March 10, 2019 Page 2 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish March 11, 2019

Our Lady of Lourdes Church Massapequa Park, New York 11762

Pastor: Msgr. James P. Lisante Baptism It is advised that the parents schedule an interview with a Associate Pastor: Rev. Kevin Thompson priest one month before the preferred baptism date. Rev. Fernando Egargo Baptismal preparation classes are offered on the 2nd In Residence: Rev. Anthony John Heinlein Sunday of the month. Parents are encouraged to attend the Rev. James Vargheese 10:30 AM mass on the 2nd Sunday and the preparation Permanent Deacon: Rev. Mr. Dominick Valdaro class will follow the mass in the Rectory. All couples Rev. Mr. Frank Gariboldi seeking to baptize a child must attend the class. Baptisms Rev. Mr. Ferdinando Ferrara are preformed on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month at 2PM. Please call the Rectory to schedule an Business Manager: John Brosnan appointment at (516) 541-3270. Outreach Director: Corinne Lok Music Director: Elizabeth Woods Confessions Religious Ed. Director: Donna Kesselman Saturdays, Eves of Holy Days and Eves of First Fridays Parish Trustees: Dr. James R. Dolan, Jr. 4:00 to 5:00pm. Mrs. Dorothy O’Sullivan Marriages Telephone Numbers The prospective bride and groom should discuss details of Rectory: ...... 541-3270 the marriage with one of the priests of the parish at least Religious Education: ...... 799-5179 six months prior to the date of the wedding. Convent: ...... 541-1748 R.C.I.A.: ...... 799-5179 Parish Outreach: ...... 541-1260 Website: www.ollmp.org The Mission Statement of The Parish Office Schedule Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Monday to Thursday 9AM to 9PM Our Lady of Lourdes is a welcoming parish family Friday 9AM to 4PM Saturday 9AM to 5PM whose purpose is to model Christ, as guided by Mary, Sunday 9AM to 3PM in a life defined by faith and love. We seek to advance The office is Closed from 12/Noon to 1PM for Lunch God's will through acts of Charity and Kindness. Mass Times Monday through Friday: 6:45, 8:30am, 8:00pm “to Jesus through Mary” Saturday: 6:45, 8:30am/5:00pm and 5:15pm Chapel First Sunday of Lent Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30am, 12:30pm March 10, 2019 Page 2 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish March 11, 2019

This Week’s Lector Schedule Masses Saturday, March 16th -5:00 PM - carey Persico & Monday, March 11th Theresa Bellesimo burke 6:45 Dr. James & Adelaide Furlong Family 8:30 Joseph Roman Mary Roman & Family Sunday, March 8PM Victoria Ham Winnie Dolderer -7:30 am - Lorraine Gariboldi & Bernard Hennelly Tuesday, March 12th -9:00 am - Efren Bacani & Jim Wilshere 6:45 Int. Barbara Lamothe Mother -10:30 am - Ed Towers & Tom Varriale 8:30 Joseph Roman Mary Roman & Family -12:30 pm - Jeanne Virzera & 8PM Alexandra G. Andre Madia Marie-Laetitia Woolley Wednesday, March 13th 6:45 Priests of OLL Parish 8:30 Joseph Roman Mary Roman & Family 8PM Antonia Rossi Family Pray for the Repose of the Souls of Thursday, March 14th 6:45 Fr. Robert Mason Muriel H. Fischofer 8:30 Joseph Roman Mary Roman & Family 8PM Lane Metro Nancy Metro Henry L. Aginley

Friday, March 15th May the Souls of the 6:45 Souls in Purgatory Faithful Departed, 8:30 Joseph Roman Mary Roman & Family 8PM John & Orsola D’Onofrio D’Onofrio Family Through the Mercy of God, Rest in Peace. Saturday, March 16th 6:45 In Thanksgiving 8:30 Joseph Roman Dorothy Fellow & Mary Clark 5PM Gregory O’Malley John O’Rourke 5:15PM Sylvia Raff Mary Nicola Mass Celebrants for Sunday, March 17th Next Weekend

