Church of (516)the 354-0359 Holy Spirit August 4, 2019 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

MASS SCHEDULE BAPTISMS Saturday: Vigil Mass 5:00 PM Baptisms are held on the second Sunday, and Sunday: 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, fourth Saturday, of the month. 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM Please contact: Deacon John Hogan at: [email protected] Monday Through Saturday: 8:30 AM to make arrangements for your child’s baptism Holy Days: As announced SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY CONFESSIONS Arrangements must be made at least one year Saturday: 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM to the ceremony and before arrangements are made for the reception.

Please contact: Fr. Grieco at [email protected]

16 South 6th Street, Rectory Hours Church Hours New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Monday – Thursday: 9 AM to 8 PM Monday - Thursday: 7 AM - 8 PM Rectory Phone: 516-354-0359 Saturday: 9 AM to 5 PM Friday: 7 AM - 5 PM Fax: 516-354-2611 Closed on Fridays and Sundays Saturday: 7 AM - 6:15 PM Website: www.holyspiritnhp.com Sunday: 7 AM to 2 PM A SHORT AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MY LIFE By Fr. Binoy

“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.” (Ps 136:1).

Dear Friends in the Lord,

It is a pleasure for me to tell you about my life and the diocese in which I work. When writing a biography of ourselves, we realize that our life is a gift of God. I would like to narrate the story of my life in a nutshell. I am the second child among the six children of my parents. My parents are alive, but my youngest brother passed away at the age of 10 due to illness. Now I have two brothers and two sisters. My parents were laborers, and struggled to raise us, as a result. My elder sister, Mercy, is a nun. She belongs to a named Sisters of Adoration of the (SABS). Though I completed my 10th Grade in 1988, I couldn’t continue with my studies due to compelling family problems. Like my parents, I too became a laborer. Being a laborer as a young boy was a painful experience.

One day, as I was working in a rubber shop I received a phone call from the Provincial Superior of my sister. She asked me whether I was interested in visiting Nagaland, the state where my sister has been working. Though it is 2,311 miles away from my home town, I immediately accepted the invitation, and within three days got ready for the journey. I started my journey by train on January 26, 1995. I reached Dimapur, the commercial city of Nagaland, on January 30. It was a long and tedious trip. When I arrived, I was taken to a remote parish by a nun from my sister’s congregation, who introduced me to the parish priest. He asked me about my qualifications and told me to teach in a village school of the parish situated far away from the parish. I hesitated to teach in the school because I was not told about it before leaving my hometown, and, the classes were taught in English, which I was not able to speak. So, he allowed me to stay in the parish for six months to learn English, then sent me to a village called Mopong, where the school was situated.

The village school was up to 6th grade and had around 160 students. There were six villages in that neighborhood. Most of the villagers were living in extreme poverty.

2 Each year a number of students and people died due to malaria, jaundice, typhoid and pneumonia. There was no hospital in that area, so people depended mostly on priests and sisters for their medicine. A sister (who was also a nurse), as well as a priest, visited us once a month. They would leave us with some medicines that we would give to the people. Life was going on in this way for me. I realized in this village that there were many people who were living in very deplorable conditions. I used to think, what can I do for them? This, as well as the fear of getting sick, made me pray to God every day. One day as I was reading the Bible, Jeremiah 29:11, it struck me. “I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for.”

I never thought of becoming a priest before coming to Nagaland. The reading of Jeremiah 29:11, as well as my life in that particular village with the people, gave me a desire to become a priest and work for these brothers and sisters of mine. So, in 1996, I wrote an application to the Rector of the seminary expressing my desire to join the seminary and become a priest. I was denied entry, since the diocese had been planning to stop taking candidates from outside the state as there were sufficient local vocations. The following year, I approached once again, with the support of some priests, and finally I was granted permission to enter into seminary life. Consequently, I joined the seminary on June 13, 1997, at the age of 25. It took 13 long years for me to become a priest. I was ordained a priest on January 4, 2010, and was appointed as an Assistant Pastor in the parish where I worked as a teacher. It was a home coming experience for me. A number of times during rainy season we used to go to the villages on foot, which were 20 to 30 miles away from the parish, for Holy Eucharist. The life there was really challenging, but at the same time fulfilling. During my stay, a small village consisting of 30 families accepted the Catholic faith. After three years of living there, I was transferred to the minor seminary as Dean of Studies in 2013. I worked there for two years and was then transferred to another parish, as an Assistant Pastor in 2015. Then in 2017, I was sent to Rome for studies. In Rome, I did my Licentiate in Pastoral Theology of Human Mobility (Theology of Migration) in the Pontifical University of Urbaniana.

