Masses: SATURDAY 4:30pm • SUNDAY 8am, 10am, 12pm, 5pm • MON - FRI 8:30am

“Let me sow your love”

REV. PETER F. KACZMAREK, PASTOR • REV. FRANÇOIS EALE DEACON ALLAN LONGO • DEACON JEAN CANTAVE • DEACON JAMES BYRNE

Office Hours: MON - THURS 9am - 3pm • FRIDAY 9am - 12pm

29 Northgate Dr., GREENLAWN, NY • 631.757.7435 • FAX: 631.757.0469 [email protected] • stfrancisgreenlawn.org

BROTHERS AND SISTERS, WHETHER YOU EAT OR DRINK, OR WHATEVER YOU DO, DO EVERYTHING FOR THE GLORY OF GOD 1 CORINTHIANS 10:31

FEBRUARY 14, 2021 • SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OUR MISSION St. is a Roman steeped in history, yet forward thinking, creating a positive impact on our community while bringing brothers and sisters in Christ together to be the hands and feet of Jesus. In the true Franciscan way, we sow the seeds of the future in the good soil of tradition.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK LECTOR SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2021 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2021   4:30pm - James Beaton , Jamie Damato , 4:30pm - Mary Lemp Anthony Damato, Gilbert Carnovale SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2021 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2021 8:00am - Rosemarie Esteibar 8:00am - St. Francis Parishoners 10:00am - Henry Bokuniewicz   10:00am - John O’Donnell , Dora Viteritti , 12:00pm - Daniel Troy Frank Perz 5:00pm - Jeffrey Froh 12:00pm - Evelyn & George Lenz, Alice Bono, Intentions of the DeStefano Family SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2021 5:00pm - Youth of St. Francis 4:30pm - Carol Ann Gallo Russo MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2021 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2021 8:30am - Rev Msgr. Thomas Candreva 8:00am - Diane Lake 10:00am - Peter Dowd TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2021 12:00pm - Nancy Christensen  8:30am - Anna Fusaro 5:00pm - Kitakis WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2021 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2021  8:30am - Fr. Pat Armshaw 4:30pm - Mary Schlaikjer 7:30pm - For the souls of the unborn SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2021 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2021 8:00am - Linda Costello Roth 8:30am - Richard & Eleanor Hammond 10:00am - Michael Mordarski FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2021 12:00pm - Paul Papa 8:30am - Mariano & Domenica Fusaro 5:00pm - Albert Porpora SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021 DEVOTIONAL LIFE - HOLY HOURS 4:30pm - Bob Bauge SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2021 HOLY HOUR FOR PRIESTS 8:00am - Gawaine Esteibar Mondays: 12:30pm - 1:30pm 10:00am - William O’Brien SACRED HEART HOLY HOUR 12:00pm - Ellen Lobasso Wednesdays: 6:30pm - 7:30pm PATRIOTIC HOLY HOUR 5:00pm - Jeffrey Froh Fridays: 2:00pm - 3:00pm ADORATION Mondays & Fridays: 9:00am - 5:00pm ROSARY - Daily at 8:00am THE RECTORY office will now be open HAITIAN MASS - Every 3rd Saturday at 6:30pm at regular hours 9AM - 3PM. Deacon Jean Cantave: 631-896-3747 Masks must be worn in the office.

LIVING STEWARDSHIP BULLETIN REFLECTION PILLAR OF FORMATION

Jesus healed the leper in today’s Gospel.Pray Whatever for This the week, sick set aside time each day and pray to the trouble you are facing today (be it mind, body or Lord. Thank Him for all the blessings in your life spirit), turn to Him in prayer and ask Him to heal you. and do not be afraid to ask Him to help you with whatever issues you are facing. The Pastor’s Desk a message from father peter

Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday is fast approaching, and when it gets here, we will discover that the virus has touched this beautiful day also! So, we are called upon by the Diocese to administer the ashes in what hopefully is a safer way.

The ashes will not be placed on our foreheads by the Priest (or Deacon) but nor will gloves be used; the minister must sprinkle the ashes over the forehead of the recipient in the hope that some will stick and remain!