7:30 Andre Midy Children 9:00 Mary B. O’Neill Jack O’Neill Saturday, March 10:30 Frank Myles, Barry Champney, Martin King 5:00 p.m. Fr. Andiy 12:30 Clem Falchek Janet Falchek 5:15 p.m. Fr. Tony

Sunday, March 7:30 a.m. Fr. Kevin 9:00 a.m. Fr. Manny The bread and wine 10:30 a.m. Monsignor Lisante 12:30 p.m. Fr. Andiy have been donated For a Special Intention

Please help our Counting Team by indicat-

ing your donation amount on your weekly envelope. Also, please do not use scotch tape or staples to seal your envelope. The Sanctuary candles for the Thank you! We appreciate your help! Church and Chapel have been donated for a Special Intention Page 3 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish MARCH 11, 2019 A Letter from the Pastor’s Desk…

Dear Friends:

With all the news focus on the growing war between President Trump and the new Democratic House of Representatives, it's easy for individual votes to get less notice than they should.

There was one vote in the United States Senate last week that no one of conscience should fail to note, and that we should hold in our hearts as proof positive about the growing disrespect for life permeating our troubled society.

The particular bill was not complex. Each year, some late term abortions fail in their mission. Before the doctor can suc- cessfully terminate the fully formed child (usually in the fifth through ninth months of development), the child slips out before death, before the abortion is completed. The child is obviously in distress as it was moments before in the process of being killed, but now that alive baby is out of the womb. We'd normally say that child has been born into the world, and being born means it is protected by our laws. The bill mandated that the doctor present now act to save the life of that born baby, but the United States Senate said no to that act of mercy. Specifically, forty-four Democratic Senators (including every declared Democratic presidential Senate hopeful), voted to let the baby die. Three Democratic Senators, God bless them, voted NO to that.

So since the baby was born alive, to do nothing to assist that baby is now no longer about abortion, it's infanticide, and it's cruelty beyond belief. The same party once headed by President Bill Clinton who desired that abortion be "safe, legal and rare," now supports the death even of born babies. Not surprisingly, both of our New York Senators (Schumer and Gillebrand) supported this commitment to infanticide. Shame on them and every other senatorial coward who turned their backs on this innocent and needful born alive child.

This vote matters very much. It does not matter only for the children who will die because of it, but because it reveals a new low in our political process. Talking with one parishioner this week, an elderly gentleman troubled by the vote, he made a very cogent point: "If a child of potential for a full and rich life is without meaning, what hope is there for us elderly, or the infirm, or the disabled?" And he was right. These babies have the potential to live good, full, healthy lives, and the Democratic party decided they're not worth saving. Why then do we believe that, in time, the elderly, the disabled, the Down Syndrome child, or the terminally ill will have any value in a society that embraces the culture of death promoted by those 44 Democratic Senators?

This vote mattered so much because it told us that we have become a country of life-threatening extremism — not just life-threatening for the pre-born child, or the already born victim of infanticide, but for all of us. Because if a child of infinite promise isn't worth saving when it's already born, why imagine ANY of us are safe?

Pray for the Democratic Party. This once great force built on protecting the little guy, the defenseless, the forgotten, the needful, has become the very opposite of its original purpose.

This vote was a heartbreaking wakeup call to people of true conscience. Be 'mad as hell' and make a principled stand against the butchery this vote represents. Be a true voice for the voiceless ones.

Thank you for your consideration.

In the Lord of Life and Love,

Msgr. Jim Lisante Pastor

Page 4 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish MARCH 11, 2019 OUR LADY OF LOURDES PARISH MISSION

The Sisters of Life will be speaking at the Holy Masses celebrated on Sunday, March 31st, as well as a Lenten Parish Mission on Monday, April 1st at 7pm. The Sisters of Life are a religious community of women founded in 1991 by John Cardinal O’Con- nor. Their missions include serving women who are pregnant and in need, hosting weekend retreats at Villa Maria Guadalupe in Stamford, CT., and a Hope and Healing mission serving women and men who are seeking healing after abortion.