Last year, when my bishop visited Holy Spirit he requested Rev. Fr. Grieco accommodate me in this parish for a few months. Rev. Fr. Grieco accepted my bishop’s request, and now I am here in this lovely parish. I am grateful to Rev. Fr. Grieco, and all of you, for your acceptance of me.

God Bless You All,

Fr. Binoy

3 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

ATTENTION ALL VIRTUS TRAINED

Over the next few months, Holy Spirit will be reviewing its The Holy Spirit Players are having auditions records to ensure we have all for the musical the paperwork required by the “Beauty and the Beast” Diocese’s Office for the Protection of Children/Young People, for all ALL PARTS ARE OPEN our Virtus trained volunteers who are still actively involved in the Performance dates are: November 15, 16 & 17th parish.

Auditions will be held at 7:00 PM If any paperwork is missing, you in Holy Spirit Auditorium will be contacted. on the following dates:

Tuesday, August 13, Thank you in advance for your Thursday, August 15, and cooperation. Tuesday, August 20.

PLEASE COME AND AUDITION FOR THIS PARISH OFFERING FOR LAST WEEK: JULY 28, 2019 “TALE AS OLD AS TIME” $8,713 Marilyn McClean Your kindhearted generosity to Holy Spirit Church is Director very much appreciated.

Teen Movie Night

Save the Date:

The next teen movie night will be held on Sunday, August 25 at 7:00 PM

If you have suggestions for a movie, email Bob Hodgson at [email protected], and Monica Gannon at [email protected].

4 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Holy Spirit’s Annual 9/11 Mass will be held Sunday, September 8, 2019 at 11:00 AM

If you have a loved one that you would like to have remembered during this special mass of remembrance, please email their names to Monica Gannon at [email protected], no later than September 3. Thank you!

Mass intentions are still The Diocese of Rockville Centre available for 2019. Golden Wedding Anniversary Liturgy Honoring Couples Married Fifty Years We would like to fill these before opening the 2020 Mass book. This Fall, couples who have been married fifty years will be honored at a Mass on Sunday, Please come to the Rectory, during November 3, 2019, at Maria Regina Roman regular office hours, to request in Seaford. Mass will begin a Mass intention for any of the remaining dates available in 2019. at 2:00 p.m. Bishop Andrzej Zglejszewski will preside. Thank you! Registration forms and complete instructions can be obtained at the rectory. Space is limited, Sacrament of Confirmation registration will be accepted on a first come first Fall 2019 served basis. The forms can also be found on our website Save the Date! www.drvc-faith.org. If you have any questions, For those receiving the Sacrament of you may call 516-678-5800, extension 223. Confirmation at Holy Spirit this fall, it will be celebrated on 125th Anniversary Photo Album

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 A copy of the 125th Anniversary photo album is available for each family, or at 3:00 p.m. individual, who had their photo taken for the album. Bulletin Announcements To pick up your copy, please stop Send all bulletin requests to both: by the rectory Tuesdays through [email protected] Thursdays, between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. cc: [email protected] Extra copies are not available The deadline for the bulletin is for purchase at this time. Monday at 10:00 AM.

5 Free Pre-K Religious Education Classes Have Been Added, Starting in September!

Holy Spirit is now offering FREE classes for children of Pre-K & Kindergarten age!!! (4 years old as of December 1, 2019)

Classes will meet with Mrs. Cooney on Sunday mornings, after the 9:30 Mass, and the class will last 60 minutes. We will talk about the Gospel, the Mass, the life of Jesus, AND we will be doing crafts & songs!

