St. Boniface Martyr Roman Catholic Church

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!

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: September 13, 2020

Parish Address: 145 Glen Avenue Sea Cliff, New York 11579 Phone: 516-676-0676; Fax: 516-674-6742 Email: [email protected] Website: 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. Sunday: 5pm Saturday; Sunday: 9am, 10:30am;12pm

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

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 any parishioners in need of food, please call Peter approached Jesus and asked him, the Co-Directors of Parish Social Ministry, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive? Jody Fleischmann and David Meagher As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, at 516-676-0676 x125 and leave the not seven times, but seventy-seven times.”

person’s name, address and number. Matthew 18:21-22 Food will be delivered to them safely.

2 Liturgy Schedule

September 13: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wednesday, September 16: St. Cornelius, St. Cyprian Sir 27:30-28:7; Ps 103:1-12; Rom 14:7-9; Mt 18:21-35 1 Cor 12:31-13:13; Ps 33:1-22; Jn 6:63-68; Lk 7:31-35 8am Mass Intention: Alycia Skedgell 5pm Mass: Manuel Antonio De La Cruz Hipolito 9am Mass Intention: Parishioners Thursday, September 17: St. Robert Bellarmine 10:30am Mass Intention: George Warner, 1 Cor 15:1-11; Ps 118:1-28; Matt 11:28; Luke 7:36-50 8am Mass Caesar Cavese; Gloria Weis 12pm Mass Friday, September 18 1 Cor 15:12-20; Ps 17:1-15; Matt 11:25; Luke 8:1-3 Monday, September 14: The Triumph of the Cross 8am Mass Num 21:4-9; Ps 78:1-38; Phil 2:6-11; John 3:13-17 8am Mass Saturday, September 19: St. Isaac Jogues, St. John de Brebeuf, St. Januarius Tuesday, September 15: Our Lady of Sorrows 1 Cor 15:35-49; Ps 56:10-14; Luke 8:4-15 1 Cor 12:12-31; Ps 100:1-5; Luke 7:11-17 8am Mass Intention: Fr. Leo Zonneveld 8am Mass

Prayer to St. Michael, the Archangel St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into Hell Satan and the other evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.

Opening Hymn: “There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy”

At that, the servant fell down, did him homage, and 3 Prayers & Readings said, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back in full.’ Moved with compassion the master of that servant let him go and forgave him the loan. When that servant CONFITEOR: I confess to almighty God and to you, my had left, he found one of his fellow servants who owed brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my him a much smaller amount. He seized him and started thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in to choke him, demanding, ‘Pay back what you owe.’ what I have failed to do, through my fault, through my Falling to his knees, his fellow servant begged him, ‘Be fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask patient with me, and I will pay you back.’ But he blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and refused. Instead, he had the fellow servant put in prison you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord until he paid back the debt. Now when his fellow our God. servants saw what had happened, they were deeply GLORIA: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace disturbed, and went to their master and reported the to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we whole affair. His master summoned him and said to adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you your entire great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty debt because you begged me to. Should you not have Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, had pity on your fellow servant, as I had pity on you?’ Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins Then in anger his master handed him over to the of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins torturers until he should pay back the whole debt. of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each of right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you you forgives your brother from your heart.” alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you NICENE CREED: I believe in one God, the Father alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, READING 1: Wrath and anger are hateful things, yet the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before the sinner hugs them tight. The vengeful will suffer all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from the LORD’s vengeance, for he remembers their sins in true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the detail. Forgive your neighbor’s injustice; then when Father; through him all things were made. For us men you pray, your own sins will be forgiven. Could and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and anyone nourish anger against another and expect by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and healing from the LORD? Could anyone refuse mercy became man. For our sake he was crucified under to another like himself, can he seek pardon for his Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and own sins? If one who is but flesh cherishes wrath, rose again on the third day in accordance with the who will forgive his sins? Remember your last days, Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory set enmity aside; remember death and decay, and to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will cease from sin! Think of the commandments, hate not have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the your neighbor; remember the Most High’s covenant, giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, and overlook faults. who with the Father and the Son is adored and READING 2: Brothers and sisters: None of us lives for glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I oneself, and no one dies for oneself. For if we live, we believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord; so confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. For this look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life is why Christ died and came to life, that he might be of the world to come. Amen. Lord of both the dead and the living. APOSTLE'S CREED: I believe in God, the Father GOSPEL: Peter approached Jesus and asked him, “Lord, almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive? Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under not seven times but seventy-seven times. That is why Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he the kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from decided to settle accounts with his servants. When he the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the began the accounting, a debtor was brought before him right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he who owed him a huge amount. Since he had no way of will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in paying it back, his master ordered him to be sold, the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the along with his wife, his children, and all his property, communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the in payment of the debt. resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