The Sisters will be speaking to our parish on the gift of life and the dignity of the human person. Page 5 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish MARCH 11, 2019 Connect Spiritually, Pray, and Learn About Padre Pio

St Pio was a Franciscan priest who not only bore the wounds of Christ, but carried sainthood through his life on earth.

Learn more about his spiritual devotion and becoming connected through prayer. Join Fr. Andiy Egargo in this prayerful journey.

Next prayer group is Tuesday, March 12, 2019 in Room 24 of the School Building. Join us in praying the Rosary before class at 6:45pm; class will begin at 7:00pm. There will be a talk of St Pio and how we can connect spiritually. Benediction follows at 7:45 in the chapel. Page 6 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish MARCH 11, 2019

CHURCH IN NEED COLLECTION

The Church in Need

On March 10, 2019 a collection will be taken for “The Church in Need.” The monies collected at this time will be shared among three areas of the world where there is a particular need for help:

 Church in Central and Eastern Europe – the funds collected provide support for pastoral care, catechesis, building renovations, and seminary formation. Your support restores the Church and builds the future in this region.

 The Church in Latin America - your support of the collection provides lay leadership train- ing, catechesis, priestly and religious formation, and other programs to share our faith with those who long to hear the Good News of Christ.

 The Church in Africa - the fund supports pastoral projects that strengthen communities in their faith and foster lasting peace and reconciliation in a continent often marked by division and tension.

Thank you for your generosity.

A Friendly Reminder….

As part of our lease agreement with the

Diocese of Rockville Centre, eight parking stalls are reserved for the diocesan employ-

ees in the parking lot adjacent to the big

field. Please refrain from parking

in these spots on business days

between the hours of 8am and 5pm.

Thank you for your continued cooperation. Page 7 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish MARCH 11, 2019 From the Our Lady of Lourdes Department of Religious Education Week Twenty-One: Wednesday March 13 or Saturday March 16

Assignments that are past-due: Level 8: All Confirmation requirements must be completed before receiving the Sacrament. Level 7: All Confirmation preparation requirements must be completed to move up to level 8. Levels 3, 4, 5 and 6: Three Mass Reflection worksheets must be completed to move up to the next level.

Sunday, March 10: Level 1: Family Mass at 10:30am. Meet in the reserved section on the right side of the church. Students must sign in.

Wednesday, March 27 or Saturday, March 30: Final Exam for students in Levels 3 though 8. Review sheets were distributed in class. Extra copies are available in our office. (Retake or Make-up exam dates: April 3, 5, and 12)

Sunday, March 31: Level 2: Family Mass at 10:30am. All candidates for First Communion are required to attend. Meet in the reserved section on the right side of the church. Students must sign in.

Monday, April 1: Level 8 and RCIA: Mandatory Confirmation Rehearsal/Practice at 7pm in the church for candidates and sponsors.

Thursday, April 11 at 5pm: Confirmation will be celebrated by Bishop Henning. Candidates and sponsors will report to the auditorium promptly by 4pm.

Saturday, April 13: Level 2: Mandatory Communion Retreat 9:30am – 12:30am.

Tuesday, April 30: Level 2: Mandatory Communion Practice 5pm or 7pm, as scheduled

Saturday, May 4: Level 2: First Communion will be celebrated at 11am or 2pm, as scheduled

Sunday, May 5: May Crowning after the 12:30pm Mass. All first communicants should attend.

