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St. Boniface Roman

Established 1898 ~ Sea Cliff, New York

Serving the people of God in Sea Cliff, Glen Head, Glenwood Landing, Glen Cove and surrounding communities.

Reverend Kevin J. Dillon, Pastor

We are a pilgrim people on a journey toward the Kingdom of God.

Join us!

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: August 2, 2020

Parish Address: 145 Glen Avenue Sea Cliff, New York 11579 Phone: 516-676-0676; Fax: 516-674-6742 [email protected]; www.saintboniface.org www.facebook.com/StBonifaceMartyr/

Office Hours: 10am-2pm Monday - Friday; 9am-12pm Saturday.

Church Hours: 8am-2:30pm Monday - Friday; 8am-6pm Saturday; 9am-1pm Sunday.

Masses: 8am Monday through Saturday. Saturday 5pm; Sunday: 9am, 10:30am;12pm

Confession: Saturday 4pm-4:45pm in the Parish Center. See page 2.

Rosary Garden: Open daily dawn to dusk.

St. Vincent de Paul Society: If you know of any parishioners needing assistance, please call Linda Zavaro at 516-676-0676 x124 and leave a message with contact information. A Vincentian will call them.

Parish Outreach Pantry: If you know He said the blessing, broke the loaves, of any parishioners in need of food, please and gave them to the disciples, call Jody Fleischmann and Meagher at who in turn gave them to the crowds. 516-676-0676 x125 and leave the person’s They all ate and were satisfied. name, address and number. Food will be Matthew 14:19c-20 delivered to them safely.

2 Monday, August 3 Liturgy Schedule Jer 28:1-17; Ps 119:29-102; Matt 4:4; Matt 14:22-36 8am Mass Intention: Anna May Moore

10:30am Sunday Mass at St. Boniface: Tuesday, August 4: St. John Vianney www.facebook.com/StBonifaceMartyr/ Jer 30:1-22; Ps 102:16-23; John 1:49; Matt 15:1-14 8am Mass Intention: Anna Ferguson Catholic Faith Network: CFNtv.org (On Demand and Live), Optimum 29/137, Verizon 296 Wednesday, August 5: St. Mary Major Dedication of Jer 31:1-7; Jer 31:10-13; Luke 7:16; Matt 15:21-28 Please Pray for our Deceased: William Katsikas 8am Mass Intention: Anniversary of Maureen (deceased) and Bob Murphy 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time: August 2, 2020 Thursday, August 6: Feast of The Transfiguration Isa 55:1-3; Ps 145:8-18; Rom 8:35-39; Mt 14:13-21 Dan 7:9-14; Ps 97:1-9; 2 Peter 1:16-19; Matt 17:1-9

8am Mass Intention: Caliolo 5pm Mass: Presider: Fr. Perera First Friday, August 7: St. Cajetan 9am Mass. Presider: Fr. Azubuike Nah 2:1-7; Deut 32:35-41; Matt 5:10; Matt 16:24-28 8am Mass Intention: Ralph Marra 10:30am Mass. Presider: Fr. Perera Intentions: William Katsikas, Jean-Baptiste Jasmin Saturday, August 8: St. Dominic Hab 1:12-2:4; Ps 9:8-13; 2 Tim 1:10; Matt 17:14-20 12pm Mass. Presider: Fr. Kevin 8am Mass Intention: Charles Gonder Intention: Parishioners Confession 4pm-4:45pm. Confessor: Fr. Perera

