From Our Pastor, Msgr. Steven Camp

Churchh of Stt.. PPaattrriicckk 400 Main Street Huntington, New York 11743 (631)-385-3311 <a href="/goto?url=http://www.stpatrickchurchhunt.org" target="_blank">www.stpatrickchurchhunt.org </a>FROM OUR PASTOR, MSGR. STEVEN CAMP Dear Parishioners, Today is the Fourth Sunday of Lent, traditionally known as Laetare Sunday. Laetare (“Rejoice”), sets a tone of joyful anticipation of the Easter mystery, which is only weeks away. This is why the Priest wears rose-colored vestments. The name comes from Entrance Antiphon for this Mass: “ Rejoice, Jerusalem, and all you who love her”. This Fourth Sunday of Lent marks a joyful relief amidst the seriousness and somberness of the many weeks of preparation for Easter. Even in Lent we rejoice, because we know God loves us and will provide for our needs. In the first reading today, from the Book of Chronicles, God pardons those who have been unfaithful. In today’s Gospel as well in the second reading, we are reminded that the Father has sent the Son because He has so loved us that He wants us to be able to return to Him. We rejoice in the forgiveness that the Lord offers for each of us. With this Sunday being the fourth Sunday of Lent, we come close to Holy Week. Holy Week is one of the most important weeks of the year for the Church. As we continue to prepare to celebrate the Lord’s entrance into Jerusalem, Passion & Death, and His Glorious Resurrection on Easter Sunday, please make note of the schedule of all of the Holy Week liturgies that will take place here in our Parish. If you have not attended any of the Holy Week liturgies before, I highly encourage you to do so, as we pray and celebrate the season together as one community of faith. During the Lenten season, we put an emphasis on the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This Sacrament allows us to reconcile with God and to receive His mercy and forgiveness as we prepare for the Holy Days of Easter Triduum. For the past few years, the Archdiocese of New York, Diocese of Brooklyn, and Diocese of Rockville Centre have held “Reconciliation Monday” on the Monday of Holy Week. On Monday, March 26 from 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., confessions will be held in our Church and all churches in the Diocese. I encourage you to take advantage of this powerful Sacrament. Confessions are also heard every Saturday from 4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Lent is the perfect time to let go of that “extra baggage” in preparation for the Resurrection of our Lord. Please look for the article in our bulletin describing the mural of St. Patrick behind the main altar and Fr. Bissex’s final essay on Tenebrae. God Bless and have a good week, Msgr. Steven R. Camp 2Church of Saint Patrick Huntington, New York Saint PATRICK SANCTUARY MURAL HISTORY OUR SANCTUARY MURAL OF SAINT PATRICK It is very reliably known that Patrick was born around 385 in Scotland, probably in Kilpatrick. His parents, Calpurnius and Conchessa, were Romans living in Britain, in charge of Roman colonies. Calpurnius is thought to have been a deacon, and Potitus, Patrick’s grandfather, a priest. [before mandatory celibacy.] Starting from the mural’s lower left side, and continuing in a clock-wise direction, At about age fourteen, Patrick was captured during a raiding party, and taken to Ireland as a slave, made to herd and tend sheep. Ireland at the time was a land of Druids and pagans; Patrick learned the practices and customs of his captors. During captivity, he wrote “The love of God grew in me more and more, as did the faith, and my soul was roused…. I prayed in the woods and on the mountain, even before dawn. I felt no hurt from snow or ice or rain. After about six years of captivity, Patrick is said to have heard a voice urging him to travel to a distant port, where a ship would return him to Britain. On his way back to Britain, Patrick was captured again, and sent to Tours, France. While in France, Patrick learned about French monasticism. At the end