Registration forms for the 2019 – 2020 school year were mailed out this week. Early bird discounted tuition is in effect until May 31. Do not delay registration due to financial burden; let us know and we will work with you. Please note that we have a fixed amount of classroom space. The Wednesday 4:00 PM session is especially popular, and classes are limited to the first 12 to 15 students who register. If this timeslot is important to you, it is essential that you register very early, as the 4:00 PM session will fill up and close quickly, especially for the higher grade levels. As well, please note that all requirements for Levels 3 through 7 must be fulfilled before students are eligible to move up. We will also offer a class for Kindergarten children if there are at least 5 students enrolled. Please call our office if you are interested in a Kindergarten religious education class. Catechists are needed for the 2019-2020 school year Please prayerfully consider joining our ministry. We need teachers for the lower grade levels in the Wednesday 5:45pm session, and teachers to work individually with children who would benefit from 1:1 instruction. Current Catechists: Please submit your “request to teach” form to us as soon as possible so we know whether or not you intend to return for the 2019-2020 school year. Page 8 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish MARCH 11, 2019 Parish

Outreach

Food Pantry Ministry of Consolation On behalf of our neighbors in need, thank you for your continued support. The generous spirit and The most valuable gifts we can give are those that come concern for the poor in our community is always from the heart. The precious gifts of our time, love, and present here in our parish. Thank you to all of compassion are especially needed during the time of the loss of a loved one. you who have been a constant throughout the years. It is because of your generosity that we can Created to provide warmth, caring, and personal atten- extend a helping hand to those less fortunate. tion to assist families in preparation for the funeral Mass, this particular ministry can never have too many helping As we enter the season of Lent, please consider hands. Whether your interest be that of a Greeter, Lector, donating an item or two from the list below. or EM, please give some though as to sharing your time There are collection baskets provided in the en- and talents and being a part of this ministry’s call to love and care for one another. trance of the church for your convenience. Thank you for all you do! Every contribution is greatly If you are considering volunteering for Ministry of Con- appreciated. solation and have questions about doing so or questions about what each position entails, please call the Parish The following basic food items are most in need on Outreach at 516-541-1260. I would be happy to speak to an everyday basis (The items in Bold print are most anyone considering joining this group of wonderful vol- in need at this time). May God bless you and your unteers that already belong to this Ministry. families for all the good you do in kindness to oth- ers! “We Care”

Canned Tuna Cereal s Coffee (instant or regular) Blankets

Canned Fruit Pancake Mix Tea bags As our wonderful group Applesauce Pancake Syrup Powdered Milk of “Care Blanket” volun- Pasta Can Vegetables Juices teers continue to meet on Wednesday mornings Tomato Sauce Instant Potatoes Soups from 10:00-11:30am at Parish Outreach, the gifts of Peanut Butter Egg Noodles Macaroni & Cheese their love, time and talent in crocheting and knitting Jelly Rice Cookies/Crackers beautiful blankets for seriously ill children is nothing less than a beautiful thing!

Oatmeal Beans Jell-O/ Pudding Rice or Noodle-Roni Since our group began in November 2009, the completed blanket count as of February 20 stands at "Whatever you do to the least of these, you do to Me." 3,515. I’m sure in no time at all we will be adding to this amazing number. Thank you to our lovely group of ladies for all the good work you do to bring love and comfort to many children undergoing can- cer care.

Outreach is happy to accept donations of crochet hooks, and is especially in need of acrylic yarns in support of this effort. If you are interested in joining our group please contact Parish Outreach at Matthew 25:40 516-541-1260.

Page 9 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish MARCH 11, 2019 Our Parish depends solely on your generosity to meet each week’s expenses. Our regular Sunday collections account for more than 60% of our operating budget. Your continued support, especially during these difficult economic times, is both needed and appreciated.

Last Weekend’s Collections: $16,127.50 Thank You!