Opening Hymn: Faith of Our Fathers

3 The LORD is just in all his ways Prayers & Readings and holy in all his works. The LORD is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth. PRAYER TO ST. St. Michael the , defend us in battle. R. The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers Be our defense against the wickedness and snares all our needs. of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts READING 2: Romans 8:35-39 by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, Brothers and sisters: What will separate us and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the from the love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress, world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword? No, in all these things we conquer CONFITEOR overwhelmingly through him who loved us. I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, and sisters, that I have greatly sinned in my nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, thoughts and in my words, in what I have done nor future things, nor powers, nor height, and in what I have failed to do; through my fault, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able through my fault, through my most grievous fault; to separate us from the love of God in Christ therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-, all the Jesus our Lord. Angels and , and you, my brothers : Matthew 14:13-21 and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God. - © 2020 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. When Jesus heard of the death of John Used with permission. www.mycatholic.life the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. The crowds heard of this and READING 1: 55:1-3 followed him on foot from their towns. Thus says the LORD: All you who are thirsty, When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, come to the water! You who have no money, his heart was moved with pity for them, and he come, receive grain and eat; Come, without cured their sick. When it was evening, paying and without cost, drink wine and milk! the disciples approached him and said, “This is Why spend your money for what is not bread; a deserted place and it is already late; dismiss your wages for what fails to satisfy? Heed me, the crowds so that they can go to the villages and you shall eat well, you shall delight in rich and buy food for themselves.” Jesus said to them, fare. Come to me heedfully, listen, that you may “There is no need for them to go away; give them have life. I will renew with you the everlasting some food yourselves.” But they said to him, covenant, the benefits assured to David. “Five loaves and two fish are all we have here.” Then he said, “Bring them here to me, ” and he PSALM 145:8-18: R. The hand of the Lord ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. feeds us; he answers all our needs. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke The LORD is gracious and merciful, the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who slow to anger and of great kindness. in turn gave them to the crowds. They all ate and The LORD is good to all were satisfied, and they picked up the fragments and compassionate toward all his works. left over—twelve wicker baskets full. Those who R. The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers ate were about five thousand men, not counting all our needs. women and children.

The eyes of all look hopefully to you, - www.USCCB. All rights reserved. Used with permission. and you give them their food in due season; Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United you open your hand and satisfy States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, the desire of every living thing. 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International R. The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. all our needs.

4 Let Us Pray Stewardship

For Our Deceased: William Katsikas Sunday Donations Thank you for your Stewardship Donation of $4770 For Our Sick and $219 for Maintenance & Repair. This week there Lucia Alonso, William Anderson, Brandon Arena, will be a second collection for Air Conditioning. Charlie Brackenridge, Richard Brown, Camille Costa, Month of July Faith Direct Donations Therese Curry, Carmela DelGaudio, Garcia, Stewardship: $13,577 (4 weeks) Gary Gullo, Mary Jo Hauser, Cecelia Hernandez, Maintenance & Repair: $943; One Time Gifts: $1,225 Sairah Khan, Abby Kolkhorst, Toni Lauria, 100 families now participating Georgia Leim, Bruce McGhee, Bobbi McDonald, ($3,347 per week for Faith Direct Stewardship) Janet McKinnon, Michelle Martone, Kenneth Moore, John Moran, Fr. Daniel Nash, Kim Occhiogrosso, St. Boniface Martyr Church is sustained by the John Orozco, Michelle Perone, Danielle Robinson, generosity of parishioners through time, talent and Tom Ryan, Jr., Abagail Salva, Pat Sawicki, treasure. For all that you do, thank you! Vincenza Scire, Anna Fiora Seda, Katrina Stern, Please support our advertisers who make this Sunday Steven Taibbi, Steven Tipton, Eric Tyrkko, bulletin possible. Glenn Van Pelt, Sr., Joe Vulpis, Lisa Vulpis, Scott Warner. Dear Parishioners, Requests for inclusion on the sick list must be made Thank you for your by an immediate family member through Fr. Kevin. generosity! For Our Military During the coronavirus Lieutenant Melissa Buffa & Lieutenant Travis Buffa lockdown our Sunday Lance CPL Matthew B. Christman collection averaged $2,500 Second Lieutenant Mario Coronel, US Army per week. Since public masses Second Lieutenant Matthew Coronel, US Army were reinstated, our Sunday Flight Lieutenant Joseph Doyle collections have greatly US Marine Lance CPO Philip W. Grella, III increased. Thank you! Many Jake A. Hojnowski, Sailor E-3, US Navy thanks also to those of you who continue to mail in your Lance CPL Gregory Knox envelopes and donations, and to those of you enrolled in Sgt. Christian Lada, US Army Faith Direct. Your contributions help to sustain Christian Pace Laderer, MMN3, US Navy St. Boniface Martyr Church. Private First Class Ignazio LaManna, US Army Can’t come to Church? Did you know that you may Private First Class Vincent S. LaManna, Jr., US Army participate virtually in the Offertory Collection? Just Lieutenant Brian McMenamin click on the Faith Direct link in the comments area Lieutenant Ian McMenamin during the Sunday Facebook mass, or anytime on our Private First Class Joshua McMillan Facebook page www.facebook.com/StBonifaceMartyr/ Lieutenant Michael R. Ragusa, USN or at www.saintboniface.org. Through Faith Direct you SPC Jennifer Sinski, US Army can make your donations automatically from your Ensign Joseph Varello, USN checking account or credit card. It’s secure, simple and Lieutenant Commander Drew Whitting, US Navy convenient for you and your church. You can sign up Sgt. Luke Whitting, US Army from your computer or smartphone for a recurring Captain Christina Merrick-Wright donation, make a one-time gift or request a mass Captain Bradley Wright, US Army. intention. Don’t have a smartphone or computer? Just call Special Assistance: “Your surplus at the present time Faith Direct at 866-507-8757 toll free from your should supply their needs so that their surplus may in turn landline. Someone from Faith Direct will assist you.