Contact Mr. Bob at 354-0359 extension 132, or by email at [email protected]. (Note: Office of Religious Education will be closed August 8 – 12)

AND, did I mention it was free?

Give us a call to start your registration.

6 Parish Ministries News

Respect Life Committee Coordinator: Florence Scarinci Actions Have Consequences

We teach our children that their choices have consequences. Eat too much, gain weight. Don’t get enough sleep, can’t function the next day. Don’t study, fail the test. Don’t brush your teeth, get cavities. Drive over the speed limit, get an expensive ticket, maybe cause an accident. The smallest decisions and the biggest ones have ramifications. So why is it that women are told that abortion, in many cases a surgical procedure, is no big deal? It is true that some women can walk away from an abortion, put it in the past and out of their minds. But many cannot.

These women suffer the consequences of their choice: feelings of loss, emptiness, guilt, loss of self esteem for not having courage to resist pressure and stand up for beliefs, sometimes eating disorders, depression, anxiety, inability to enter into a new relationship, even thoughts of suicide. And these symptoms persist for years. These effects have been scientifically and objectively studied by several institutions among them the Elliot Institute, a non-profit organization founded in 1988 to conduct original, objective research on the impact, both psychological and physical, of abortion.

For those women suffering what has come to be called, Post Abortion Syndrome (PAS), there is hope and healing. There are several groups that offer weekend retreats, study groups, and other resources that allow them to face their choice, repent of it, and experience God’s forgiveness and mercy.

If you know of anyone who is suffering, please refer them to one of the following: Entering Canaan: enteringcanaan.com, [email protected] Long Island Life Center: (631) 243-0066 Lumina-Hope and Healing after Abortion: (877) 586-4621 Project Rachel: HopeAfterAbortion.org Rachel’s Vineyard: rachelsvineyard.org, (877) HOPE FOR ME or (877) 467-3463 Sisters of Life: sistersoflife.org, (866) 575-0075

Holy Spirit Social Ministry Attention All Parish Our needs for the pantry this week are: Ministries Cold Cereal, canned vegetables (except peas), Beginning in September, a different parish shelf stable milk, Pasta Sauce, (cans & jars), ministry will be highlighted in the bulletin, Beans, (white, red, black, etc.), so our parishioners will be more familiar and personal items, such as tooth paste, deodorant, with the work of our ministries. If you are shampoo, toilet paper, etc. the chair/leader of a ministry and have not yet submitted the information requested Thank you for your continued support! below, thank you for sending to Monica Gannon at [email protected]:

Youth Ministry • Roster of your members • Short paragraph highlighting some If you are a teenager in grades 8, 9 or 10, and information about your ministry, would like more information about joining including contact information Holy Spirit’s Youth Ministry, please contact • Photograph of your group (if available) Mr. Bob at [email protected].

7 Mass Intentions and Prayers

MASSES FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 4TH, 2019 This Week’s Bread and Wine Saturday, August 3rd Weekday is In Loving Memory of 8:30 AM Rafael Chiesa Maria Celina DaCosta Aurora Lau-Cam Kevin McHale Noreen Conroy Domingo From Mary McHale 5:00 PM Caterina and Pellegrino Certa

Sunday, August 4th Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM The Parishioners of Holy Spirit 9:30 AM Mary Elanor Hill 11:00 AM Robert Gerard Huben, Sr. 12:30 PM Juana and Lucas Herrera

Monday, August 5th Weekday Frank Sequino Flo Grimm 8:30 AM Purgatorial Society JoAnn Mehnert Janet Rossano Frank Cantreva and for those serving Tuesday, August 6th The Transfiguration of the Lord Carol Kavanaugh in our military 8:30 AM Kevin McHale Florence Krupski