Let us continue to pray for peace. Let us also pray for all those serving Prayers for the Sick in the military or the peace corps. Joe Amorin, Jean Bahadur, Palma With special care we pray especially for: Beilman, Bobby Bernstein, Ann Sgt. Brian Andrew Dayman US Army, PFC Joseph Bertrand, Edward Bodor, Thomas DiCicco Army, Commander Christopher DeMay - Boffardi, Stephen Burch, Jr., Navy , Nicholas R. DoLieto - Marine Corps, Timothy Erkens USAF Staff Sergeant, Army, Capt. Michael Fer- Tim Burns, John & Alma Cappa, rari, USMC, Spencer French, 1st Lieutenant, SRA Sen- Marie Cariola, Carol Castellano, ior Airman Robert J. Gerry - Air Force, Spec. Steven Gianatiempo - US Army, Brandon Goodwin, Petty Off., Alfred Cavalli, Billy Coyne, Eugene Drury, 2nd Class, USCG, Stefanie Goodwin, Petty Off., 3rd Richard Fasano, Peggy Gallagher, William Class, USN, Kenny Greening -PFC-Army, Sean Hen- drickson -Master of Arms, US Navy, Chaplain Major Gallagher,Nora Gannon, Melissa & Timothy Timothy Hirten, USAF, Maj. Luke Holian USMC, SPC Gatto, James Gick, Agnes Hans, Marion Justin Lansford -US Army, Sgt. Todd J. Lobraico USAF, Major Michael Edward Loconsolo, US Army, Pvt Mat- Harrington, June Jandovitz, Jesus Jupio, thew Macario - US Army, Garrett Macchio A1C, Air Diane Kantor, Peter F. Kearns III, Andrea force, Pvt. Ryan McCann Army, Pvt. Matthew McQuade-Army, Jason Moritz - Sgt. USAF, Pvt 1st Kimble, Father Marty Klein, Ella Linehan, Class Joshua Nichols - US Army, Lt. Col. Thomas Fred Margiotta, Lena Mastandrea, Sandy O’Connor, US Army, Cpt. David Paolillo USAF, Cpt. Kathleen Paolillo USAF, L. CPL Michael E. Porfidio - Mattina, Kevin McCann, Florence Mirro, USMC, PFC Dominique R. Quiban, USMC Capt. Joseph Amparo Monsalve, Marie Molloy, Adriana Shultz, Sgt. Matthew Sirianni, 2nd LT, Army, Christo- pher John Sherlock, US Army, L CPL Eric Vazquez Moritz, Mary Mullin, James Myers, Ellen USMC, US Army, Spec. Zachary Small - US Army, US Nadler, Blanche Navon, Herman Navon, Army Sgt. Michael Stephney, Capt. James Eyester—US Army, CPL. Ryan Thomas Albergo - USMC, Private 1st Vincent Pinto, Michael Prior, Mary Eileen Class Bryan Antico - US Navy, Senior Airman Justin Prisinzano, Concetta Purick, Irene Romano, Craig, 1st Lt. Connor Lewis - US Army, Timothy Breen Combes—US Army, CPL Ken Chun - US Army, Pvt. Jean Marie Roncallo, Sheila Rosenbaum, Brady O’Sullivan—US Army, Sgt. Nicholas J. Schnei- Peter Schumacher, Margo Sciarrotta, Jennifer der—US Army, Kyle Beck—Navy Airman, Pvt. Jesse Tiska, US Army Shriver, Cathy Sullivan, Rose Suthard, Marie Tiné, Elizabeth Thompson, Larry Tomanelli,

If you know a Service Member that you would like Jean Trier, Diana Vallone, Ursula Vobis to add to this list please contact the rectory 516-541-3270 Please include name, rank and branch of service.

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Worldwide Marriage Encounter presents: Celebrate Marriage An Full Day Enrichment for married couples All married couples are welcome to join us on Saturday March,16, 2019 930am -4:30pm Corpus Christi Parish 155 Garfield Ave, Mineola, NY 11501 We will gather for 9:30am in the parish hall Continental Breakfast and Lunch Provided $40 per couple th RSVP March 8 Diane & Jim Popp 516-794-0069 [email protected]

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance

All are invited to join us for an evening of dinner and dancing, featuring The Irish Mist!

The event will take place on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Kellenberg Memorial High School (1400 Glenn Curtiss Blvd.) from 7 to 11PM. The cost for the evening is $40.