We must prepare for a little to fall upon our eyes, we will alert everyone to have their eyes closed at the time of sprinkling. You may bring a cloth or Kleenex to cover your face. The words of the blessing remain the same as does the meaning. A touch of humility and good humor will get us through! After all Lent is a time of penance!

See below for a full Ash Wednesday schedule; as always Friday night stations of the Cross in the church. New time is 7:30pm, Our Deacons co-ordinate the Stations. Wishing you a blessed Lent.

Ash Wednesday St. Vincent Schedule: de Paul Society February 14: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

In the Gospel today Jesus moved with pity touched the leper and healed him. Let us pray today for the grace to be generous with our gifts to help those who are suffering.

By your gift to the Society of St. Vincent de February 17, 2021 Paul you indeed put your faith into action as you bring healing to the poor, hungry and weeping. 7:00am - Ashes - Commuter Service 8:30am - Mass with Ashes *Checks made payable to Society of St. Vincent de Paul and dropped in the collection baskets will help us serve 12:00pm - Service with Ashes our neighbors in need throughout the Greenlawn area. 4:30pm - Service with Ashes 7:30pm - Mass with Ashes St. Francis of Assisi Conference: 631.651.2655 our community page 4 Join us at St. Francis for your Best Lent Ever Our Evangelization Committee will be distributing free copies of Matthew Kelly’s new book I Heard God Laugh this weekend at all Masses (and if there are any remaining at Ash Wednesday services). This book is the inspiration for Matthew Kelly’s Best Lent Ever. We are excited to take this journey with you this Lenten Season.

What if, this Easter, your soul was more alive than at any other point in your life? That can happen. Not by accident. But intentionally. By feeding your soul with a daily course of prayer.

Let’s get back to the basics this Lent. Let’s master the fundamentals. Let’s become people of prayer!

Join Matthew Kelly for free, daily reflections based on his new book, I Heard God Laugh, and start feeding your soul like you never have before!

For access to the companion videos for Dig the Well Before You Get Thirsty, Dynamic Catholic’s prayer journal, sign up for BEST LENT EVER and you will receive the videos to your email starting on Ash Wednesday, February 17.

To sign up visit: https://www.dynamiccatholic.com/lent/best-lent-ever.html#form-signup our community page 5 HAITIAN STARFISH YOUNG ADULT COMMUNITY COFFEE HOUSE Contact Deacon Jean Cantave Contact us at 631.896.3747 • [email protected] [email protected]

THIRD ORDER LAY EUCHARISTIC CARMELITES ADORATION CHAPEL Contact Mike & Ellen Lobasso Contact Tom & Anne Buckley 631.486.2155 631.651.2619 [email protected] [email protected]

SERENITY BIBLEinstructed by Barbara STUDY Campbell CINEMA Contact Mary Ann Farmer Contact Ellen Lobasso 631.351.1148 • [email protected] 631.486.2155 Mary Vacca at 631.547.7023 [email protected] [email protected]

HANDICAPPED DIVINE WILL ENCOUNTER CHRIST STUDY GROUP Contact Tom & Anne Buckley Contact Deacon Allan Longo 631.651.2619 631.754.6436 [email protected]

OUR LADY’S HOME ARISE AND VISITATION PROGRAM Contact Barbara Magali BEYOND 631.664.2344 Contact Ellen Lobasso [email protected] 631.486.2155 • [email protected]

STEWARDSHIP ST. FRANCIS SENIORS Contact Pat Brennan Contact Pat McDonough 631.757.8775 • [email protected] 631.261.4206

BETANIA XIII CHARISMATIC Contact Tom & Anne Buckley RENEWAL 631.651.2619 Contact Phil Mandato [email protected] [email protected] • 516.678.5800 our ministries page 6 ADULT CHILDREN’S CHOIR CHOIR Contact Contact [email protected] [email protected]

RELIGIOUS USHERS & EDUCATION GREETERS Contact Deacon Allan Longo Contact Paul Sepp 631.754.6436 • [email protected] 631.386.7673 • [email protected]