one day supply your need.” (II Cor 8:14). Thank you again for your generous donations and for Stewardship provides assistance for the less using Faith Direct to support your church. fortunate. Please place your “surplus” in an envelope marked Special Assistance and Fr. Kevin will see it May God bless you and your loved ones! helps “supply their needs.” Please pray about what In His Name, Jesus is asking of you. Fr. Kevin Dillon, Pastor

5 News & Notes Prepare the Word

Second Banns of Marriage Share the Food Lorenz Michael Bracco I don’t know how she did it. My mom did all the and Samantha Michelle Henriquez cooking. Her mother, Nona, never cooked. Her sister, St. Boniface Martyr Church, Sea Cliff Zia Maria, showed up just in time to put on an apron attempting to steal some of the compliments. Religious Education Registration 2020-21 Everyone knew better. With a family of only sons, Please visit www.saintboniface.org for updated mom could rely on precious little help from us other information in light of COVID. Registration for online than setting the table and staying out of her classes is happening now. Please register as soon as way. And all this before the invention of microwave possible. Email Karen Croce at [email protected] ovens, non-stick pans, and big freezers. Eight with questions or for a form. courses or more from kitchen to table—all her doing. Confessions: Saturdays 4pm-4:45pm in the Parish Hours later with the meal over, Mom and other Center. Wait on the porch socially distanced. women did the dishes while the men napped and we Masks required. Face-to-Face Confession only, kids played in the yard or up in our with plexiglass separating priest and penitent. bedrooms. When time came for folks to leave, each was given a bag carefully filled amazingly with Mass: 8am Mondays through Saturdays. Seating leftovers from each of the courses, enough for a in side pews and first two center pews on the left. number of meals over the next few days. And there Sunday: 5pm Saturday; 9am10:30am,12pm Sunday. would still be enough in our refrigerator to get us Church Entry via main doors. Masks Required. through the rest of the week as well, which was a good thing because Mom was exhausted to the Bathrooms closed. bone. Communion: Come forward masked and socially The years passed. Nona died, then my father and distanced. After you say Amen, step aside and aunt. My brothers married. At some point my consume the host. You may receive on the tongue by sisters-in-law would help mom by bringing some of kneeling and removing your mask. the courses. She didn’t mind, even when the meals The Diocese strongly encourages the sick or switched to their homes. Mom was happy the vulnerable due to age or health conditions to tradition would continue. Jesus fed the multitude remain at home and view Mass on TV or on line. leaving 12 baskets left over (one for each of the apostles to share), teaching them to continue what Sunday Mass dispensation is effect indefinitely. The 10:30am Sunday Mass is live on Facebook. he had begun. No one should go hungry. Let us continue the sharing today. - Fr . Dominic Grassi . Otherwise watch Catholic Faith Network: Optimum 29/137, Verizon 296, CFNtv.org (On Demand or Printed with permission from PrepareTheWord.com Live).