4 Let Us Pray News & Notes

For Our Deceased The Sunday Mass dispensation is in effect Lydia Giugliano indefinitely as per the DRVC. The Diocese strongly encourages the sick and vulnerable due to age or For Our Sick health conditions to remain at home and view Lucia Alonso, William Anderson, Brandon Arena, Sunday Mass on TV via Catholic Faith Network (CFN) Charlie Brackenridge, Richard Brown, Camille Costa, on Optimum Channels 29 or 137, on Verizon Channel Therese Curry, Carmela DelGaudio, Daniel Garcia, 296 or on line at CFNtv.org [offers mass on demand]. Gary Gullo, Mary Jo Hauser, Cecelia Hernandez, Sairah Khan, Abby Kolkhorst, Toni Lauria, Georgia Leim, Bruce McGhee, Bobbi McDonald, Sunday Stewardship Janet McKinnon, Michelle Martone, Kenneth Moore, Thank you for your donation of $4915. Today there John Moran, Fr. Daniel Nash, Kim Occhiogrosso, will be a second collection for Catholic University John Orozco, Michelle Perone, Danielle Robinson, Tom of America. Next week there will be a second collection Ryan, Jr., Abagail Salva, Pat Sawicki, Vincenza Scire, for St. Pius X Enriched Living Facility. Anna Fiora Seda, Katrina Stern, Steven Taibbi, Month of August FAITH DIRECT Steven Tipton, Eric Tyrkko, Glenn Van Pelt, Sr., 102 families now participating Joe Vulpis, Lisa Vulpis, Scott Warner. Stewardship: $15,833 (5 weeks; $3,372 per week) Requests for inclusion on the sick list must be made Maintenance & Repair: $1,028; One Time Gifts: $40 by an immediate family member through Fr. Kevin. Air Conditioning: $900; Assumption: $427. For Our Military Lieutenant Melissa Buffa & Lieutenant Travis Buffa Please do not block driveways when parking. First Lieutenant Nicholas Cavallone, USAF Lance CPL Matthew B. Christman Masses: 8am Mondays through Saturdays. Seating Second Lieutenant Mario Coronel, US Army in side pews and first two center pews on the left. Second Lieutenant Matthew Coronel, US Army Sunday: 5pm Saturday; 9am, 10:30am,12pm Sunday. Flight Lieutenant Joseph Doyle Church Entry via main doors. Masks Required. US Marine Lance CPO Philip W. Grella, III Church restrooms are not available. Jake A. Hojnowski, Sailor E-3, US Navy For on line masses, check our parish Facebook page: Lance CPL Gregory Knox www.facebook.com/StBonifaceMartyr/ Sgt. Christian Lada, US Army Communion: Come forward masked and socially Christian Pace Laderer, MMN3, US Navy distanced. After you say Amen, step aside and consume Private First Class Ignazio LaManna, US Army the host. You may receive on the tongue by kneeling Private First Class Vincent S. LaManna, Jr., US Army and removing your mask. Lieutenant Brian McMenamin Confessions: Saturdays 4pm-4:45pm in the Parish Lieutenant Ian McMenamin Center. Please wait on the porch socially Private First Class Joshua McMillan distanced. Masks required. Face-to-Face Confession Lieutenant Michael R. Ragusa, USN only, with plexiglass separating priest and penitent. SPC Jennifer Sinski, US Army Colonel Bryan Schiller, Army Reserve Ensign Joseph Varello, USN Religious Education 2020-21 Lieutenant Commander Drew Whitting, US Navy Visit www.saintboniface.org to REGISTER NOW Sgt. Luke Whitting, US Army for ON LINE classes starting in October. Please contact Captain Christina Merrick-Wright Karen Croce at [email protected] with questions or Captain Bradley Wright, US Army. for a form. Thank you.

First Banns of Marriage Second Banns of Marriage Michael Ferrante Andrew Curiale St. Rita's, Staten Island St. Rose of Lima, Massapequa and and Justyne Passarelli Tina Goltser St. Boniface Martyr, Sea Cliff

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7 From Fr. Azubuike

Dear Parishioners,

My cousin, Sir Ikenna Kevin Okafor, who is the donor of the benches in front of the church, is sponsoring a middle school and high school library in my village in Nigeria. I am asking for donations of new or gently used books on all subjects, including good novels to support this project. Please drop books off at the parish center or rectory. Thank you for your consideration and generosity.

Fr. Azubuike Igwegbe

Parish Information

Pastor: Rev. Kevin J. Dillon; [email protected] Bulletin Editor: Julie Byrne x128. Deadline:10am Monday unless otherwise stated. Email Associate Pastor: Fr. Chinthaka Perera; [email protected] after approval from Fr. Kevin. [email protected] Intentions received after deadline will not be printed.

In Residence: Fr. Azubuike Igwegbe; Registration: We welcome new members to our [email protected] parish family. Please contact the office.

Deacon: Tom Fox: 516-676-0676 x 126; Baptism: Please contact the office to arrange an [email protected] interview and class. Godparents must have received The Sisters of Jesus the Saviour: 676-0676 x101 the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation) and live in harmony with the Director of Music & Liturgy: Jeffrey Schneider; Catholic Church. 676-0676 x105; [email protected] Matrimony: Engaged couples are to call the parish Business Manager: Eileen Krieb; 676-0676 x 110; office before any other arrangements are made. [email protected] A minimum of six months is needed.

Director of Religious Education (DRE): Karen Croce Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): An 516-671-0418 or email [email protected]. ongoing process of formation for those interested in Youth Minister and Community Development: becoming Catholic. Email Jane Serpico at Belinda Basaca Zeitlin 516-676-0676 x123; [email protected] or call the parish office at [email protected] 516-676-0676 x130.

Facilities Manager: Frank Sujecki 516-676-0676 Bereavement Support: Call David Meagher at 516-676-0676 x131. Office Administration: Karen Croce: Mon/Thu/Fri; Joan Schiller: Tues/Wed; Sr. Maximillian Paul, SJS: Sat. CYO: Call Kevin Kelly at 516-676-0676 x 122. 516-676-0676 x 0; [email protected]. Diocese of Rockville Centre Webmaster: Robert Lynch; www.saintboniface.org; 50 North Park Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11571 [email protected]; text/call 516-782-7494 516-678-5800; or www.drvc.org