of his second captivity, Patrick had a heavenly vision, and was instructed and inspired to bring Christianity to Ireland. Saint Germanus of Auxerre, France [378 – 448] ordained the young missionary, and blessed Patrick’s call to return to Ireland. Saint Patrick returns to Ireland, and using the knowledge of Irish language and culture that he gained during his first captivity, brought Christianity and monasticism to Ireland. He is credited with establishing as many as three hundred churches, and baptizing more than one hundred thousand Irish people. He is also widely reputed to be the first Bishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland. [Note the Bishop’s miter and crozier [pastoral staff] denoting his office as Bishop. 3Fourth Sunday of Lent March 11, 2018 FROM FR. BISSEX- TENEBRAE PART III Tenebrae Dear Parishioners, In last week’s bulletin, we continued an examination of the service of Tenebrae, which will be held here at St. Patrick’s on Palm Sunday, March 25th. We recall that Tenebrae illustrates to us the different themes of the three Holy Days: the betrayal of Jesus (Holy Thursday), the death of Jesus (Good Friday), and the burial of Jesus (Holy Saturday). A couple weeks ago we examined how Tenebrae helps us meditate on the betrayal of Jesus, and last week we focused on the death of Jesus. This week we can round out our Tenebrae reflections by looking more closely at Holy Saturday, and the theme of Jesus’ burial. In the aftermath of a death, friends or relatives of a grieving family will often ask for advice on “what to say” in order to bring comfort. These good intentions come from the desire to be helpful by using the right words. And yet, as perhaps many of you have experienced at some point or another, in the face of death and certainly in the wake of tragedy, more often than not the appropriate response is not verbal. It is silence. A few months ago a distraught mother asked me if I could bring her child back to life. I did not answer. I did not tell her I could or I couldn’t, because she already knew the answer. She did not need a response, but rather needed her pain to be accepted. In the face of suffering or pain, words will usually fail us. Words, in all their creative power, were given to men and women in the Garden of Eden, where death was not a reality. Words do not have the ability to adequately respond to suffering or death, at least not on their own, because when God created human speech He never intended suffering or death to exist. In the face of tragic pain, silence is often the appropriate response. What will our response be to the death of Jesus on Good Friday? Our response is the silence of Holy Saturday. It is the only day of the year which the Church spends entirely without the Eucharist (the Easter Vigil in the evening is a Sunday liturgy). At the end of the Good Friday service, we depart in silence. We realize that in the face of this death, words would be out of place. This is the silence in which we remain on Holy Saturday. It is the silence of the tomb where Christ is lying. It is the silence of the human race as we experience the shock of what has occurred. It is a silence that won’t be broken until the Resurrection. After helping us meditate on Holy Thursday and Good Friday, the Tenebrae service concludes by bringing us to Holy Saturday and the tomb. When Tenebrae ends we depart in silence, without attempting to give a response to Jesus’ death. We leave without speaking, meditating on the burial of Jesus; dwelling on the fact that the Word of the Father, Jesus Christ, spoken from eternity, is now silent in the tomb. The silence of Holy Saturday, brought to us at the conclusion of Tenebrae, allows us to recognize that in the wake of the death of God’s only Son, words fail us. While the Tenebrae service does not express the joy and excitement of Christmas Lessons and Carols, it remains overwhelmingly powerful and beautiful. It affords us an opportunity to enter more deeply into the Holy Days, the liturgies, and the spiritual significance