Prayer requests will appear for four weeks. Please Wednesday, August 7th Weekday notify the rectory if a prayer request needs to be 8:30 AM Ann Vinluan- Jalit extended. Thursday, August 8th Saint Dominic, Priest 8:30 AM Marie Guillet Please pray for the recently deceased members of our parish, especially for: Friday, August 9th Weekday 8:30 AM John J. Sullivan Charles Caccavale Lawrence Scher Saturday, August 10th Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr James W. Farrell, III 8:30 AM Salvatore and Vita Russo Victoria M. Lippolis Sheila Cameron 5:00 PM Emily Basilone

Sunday, August 11th Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM Anthony O’Donnell 9:30 AM The Parishioners of Holy Spirit 11:00 AM Frank Casemiro, Jr. 12:30 PM Lisa Mancusi

8 Parish Calendar Pastoral Staff

Monday, August 5th Rev. Frank Grieco, Pastor Ext. 116 12:15 PM Tops Meeting E-mail: [email protected] 7:15 PM AA Meeting Rectory Office Staff: Phone: 516-354-0359 / Fax: 516-354-2611 Tuesday, August 6th Lauren Petricca Ext. 111 10:00 AM Legion of Mary Office Manager E-mail: [email protected] Thursday, August 8th Hours: Mon. – Thurs., 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 7:15 PM AA Meeting Monica Gannon Ext. 147 Friday, August 9th Bulletin and Website Coordinator 3:00 PM Rosary E-mail: [email protected] Hours: Tues. – Thurs., 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, August 10th 7:00 AM AA Meeting Deacons 3:45 PM Confessions Deacon John Hogan Baptisms E-mail: [email protected] The Assumption of the Deacon Douglas Ferreiro Ext. 171 Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) Blessed Virgin Mary E-mail: [email protected]

Wednesday, August 15, 2019 Religious Education Office Ext. 132 is a Holy Day of Obligation Mr. Bob Hodgson E-mail: [email protected] Mass Schedule Religious Education Office Hours: Tuesday, August 14: Vigil Mass at 5 PM Closed AUGUST 8 – 12, 2019 Monday, Tuesday & Thursday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wednesday, August 15: Please call, should you need an appointment 8:30 AM on a Wednesday, or time not listed above. 12:10 PM 7:15 PM Parish Social Ministry Ext. 138 Tom Friel, Director E-mail: [email protected]

Music Director Mary Bolan

9 Family Mass Lector Family Mass July 28 Schedule August 4, 2019 Intro: Hailey Mikowski 1st Reading: Albert Ferri 2nd Reading: Joan Woodward Petitions: Victoria McGuigan

August 11, 2019 Intro: Andrew Canese 1st Reading: Ian Alana 2nd Reading: Sean Andrade Petitions: Prescilla Ferri

August 18, 2019 Intro: Sean Jones 1st Reading: Gregory Marzano 2nd Reading: Selena Jones Petitions: Darla Petricca

If you are unable to make a Mass, please call or text: Marie Scandura at (516) 279-8381

Gospel Meditation

August 4, 2019: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The cake is frosted, the guests have arrived, and the gifts are piled high. One by one, the packages are opened, and one by one, the child reaches for another. Who among us hasn’t seen a child who appears crestfallen when the gifts run out? Even the abundance isn’t quite enough. Today’s Gospel tackles a key question in the spiritual life - grateful or greedy?

“There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest.” We all recognize the need to be practical. Raising a family, there’s need to save for all sorts of things beyond normal day-to-day costs - medical bills, family vacations, private school, rainy day funds, retirement. Jesus doesn’t critique the rich man for simply having an abundant harvest. It’s his mentality. Does the rich man sell off the extra to make the needed re- pairs to the back fence or to invest in some additional livestock to grow the business? Perhaps donate some of the excess to the poor? No. “You have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!” The man wants to hoard and indulge with no concern for others.

Jesus doesn’t condemn prudent saving or owning necessary items. He calls us to purify our attitudes. “Guard against all greed... one’s life does not consist of possessions.” We are called to be good stewards. This means being practical. It also means remaining open to God’s invitation with our resources. Are we tithing to our parish? Do we give alms to the poor? Does our weekly entertainment far outstrip what we offer to others? Life is not about “stor[ing] up treasure for [our]selves.” The more we grow in gratitude and generosity, the more we become “rich in what matters to God.”

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