Education

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Parish Outreach Ministry “Be diligent in serving the poor. Love the poor, honor them as you would Christ himself.” —St. Louise de Marillac

THOSE IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL FOOD:

You may get on line at LIGHTHOUSE MISSION at 499 Main Street Port Jeff. Sta. on Thurs. 12-1PM (by 7/11) and at 683 NY-25A in Rocky Pt. Wed. 12-1 (by Knights of Columbus) TRINITY LUTHERAN Church Food Pantry in Rocky Point at 716 NY-25A on Tues. 10-12PM, Thurs. 4- 5PM & Sat. 10-12PM. TAKE AWAY LUNCH Mondays 1PM at CHRIST EPISCOPAL Church on Barnum St. in Port Jeff. LUNCH-TO-GO at ST. PAUL LUTHERAN Church 309 Patchogue Rd. Port Jeff. Tues. - Thurs. 1-1:30PM. A hot meal and groceries at FIRST PRESBYTERIAN Church in Port Jeff. Village (corner of Main St. & South St.) Friday’s from 4-5:30PM. To-Go Hot Meal here at St. Gerard’s on Thursdays from 4pm to 5pm. The Long Island Cares mobile food pantry van is in the parking lot of Comsewogue library, 170 Terryville Road, PJS, from 10–11 a.m on the second Wednesday of each month.

Food is also available at GIVE KIDS HOPE at 1506 Main Street in Port Jeff. Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat 11-5pm. The phone number is 631-538-5287. LI CARES offers monthly food distribution for veterans. Their number is 631-582-FOOD.

Regular Food Pantry Needs Helpful Phone Numbers: Soup L.I. Women’s Coalition: 631-666-8833 Victims Information Bureau of Suffolk: 631-360-3606 Canned Chicken Child Abuse: 631-439-0480 Laundry Detergent Brighter Tomorrow: 631-395-1800 Shampoo/Conditioner The Retreat (Hotline for Domestic Violence): 631-329-2200 Birthright: 631-821-9727 or 1-800-550-4900 Pasta Sauce Catholic Charities (Food Stamp Info): 631-789-9546 Canned Pasta Fidelis (Family Health Plus): 1-888-343-3547 Jelly Good Shepherd Hospice: 631-376-3758 Hope House Ministries: 631-473-6030 Coffee Alcoholics Anonymous 24-Hour Hotline: 631-669-1124 Drinks Suicide Prevention: 1-800-SUICIDE Soap Women’s Help Line: 631-698-2074 Narcotics Anonymous: 631-689-6262 Shaving Cream RESPONSE: 631-751-7500 Thank you for your generosity! Gambler’s Anonymous Hotline: 1-855-222-5542

September 5, 2021 Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time 5 Mass Intentions for the Week of Stewardship Report September 6 - September 12 Last Week’s Collection $7,497 Monday, September 6 9:00am Victor Macaluso

Tuesday, September 7 9:00am Joseph Salvetti, Sr.

Wednesday, September 8(Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary) 9:00am Jacalyn Boyajian, Madeline Tebault, Please continue your weekly offertory support, Gary Montfort whether sending your envelopes via mail to our

parish office or making an online donation Thursday, September 9 (St. Peter Claver) 9:00am Charles Jones, Jr. through Online Giving.

Friday, September 10 If you haven't set up your offerings to be given 9:00am The Intentions of Susana Auguero online you can go to our website:

Saturday, September 11 (In Honor of Blessed Virgin www.stgmajella.org Mary) 5:00pm Antonio Betro, John Grilli, George Renz, Ruth Provenzano, Kenneth Wedding Banns Murphy, the Intentions of Emily & Blake White Our parish family is happy to announce the following upcoming wedding: Sunday, September 12 8:00am Anthony Betro Sept. 10, 2021 10:00am The Living & Deceased Members of St. Gerard’s Knights of Columbus Stephanie Jacobs & Michael Russell 12:00pm Colleen Rome (St. Gerard Majella) (St. Joseph’s Church) Prayers for the Sick Third Time All the sick and residents of Atria, St Joseph’s Village Sept. 17, 2021 Woodhaven Adult Home & Nursing Home & Jefferson’s Ferry, Timothy Barz & Mollie Vita Sabrina Glass, Frank Perugini, Alice Fazio, Thomas Marinus, , Angela Perdomo, Teng-Chen Chan., Angie Daly, Edward Second Time Mussini., Andrew Allves, Judy Grob, Joleen Rivera Melendez, Dr. Kenneth Nuss, Len Lambert, ,Baby Adalynn Chambers., Rita Tepe, Ann Dellow, John Hewitt, Chuck Croner, Edward Lynch, Margaret Laramore., John Flanagan., Valentina Castaneda, Alice Fazio, John Duffy Sr., Gerard Malerba. Barbara Forbes, Linda Tesone, Scott Ward., Cecilia Bono & Family, David Reardon, Augie Fernandez., Ines Diaz, Fernan Nevenschwander, Joanna We pray for all recently deceased, Freriks, Luke John Carusillo, Sandy Barrios, Joseph Gaffney, Jack Lanphear, Thomas Retzlaff, Anthony Divona Jr., , Glenn remembering especially Joseph Bosak , Bill Greulich., Glenn Davis, Billy Cruz, Erin Whitehead, Napolitano and Joan Kaspar, may Julie Sandorfi, Josephine Farren, Sam Stallone., Brittany Knox, they find eternal rest and joy. Dolores Andersen, Charles Kaiser, Carole Anzini, Robert Rondello, Raymond Fradella, Charles Kaiser, Donald Derham. , Dante Margorella.