PLEASE HELP SUPPORT THE INN The INN,( the Interfaith Nutrition Network), has been serving the homeless and the poor here on Long Island since 1983. During these difficult times they have made great efforts to continue their work. At the Mary Brennan INN in Hempstead, volunteers prepare and wrap hundreds of meals daily to be given on the "go", as they are not able to serve in the INN dining room under the present conditions. The shelters that house homeless men, women, and children, pose a special challenge for the INN, as distancing is impossible. Staff and volunteers are challenged with sanitizing surfaces daily.

In speaking with Jean Kelly ,(the executive director of the INN), there is a great need for the following items: Pampers , new underwear for men, women and children, toothpaste, toilet paper, deodorant, etc.

If you can supply any of these items, please call: Andrew DiSalvo at 516 759 3370. I will make arrangements to pick items up, or you can bring them to my home in Sea Cliff. Thank you and God bless you.

6 Sixtus III built this basilica after the (431) decreed that Mary is the Mother of God Take Five for Faith incarnate (Theotokas). The theology is important. Once again, the church makes clear that Jesus was both divine and human. Thus, we believe in the Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will sacredness of human life, and we look to Mary’s deepen and grow a day at a time. unflinching love, as God-bearer and first , for Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: August 2 inspiration.

August is National Water Quality Month, which may Thursday, August 6 not sound exciting, or even like a religious issue. Yet FEAST OF THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD the sacred character of water is attested from the The story of Jesus’ Transfiguration is important Creation story, in which God’s Spirit hovers over the enough to be part of Matthew, Mark, and Luke's waters, during the corrective flood in ’s time, at , and the Feast of the Transfiguration has been the Red Sea’s freedom crossing, up to the cleansing celebrated since the ninth century and officially on sign of Baptism. Isaiah issues the divine invitation: the Roman Catholic calendar since the mid-15th Come to the water! But what if that water is risky to century. This emphasis points toward our deep drink, as it is for some of our nation’s citizens and a human longing for transcendence, for a glimpse of sizeable percentage of the world population? Support divine light such as that experienced by Peter, James, clean water projects, because water is life. and John. What can you do today to open yourself up Monday, August 3 to Jesus’ light? Perhaps pray for the gift of perception, Jesus’ mother Mary has many titles—one of them is of receptivity to God’s presence.

Our Lady, Star of the Sea. Under this name, she is a Friday, August 7 protector of seafarers. But Mary is a guiding star for MEMORIAL OF ST. CAJETAN, PRIEST all of us as we seek her son through the storms of life. Since the first followers of Jesus, the church has had wrote: “If the winds of its struggles, but always, the Holy Spirit keeps the temptation arise; if you are driven upon the rocks of church faithful. Courageous people in every age rise tribulation look to the star, call on Mary. If you are up to lead renewal within the church. In the early tossed upon the waves of pride, of ambition, of envy, 1500s, that person was Cajetan, who felt the pain of of rivalry, look to the star, call on Mary.” Don’t lose the Body of Christ and dedicated himself to doing sight of her, and you won’t lose your way to Christ. something about it. With friends, he founded a group Tuesday, August 4 of clergy dedicated to trusting in God’s providence MEMORIAL OF ST. JOHN VIANNEY, PRIEST and claiming no property nor money from the Most male Catholic saints were priests. Some were people—the opposite of clergy at the time who were priests whose great intellect sparked important becoming wealthy off the backs of the people. In time, theological concepts. Others traveled to exotic places the same church that Cajetan sought to reform to teach about Christ. Still others died as courageous recognized him as a saint. Who are the courageous . But the French saint John Vianney— ones in your life who help you stay faithful? Draw commonly known as the Cure of Ars—became a saint strength from them to help institute necessary simply by being an ordinary, but extraordinarily reforms in our time.