of what they offer to our lives. Ultimately, we know that we focus on these tougher themes and realities so that when the Easter light shines for the first time at the Easter Vigil, it will strike us even more deeply just how great a victory it was when Christ rose from the dead. Love and prayers, Fr. Bissex 4Church of Saint Patrick Huntington, New York <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">PARISH MINISTERS </li><li style="flex:1">HOLY WEEK AND EASTER </li></ul>CONFESSIONS Saturdays of Lent: 4:00-4:45pm Mondays of Lent: 7:15-7:45pm Monday, March 26: 3:00-9:00pm Saturday, March 31: PRESIDER SCHEDULE Saturday, March 17, 2018 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">5:00PM </li><li style="flex:1">Fr. Michael Bissex </li></ul>10:30am -12:30 pm ONLY Sunday, March 18, 2017 7:30AM 8:45AM 9:30AM 10:00AM 11:30AM 12:45PM 5:30PM Msgr. Steven Camp Msgr. Steven Camp Fr.Michael Bissex Msgr. Steven Camp Fr. Jeremias George Fr. Jeremias George Fr. Thomas Edamattam MASSES AND HOLY WEEK LITURGIES Palm Sunday — March 25 Saturday Sunday 5:00 pm 7:30am; 8:45am; 10:00am;11:30am; 1:00PM & 5:30 pm ALTAR SERVERS Please refer to your email for the schedule for Lower Church 9:30 am <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">7:30PM </li><li style="flex:1">Tenebrae Service </li></ul>[Palm is blessed and distributed at all Masses] Saturday, March 17th and Sunday, March 18th Holy Thursday — March 29 9:00 am 11:00 am 7:30 pm Morning Prayer LECTORS Chrism Mass [at St. Agnes Cathedral, RVC] Mass of the Lord’s Supper EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Adoration at the Altar of Repose until 12:00 Midnight Good Friday — March 30 EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS AND 9:00 am 3:00 pm 8:00 pm Morning Prayer LECTORS MEETING Wednesday, March 28th - 7:30PM Murray Hall. All Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers are asked to attend a refresher course reviewing Parish procedures for Holy Week and the upcoming year. Good Friday Liturgy “The Journey, Cross, & Crucifixion” CreativeMinistries’dramaticpresentationoftheStationsoftheCross Holy Saturday — March 31 Morning Prayer /Blessing of Easter Food Easter Vigil Liturgy 9:00 am 7:30 pM [There is no 5:00 pm Mass on Holy Saturday] Please contact Deacon Dale Bonocore, [email protected] with any questions. Easter Sunday — April 1 Masses: 7:30am; 8:45am; 10:00am; 11:30am; 1:00 pm Lower Church 9:30 am Please make every effort to attend. [There is no 5:30 pm Mass on Easter Sunday] 5Fourth Sunday of Lent March 11, 2018 WEEKLY INTENTIONS AND PRAYERS MASS INTENTIONS Monday, March 12, 2018 Blessed Angela Salawa BREAD &WINE MEMORIALS Monday, March 12, 2018 Blessed Angela Salawa 7:15AM 9:00AM John DeNatale + Agnes LaCorte + 7:15AM 9:00AM 12 Noon For Our Parishioners For Our Parishioners <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">For Our Parishioners </li><li style="flex:1">12:00Noon </li><li style="flex:1">Raymond Boyle, Jr + </li></ul>Tuesday, March 13, 2018 Saint Leander of Seville Tuesday, March 13, 2018 Saint Leander of Seville 7:15AM 9:00AM 12:00Noon Robert T. Grant + Mallardi & Rynski Families + Msgr. Steven Camp (L) 7:15AM 9:00AM 12:00Noon For Our Parishioners For Our Parishioners For Our Parishioners Wednesday, March 14, 2018 Saint Maximilian Wednesday, March 14, 2018 Saint Maximilian 7:15 AM 9:00 AM 12:00Noon James Hamelman + Kathleen Michitsch + Bernard Brady + 7:15AM 9:00AM 12:00Noon For Our Parishioners For Our Parishioners For Our Parishioners Thursday, March 15, 2018 Saint Louise de Marillac Thursday, March 15, 2018 Saint Louise de Marillac 7:15 AM 9:00 AM 12:00Noon Frank Spatafora + Lenore and William Galasso + Walter Kuhn + 7:15AM 9:00AM 12:00Noon For Our Parishioners For Our Parishioners For Our Parishioners Friday, March 16, 2018 Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer Friday, March 16, 2018 Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer 7:15 AM 9:00 AM 12:00Noon Maise Conroy + Keith Geneva + Peggy Daly + 12:00Noon 7:15AM 9:00AM 12:00Noon For Our Parishioners For Our Parishioners For Our Parishioners Saturday, March 17. 