RCIA YOUTH Contact Deacon Jim Byrne 631.757.3389 ContactMINISTRY Ivonne Porpora [email protected] 631.499.3780 [email protected] MY TRINITY BAPTISM REGIONAL SCHOOL PREPARATION Contact Pat Ayers 631.261.5130 Contact the Rectory [email protected] 631.757.7435

PRE-CANA MARRIAGE INSTRUMENTS PREPARATION OF PEACE YOUTH Contact Diocese ROCK BAND of Rockville Centre Contact Greg Gullotti 516.678.5800 516.449.4346 • [email protected]

LECTORS AND ALTAR SERVERS EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Contact Mildred Torres Contact Patrick Brennan [email protected] 631.757.8775 • [email protected]

Our Faith in Action Plan LITTLE PEOPLE’S Embracing Dramatic Missionary Growth. LITURGY Contact Wessinger [email protected] GET INVOLVED! our ministries page 7 A Very Special Project We are presently accepting donations (large and small) to purchase a modest statue of St. Martin De Porres to be erected on a side wall of our church. This is a hopeful and joyful effort to celebrate the racial diversity of our Catholic Church and parish in these troubled times. St. Martin De Porres was born in 1579 in , the illegitimate son of a Spanish nobleman and a freed slave of African and Native American descent. St. Martin was a noted for his kindness, his nursing of the sick, his obedience, and his charity. He is the patron of social justice, racial harmony, and mixed-race people. A plaque will be placed under the statue with all the names of those who contribute $200 or more (Total cost will be about $3000)

*The statue of St. Martin will compliment the St. Anthony Statue on the opposite wall. Over the next several weeks we will present portions of the biography of St. Martin De Porres in the Bulletin

Born of a liaison between a Spanish grandee and a free black woman, Martín de Porres was raised in poverty and bore the stigmas of both his illegitimate birth and his mixed race. He was placed to study with a barber-surgeon, where he learned bloodletting and the administration of medicines. Compassionate and eager to serve, he began to volunteer with the Dominicans at age 15 and helped care for the sick in the monastery infirmary.

He became a Dominican oblate, or lay monastic, in 1601. Although it was not customary then to receive a into a religious order in Peru, Martín was considered an exception and became a Dominican lay in 1610. He was known for his devotion to the Eucharist and constant prayer, and he refrained from eating meat as an act of austerity.

In addition to his work in the infirmary, Martín distributed food and alms to the poor and needy in Lima and was friends with St. , another lay Dominican. For the youth of Lima, he established a school, considered by some to be his monument.

His funeral was an occasion of public honour, and many miracles were said to have occurred after his death. He was beatified in 1837 by Gregory XVI and canonized by Pope John XXIII. life & social ministries page 8 Our Third Annual February 17 - March 28

Help Save Lives in Smithtown, NY!

You can help protect mothers and children by joining this worldwide mobilization to pray HOLY HOUR ON WEDNESDAYS and fast for an end to abortion! The Prayer at 6:30pm every Wednesday evening there is the Vigil takes place on the sidewalk in front of the weekly Holy Hour of Reparation to the Sacred Planned Parenthood building, 70 Maple Ave., Heart, with confessions, Rosary, and Divine Smithtown on February 17 - March 28 from Mercy as well as the beautiful Sacred Heart prayers 7:00am to 7:00pm. (Park in public lot, corner of and consecratipon, and usually with Eucharistic Main St. & Maple Ave. near CVS.) Procession and blessing of sacramentals.

Please register your hour(s) at: The Dates are: 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24. 40daysforlife.com/Smithtown or return the form below. For more information, please email [email protected]. THE PASSION ON THURSDAYS Join us for prayer and reparation with focus on Our Lord’s Passion. For FREE pregnancy help or healing after pregnancy loss, call 631-243-0066. Dates and Times are: (*times vary each date) God bless you! 2/18 at 5:00pm Our Rosary Day for St. Francis of Assisi is 2/25 at 6:00pm on Monday from 7am-7pm. Please choose 3/4 at 7:00pm time that you are available to participate. 3/11 at 8:00pm There are sign up sheets on the easels in the 3/18 at 9:00pm vestibule. 3/25 at 10:00pm

The Dates are: 2/22, 3/1, 3/8. 3/15, 3/22.