dedicated, parish priest. In French, the word cure Saturday, August 8 means “pastor,” or one who is "charged with the care MEMORIAL OF ST. DOMINIC, PRIEST of souls." Vianney cared for thousands of souls who Listening is the first step in preaching sought spiritual healing in the confessional, where he Into a 13th-century world where few knew basic spent up to 16 hours a day. Seek ordinary ways to be theology, and wealthy, mediocre preachers traveled holy today. with retinues, Dominic brought dramatic change. He Wednesday, August 5 encouraged his friars to study the essentials of the faith, DEDICATION OF THE BASILICA OF ST. MARY MAJOR preach eloquently, live simply on what they could beg, and How many papal basilicas are there in Rome? leave enclosed monasteries to reach out to people where St. Peters gets primary attention, but actually there they saw the need. By putting himself amid people, are three more, each with its own rich history, Dominic found opportunities to brilliantly counter the including St. Paul Outside the Walls and St. John Albigensian heresy, a popular dualism that saw spirit as Lateran. The one whose dedication we celebrate good, matter as evil, and denied the Incarnation. Take time to hear what others are saying so that you are sure today, St. Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore) pays to respond as Dominic did with the gospel of love that homage to Mary our mother and her role in the life of promotes the dignity of all. her son. - Printed with permission from PrepareTheWord.com.

7 I have asked the Lord for one thing. Final Profession Journal One thing only do I want, to live in the house St. Boniface Martyr Church of the Lord all the days of my life. is honoring Psalm 27:4 Sr. Edith Elvis Obodo, SJS, as she prepares for her Final Religious Profession in Nigeria on October 10, 2020.

Parishioners may congratulate her by placing an ad in her Final Profession Journal by August 31. Prices are; $60 for a full page, $30 for a half page; $15 for a quarter page. Checks may be made payable to “Sisters of Jesus the Saviour” and mailed along with your message to: Sr. Elvis c/o St. Boniface Church 145 Glen Avenue, Sea Cliff, NY 11579 If you have any questions, please email Sister at [email protected].

God Bless you!

Parish Information

Registration Pastor: Rev. Kevin J. Dillon; [email protected] We welcome new members to our parish family. Associate Pastor: Fr. Chinthaka Perera; Please contact the office. [email protected] Baptism In Residence: Fr. Azubuike Igwegbe Please contact the office to arrange an interview and Deacon: Tom Fox: 516-676-0676 x 126; class. Godparents must have received the [email protected] Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation) and live in harmony with the The Sisters of Jesus the Saviour: 676-0676 x101 Catholic Church. Music & Liturgy: Jeffrey Schneider; 676-0676 x105; [email protected] Matrimony Engaged couples are to call the parish office Business & Finance: Eileen Krieb; 676-0676 x 110; before any other arrangements are made. [email protected] A minimum of six months is needed. Religious Education: Karen Croce 516-671-0418 or email [email protected]. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) An ongoing process of formation for those Youth Ministry/Community Development: interested in becoming Catholic. Email Belinda Basaca Zeitlin 516-676-0676 x123; Jane Serpico at [email protected] or call the [email protected] parish office at 516-676-0676 x130. Administration: 516-676-0676 x 0; [email protected]. Nina Kim: Mon/Thu/Fri; Bereavement Support Group Joan Schiller: Tu/Wed; Sr. Maximillian Paul, SJS: Sat. Call David Meagher at 516-676-0676 x131. Webmaster: Robert Lynch; www.saintboniface.org; CYO [email protected]; text/call 516-782-7494 Call Kevin Kelly at 516-676-0676 x 122. Bulletin Editor: Julie Byrne x128. Deadline:10am Diocese of Rockville Centre Monday. Email [email protected] after 50 North Park Ave., Rockville Centre, NY 11571 approval from Fr. Kevin. Mass intentions received 516-678-5800; or www.drvc.org after the deadline will not appear in the bulletin.