Please register by visiting www.kellenberg.org/kapa or by contacting the Office of Advancement at 516-292-0200 x245. Page 13 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish MARCH 11, 2019 Page 14 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish MARCH 11, 2019

Page 15 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish MARCH 11, 2019 ““AA LLeenntteenn LLiisstteenniinngg wiitth MMaarryy att tthe CCrroossss”” Day of Prayer at the Seminary The Lenten Season leads us to the cross, and at its base stands the Blessed Mother. In this recollection day, we will listen with Mary to the “seven last words” of Jesus, and be guided by her understanding and application.

Sunday 9:30 am March 24 to 2019 3:30 pm

Conferences  Lunch  Confession  Mass

Rev. Patrick J. Griffin, C.M. Executive Director Vincentian Center for Church & Society St. John’s University

sponsored by Friends of the Seminary Spirituality Committee

$30 per Guest [No charge for Friends of the Seminary] Register on-line: www.icseminary.edu

 R.S.V.P. March 18, 2019 No charge for Members of Friends of the Seminary ● $30 non-Member ● List additional attendees on reverse side

NAME NO. ATTENDING

ADDRESS

CITY/STATE/ZIP PARISH

TEL E-MAIL  Please make check payable to: Seminary of the Immaculate Conception

 CREDIT CARD: VISA AMEX M/C DISCOVER AMT $

NAME ON CARD:

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RETURN TO: Development Office ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Seminary of the Immaculate Conception 631.423.0483x102 440 West Neck Road [email protected] Huntington, NY 11743 Page 16 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish MARCH 11, 2019 Page 17 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish MARCH 11, 2019 Page 18 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish MARCH 11, 2019

CALLING ALL ALUMNI!

Did you attend: All Saints High School (Brooklyn, NY) Bishop McDonnell High School (Brooklyn, NY) Dominican Commercial High School (Jamaica, NY) Maria Regina Diocesan High School (Uniondale, NY) Queen of the Rosary Academy (Amityville, NY) St. Agnes Academic High School (College Point, NY) St. Agnes High School (Rockville Centre, NY) St. Albert's High School (Brooklyn, NY) St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School (West Islip, NY) St. Joseph's Mountain School (Monticello, NY) St. Michael's High School (Brooklyn, NY) St. Nicholas High School (Brooklyn, NY)

If so, then we're looking for you!

The Sisters of St. Dominic would like to invite you to an alumni gathering on Sunday, April 7th 2019 from 2pm-5pm at the Motherhouse in Amityville, NY.

Join classmates for a meet & greet with some of the Sisters who taught at your alma mater, tour the Motherhouse grounds, and gather for prayer at St. Albert's Chapel. Tickets are $25 per person in advance ($30 day of event). Proceeds will support the mission of the Sisters.

For more information, please contact: 631.842.6000 ext.246 or [email protected]

We hope you will join us for some laughter, light refreshments, and good memories! Page 19 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish MARCH 11, 2019

2019 Lenten Antioch Retreat The Antioch Community of St. William the Abbot Invites you to join us for two days of stories, music, reflection, prayer, scripture, Sunday Mass, delicious food, and good company!

When: Saturday, March 30th 8:30 am ‐‐‐ 9:30 pm st Sunday, March 31 8:30 am ‐‐‐ 3:00 pm

Where: St. William the Abbot School 2001 Jackson Avenue, Seaford

PLEASE SHARE THIS FLYER WITH A FRIEND!! ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Yes, I would like to attend the Adult Antioch Retreat. I have enclosed a $50.00 check made payable to William D'Alessio to cover the cost of meals and materials. Please RSVP before March 23, 2019. (Please don't let the cost be an issue as scholarships are available.) ALL FIELDS ARE REQUIRED – Thank you Name: Address: Phone: Email: Emergency Contact Name: Relationship to you: Their Phone: Their Email: Have you attended our retreat in the past? (circle one) No Yes How long ago? How did you hear about us? ------Please mail with your check to: William D’Alessio, 339 Harrison Avenue, Massapequa, NY 11758 Questions: Contact Jo-Ann Metzdorff (516-361-2392) or e-mail [email protected] Visit us at: http://Antiochweekend.blogspot.com and www.swafaithformation.org/antioch Page 20 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish MARCH 11, 2019

Our Lady of Mercy CYO Track

Spring 2019 Registration

The Our Lady of Mercy CYO Track Program aims to provide a fun, relaxed environment where boys and girls, kindergarten through 8th grade, can learn the basics of track and field while also developing sportsmanship and teamwork skills. No experience required.