6 September 5, 2021 Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Lobby Bookcase Knights of Columbus We have a lending book area in A wonderful Catholic organization that helps the lobby. Please stop by and support charitable causes throughout the year in borrow a book to take home and our church as well as the community. To learn read. more please call Kevin Coco at 631-839-6333.

Columbiettes Low-Gluten Hosts A Catholic women’s organization that helps Yes, we have low-gluten hosts. If support the Knights and our Church community. you are in need of these please Meetings are once a month. We volunteer and host see the sacristan or Priest fundraisers. If you would like to join, please before Mass. contact Jennifer at 631-473-2900 or email: [email protected].

Our Parish Mission Statement: Formed by God’s word and nourished at the Eucharist, we strive to be faithful witnesses to Jesus Christ by handing on the Catholic faith to our families and community and serving those in need.

RCIA Christian Initiation of Adults

Are you an adult thinking of becoming part of the Catholic community and completing your sacraments? Call Joe Kimmerling 631-736-6121

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WE INVITE YOU TO REGISTER YOUR FAMILY Instagram.com/sgmparish WITH OUR PARISH Are you new to our parish? Have you been Facebook.com/SGMthriftshop/ participating in our parish but never registered? Do you need to update your contact information or add a family member? Instagram.com/sgmthriftshop Both registration or family update forms are available in our church office 631-473-2900 or on YouTube Channel-St. Gerard Majella Parish our website: www.stgmajella.org

September 5, 2021 Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time 7 Breaking Open the Word

Reflecting on next Sunday’s Gospel before you come to Mass can bring so much more meaning to your experience of the Liturgy. Here’s the Gospel for next Sunday. How does this Gospel touch your life?

Reflection Questions

September 12, 2021 • What did Jesus ask His disciples? What did Peter answer when Jesus asked who the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time disciples thought He was?

Mk 8:27-35 • What does Jesus tell His disciples next? Who objects to this? How does Jesus respond? Then what does Jesus tell His disciples? Jesus and his disciples set out for the villages of Caesarea Philippi. Along the way he asked his • Quite understandably, Peter didn’t recognize disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” this second part of Jesus’ teaching as good They said in reply, “John the Baptist, others news. How might we understand what Jesus Elijah, still others one of the prophets.” And he teaches in today’s Gospel as good news? asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter said to him in reply, “You are the • Do you sometimes forget to let God be God for Christ.” Then he warned them not to tell anyone you? That is, do you sometimes get about him. He began to teach them that the Son discouraged because God doesn't act in your of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by world in the ways that you expect? Pray that the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, you will remember that God is always working and be killed, and rise after three days. He for the world's salvation in ways that are spoke this openly. Then Peter took him aside beyond your imagination. and began to rebuke him. At this he turned around and, looking at his disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.” He summoned the crowd with his disciples and said to them, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and that of the gospel will save it.”

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*We are no longer livestreaming our Masses but you can still watch Mass at home through the Catholic Faith Network.

Our Parish office and thrift shop/barn will be closed Monday, September 6th, in observance of Labor day.

September 5, 2021 Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time 9 Business at our thrift shop & barn is thriving — great news for our Outreach Ministry! However, with increased business comes an increased need for volunteers. Come join the men & women staff in our barn! We are looking to add to our barn staff on: Monday 1-4pm and Thursday 1-4pm Love to organize and make things look beautiful? Then this may be the volunteer opportunity you’ve been looking for! At our barn you will work both inside & out assisting donors and customers; cleaning, sorting/pricing merchandise; and working the cash register. NO HEAVY LIFTING REQUIRED.

If interested, please contact Denise: [email protected] Or, call during Parish Office Hours: (631) 473-2900 Or, stop by during Thrift Shop/Barn Business Hours: M-TH 10-4; F 10-2

The Thrift Shop & Barn Will Be Closed Monday, September 6 In Observance of Labor Day. SOCCER CHALLENGE

Sponsored by St. Gerard Majella, Knights of Columbus

Open to Girls and Boys, ages 9 to 14

Test your skills

WHEN: Saturday, September 18, 2021

9 AM to 1 PM

WHERE: Terryville Road School

QUESTIONS: Contact Bill Carriero - - [email protected] INSPIRE

Holy Hour & Youth Night

Doors open @ 7pm

For teens in grades 8-12

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DRVCYOUTH.ORG Are you wondering how to become involved in the Parish? Not much extra time to commit? Consider becoming a Eucharistic Minister. Local training is provided as well as mandatory training for EMs through the Diocese. EMs must be Confirmed & 16 years or older. Please consider joining this important Ministry. If you are interested, please contact the office. All EMs need to have a letter from Fr. Greg .

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTER of HOLY COMMUNION Training Opportunities—Fall 2021 This training is required for all those who are beginning as Ministers. This “BASIC” training is required for all Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. Those who wish to minister in hospitals, nursing homes and to the homebound are required to attend “SPECIALIZED” training in addition to BASIC training. One must attend BASIC training prior to SPECIALIZED training. Plans for SPECIALIZED training will be communicated in a separate memo.

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