Any questions, please contact Maureen Klein at (646) 761-9121 or email at [email protected] or Ellen Lobasso at (631) 486-2155 or email at [email protected]. Thank you in advance for your assistance and participation from St. Francis of Assisi Respect Life Committee. life & social ministries page 9

BABY CORNER PASTORAL CARE ROAD ANGELS

Contact Eileen Byrne Contact Josephine Mielcarz 631.757.7435 ext2 631.261.4837 [email protected] [email protected]

SOCIETY OF EUCHARIST TO THE ST. VINCENT HOMEBOUND DE PAUL Contact Phil Dedora Contact the Rectory 631.651.2655 • [email protected] 631.757.7435

EVANGELIZATION ALTAR SOCIETY Contact Peter Dowd Contact Clare Intemann 631.235.8493 631.216.3473 [email protected] [email protected]

GIFT SHOP MINISTRY Contact Joan Sepp Contact Deacon Jim Byrne 631.368.7673 631.757.3389 [email protected] [email protected]

RESPECT LIFE PB&J COMMITEE Contact Ellen Lobasso GANG 631.486.2155 • [email protected] Contact Leslie Kulewicz Maureen Klein 631.754.2132 646.761.9121 • [email protected] [email protected] The St. Francis Booster Club Winners In Loving for January 2021 Memory Weekly Winners $60 Frances Takach Margaret T. Jo Meilcarz Egan Maria Christy Monthly Winner $600 Grace Josephine Ciro Lopipero You can still join our Booster Club and support our parish. Return your tickets or purchase at the Rectory. $50 per ticket is in the running all year long! “God loves a cheerful giver!”

STARFISH Peanut Butter COFFEE HOUSE Make Coffee An Instrument of Your Peace.

& Jelly Gang!! EVENTS THROUGH FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 10 - 7:30pm - Last Month we made - Prepare your Mass - Zoom 432 Sandwiches! FEBRUARY 12 - 7:30pm - Mardi Gras celebration Mass(church) Join us via Zoom Feb 21st and Potluck(Basement) - Greg and James Music from 6:30 to 8:00.pm. FEBRUARY 17 - 7:30pm From your kitchen table to ours. - Lectio Divina - Zoom Must wear masks and FEBRUARY 19 - 8:00pm gloves!! You will need - Stations of Cross - Church bread, creamy peanut butter, FEBRUARY 24 - 7:30pm jelly, sandwich bags and a - Discussion on Catholic Therapy with Barbara box to collect them in. And Campbell - Church it’s a great way to earn some FEBRUARY 26 community service hours! - 7:00pm - Men’s Group - Lower Church Basement - 7:30pm - Women’s Group - Coffee House Email [email protected] more info. Zoom Meeting ID: 863.6117.4110 Daily Community Rosary at 9pm: Passcode: 029765 Zoom ID#3456337563 - https://wsu.zoom.us/j/3456337563 Leslie Kulewicz - [email protected] Zoom ID is the same for all meetings/events TACKLING HUNGER: PLEASE REMEMBER Souper Bowl Collection IN PRAYER The Souper Bowl of Caring Collection Josephine Amadio, Noreen Brittenham, will take place THIS weekend due to Shirley Brown, Debbie Carson, snowstorm last weekend. Joe Clines, Miranda D’Angelo, This collection is part of a nationwide initiative John Dougherty, Evancie, called ‘Souper Bowl of Caring’ that aims to tackle hunger during the weekend of the Super Bowl. Peggy Evans, Christopher Frey, & Cynthia Giordano, All money collected at St. Francis goes directly to our St. Vincent De Paul Society so they can help Bridget Connors Groeger, those in need in our parish. Student volunteers will Eileen Lammers, Chad Morris, be at the doors of the church at the conclusion of Theresa McQuade, all Masses with their special football bowls to take donations. Thomas & Margaret Murray, Andrew Schreiber, Ruth Terc, God bless you for your generosity! Jeffrey Wheeler Our prayer list is updated monthly.

To Donate to Souper Bowl, Please contact the Rectory with visit our website at: any additions or changes. www.stfrancisgreenlawn.org/donate/ Please specify Souper Bowl when donating. 631.757.7435 • [email protected]

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