The spring season runs during the months of April-June. Meets are held outdoors on weekends at track facilities throughout Nassau and Suffolk. Events consist of team relays and individual dashes of both short sprints and middle distances. At the conclusion of the season, we will hold our annual end of year celebration.

Our Lady of Mercy CYO is a non-profit organization. For registration and additional information about the program, contact Kelly at [email protected]. Registration deadline is March 22nd

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Lent 2019

DIOCESE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE OFFICE OF THE BISHOP

Dear Friends:

As we begin our prayer, fasting and almsgiving for the needs of the poor and the suffering of the world in this Lenten season 2019, we recommit ourselves to repentance, conversion and holiness individually and as a Church. We remember in a focused way this Lent the survivors of clergy sexual abuse and all forms of abuse and we pray for the purification, reform and sanctification of the Church.

In Rejoice and Be Glad, Pope Francis says: “Do not be afraid of holiness. It will take away none of your energy, vitality or joy. (32)…He [The Lord] wants us to be saints and not to settle for a bland and mediocre existence. (1)…Holiness is the most attractive face of the Church. (9)…the Church needs passionate missionaries, enthusiastic about sharing true life. The saints surprise us, they confound us, because by their lives they urge us to abandon a dull and dreary medioc- rity.” (138)

One of the ways we commit ourselves to this radiant, natural and humble holiness is by expanding the breadth and depth of our daily engagement with the inspired Sacred Scriptures. We are called to live the words of Psalm 119: “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”

The saints of every decade and century inspire us since “the most profound interpretation of Scripture comes precisely from those who let themselves be shaped by the word of God through listening, reading, and assiduous medita- tion.” (Pope Benedict XVI, The Word of the Lord 48) Could each one of us individually and together, united in communion as a Church, take one step with the Holy Spirit this Lent to deepen our love for the inspired Sacred Scriptures?

In his Apostolic Exhortation The Word of the Lord (2010), Pope Benedict XVI gives us an excellent process of praying individual biblical passages, a process of lectio divina or sacred reading of the text that includes reading, meditating, praying, contemplating and living the biblical text. We need to believe with confidence and a spirit of adventure that the Holy Spirit is present in the text and that the Holy Spirit’s tongues of flame are connecting the text to our souls trans- forming us in mysterious and profound ways.

I would like to analyze and comment on the steps that Pope Benedict XVI proposes to us. (For the complete version of Bishop Barres’ Lenten Letter 2019 which analyzes Pope Benedict’s approach to lectio divina, see this link www.bishopbarreslentletter2019.org.) The Word of God makes us realists who recognize that the Word of God is the foundation of all things. (10)

As your bishop and servant, I invite you during this Lenten Season 2019 and beyond, to discover or rediscover the power of the Word of God by reading, meditating, praying, contemplating and living the inspired Sacred Scriptures. In the end, as Father Gaston Courtois points out: “Contemplatives are the true missionaries and alone can be the true spiritual teachers.”

Thank you all for your passion and daily dedication to the inspired Sacred Scriptures. Thank you for being the contemplatives, the missionaries, the spiritual teachers that are the agents and instruments of dramatic missionary growth on Long Island and beyond.

Sincerely in Christ,

Most Reverend John O. Barres Page 22 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish MARCH 11, 2019

Catholic Daughters of the Americas, St. Ignatius Parish Hicksville is hosting MILITARY BRIDGE

When: SUNDAY, April 7, 2019

Where: Msgr. Tarrant Hall Msgr. Tarrant Hall is in the St. Ignatius Old School on East Nicolai St. The Hall is handicapped accessible.

Time: 1:30 pm. Walk-ins are welcome. No experience is necessary to play! Everyone goes home with a prize!

Cost: $10.00 per person Cake & coffee/ tea are included.

For more information call Margaret at 516-822-6087 Join us for an afternoon of fun!

Noted preacher, Bishop Gerald Kicanas, bishop emeritus of Tucson, will conduct a Mission at St. Thomas the Apostle

Church, West Hempstead, March 24-26.

The schedule is:

Sunday, March 24 6pm Mass with extended Mission Homily

Monday, March 25 Spring Open House 7:30pm Prayer Service with Mission Sermon

Tuesday, March 26 Sunday, April 7, 2019 7:30pm Prayer Service with Mission Sermon 1:00 PM All are invited.

Bishop Kicanas has served as Bishop of Tucson, auxiliary bishop of Chicago, and Rector of Mundelein Seminary of St. Mary of the Lake. He has been Vice President of the Molloy College U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Chair of the Board of Directors of Catholic Relief Services (CRS). Currently he chairs the National Catholic Educa- Rockville Centre, NY tion Association (NCEA). He has served on a wide variety of USCCB committees including Migration, Lay Ecclesial Ministry, Diaconate, the Laity, Liturgy, Priestly Formation, (516) 323-4000 and Doctrine. He is currently serving as apostolic adminis- trator of the Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Repre- senting CRS, he has recently visited Nepal and Kenya. Page 23 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish MARCH 11, 2019

Community News

HALL Theology Classes in the Church RENTAL Basement from 7:30 to 9:00 PM. Everyone Welcome. ALL TYPES OF FUNCTIONS No need to phone; just come. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Remaining Classes: 2 Eastgate Road Massapequa Park, NY March 19th, April 30th, May 14th, May 28th. 516-798-9887 (next to Big Daddy’s on Front Street)

www.kofc-6911.org Next Parish Coffee Social

Scroll down to HALL RENTAL for directions and pictures of hall THIS SUNDAY,

March 10th, 2019 8:30AM to 12:30 PM

Room 24 in the School Building BINGO! Friday Nights at 7:30 in

the OLL School Building Singles retreat for men & women. Hosted by the Program theme: Knights of Columbus "Live Laugh & Love - Finding Joy in the Moment" March 29-31 2019. St Josaphat's Retreat House, 1 E. Beach Dr., Glen Cove NY, 11542 3rd THURSDAY EVENINGS, 7:30 PM This weekend retreat is sponsored by St. Paul's Cursillo, and includes an exciting IN THE PARISH CENTER ROOM 16 program, lodging, delicious meals, We have changed our MOSJ meeting days to movie/game night, Mass, ONLY ONE Thursday and opportunities to make new friends. Cost of $200 includes everything; A each month. commuter option is also available for Next Meeting: March 21st $125 which includes everything except lodging. 540 Broadway • Massapequa • NY • 11758 JamesFuneralHome.com •Newly Renovated Chapel516.541.4000 • Preplanning • Handicapped Accessible Monuments & Inscriptions • Children’s Playroom

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PAT DOLANLicensed Master PLUMBING Plumber 24 HR. EMERGENCY SERVICE 7 9 8 - 8 9 4 3

ARTHUR F. WHITE FUNERAL HOME, INC. A tradition of Caring Since 1923 FARMINGDALE BETHPAGE ROBERT A. WHITE, SR. - OWNER 315 CONKLIN STREET 234 BROADWAY STEPHEN J. MAHONEY - DIRECTOR NANCY J. WHITE - OWNER 516-249-0336 516-931-1454 WILLIAM D. PARSONS BRINGING CHRIST’S HEALING MISSION TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. Open 7 Days Catholic Health Services has ﬁrst-class doctors and hospitals across Long Island. For one near you, call 855-CHS-4500.

4870 Sunrise Hwy., Massapequa Park 516-541-4467 Breakfast / Lunch 7 AM - 3ish (516)590-3640

Come enjoy our “old fashioned” customer service 941 Carmens Road (in the Carmens Rd. Shopping Plaza)

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