2018 Saint Patrick Saturday, March 17, 2018 Saint Patrick 8:30AM 5:00PM Colleen Keefe + McCarthy, Taheny, Hunt & Hills Families + 8:30AM 5:00PM For Our Parishioners For Our Parishioners Sunday, March 18, 2018 Saint Cyril of Jerusalem Sunday, March 18, 2018 Saint Cyril of Jerusalem 7:30AM 8:45AM 9:30AM 10:00AM 11:30AM 12:45PM 5:30PM Lillian Avino + Liv. & Dec Members Kies & Hayes Fams Deena Neville + Marianne Sheehan + Donna Culleton + Richard D. Maher + For Our Parishioners 7:30AM 8:45AM 9:30AM 10:00AM 11:30AM 12:45PM 5:30PM Thomas Imgram + Joseph Bertuccio + Fr.York + Leah Mannion + Joseph Manaker + Vincent Spinnato + Msgr. James B. Richter + SANCTUARY CANDLE MEMORIAL [MARCH 11- MARCH 17, 2018] The Sanctuary Candle in our Church burns in loving memory of Barbara Lynch 6Church of Saint Patrick Huntington, New York CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS We WELCOME the following new members into the CHRISTIAN CATHOLIC COMMUNITY and OUR PARISH : Please Keep in Prayerful Remembrance Our Beloved Dead: Barbara A. Kersch Alexander E. Roeder Maria Castiglia Cormac Patrick Carew William Arthur Pawlowski Own Philip Reilly Olga Hunt Declan James Scheff Nicasio Castrillo Matthew Simeone, Sr. FLU SEASON PRECAUTIONS During this Flu Season, we will be suspending the offering of consecrated wine (the chalice) during Communion at the weekday masses. Parishioners are encouraged to offer a verbal greeting, smile, or bow of the head during the Sign of Peace in order to limit the spread of contagions. Thank you. Worldwide Marriage Encounter “Not as man sees does God see, because man sees the appearance but the LORD looks into the heart." Let our eyes be opened to the love of God in our marriages by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next Weekends areApr 27-29, 2018 in Huntington, NYand Nov 16-18, 2018inHuntington, NY. Formoreinformation, callJohn&Toni Torioat877-697-9963orvisitthemath<a href="/goto?url=http://www.wwmeli.org" target="_blank">ttp://www.wwmeli.org. </a>Stations of the Cross Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults What is the RCIA? “A comprehensive and dynamic Adult Education program for all those who seek a better understanding of the Catholic Faith, as well as a deepening of their spiritual life.” For more information please contact the rectory (631) 385-3311 ext 200 or Leo Wetter (631) 987-7092. Meetings are every Sunday in the Rectory Meeting Room. Fridays of Lent 7:30PM Church. 7Fourth Sunday of Lent March 11, 2018 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS 631.385.3311 Fax 631.673.4102 <a href="/goto?url=http://www.stpatrickchurchhunt.org" target="_blank">www.stpatrickchurchhunt.org </a><a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected] </a>@SPReligiousEd 6th Grade Themed Mass Sunday, March 18th @ 10:00 AM The 6th graders will be participating in Mass with Msgr. Camp as they celebrate our Parish Patron, Saint Patrick Attendance is required. The Sacrament of Confirmation will be held, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2018 12:30 pm Ceremony Rehearsal: Tuesday, May 8th @7:00 pm Retreat: Friday, March 16th @5:30 pm Mr. Azzara Mrs. Cashin Mrs. DeGennaro Mrs. Ferrandino Mrs. Filfiley **All rehearsals are mandatory and you must attend your assigned time. First Communion Dates & Rehearsals 4:00 pm Ceremony Saturday, May 12th @ 10:30am Rehearsal: May 8th @ 4:30pm Mrs. Callahan Rehearsal:Wednesday,May9th@7:00pm Retreat: Friday, March 23rd @5:30 pm Mrs. Karasik Mrs. Karasik Mrs. Montefusco Mrs. Regan Saturday, May 12th @ 12:30pm Rehearsal: May 8th @ 5:30pm Mrs. McFaul Deacon Rorke Mr. Waldorf Mrs. Napoli Mr. D. Rorke Saturday, May 19th @ 10:30am *Rehearsal: May 17th @ 4:30pm Mrs. Margan other attending Schools Mrs. Spero Upcoming Important Dates Saturday, May 19th @ 12:30pm *Rehearsal: May 17th @ 5:30pm Ms. Kiesel Friday, March 16th- 5:30 PM Confirmation Student Retreat Mrs. McLaughlin Mrs. Petti Mrs. Vohs Thursday, March 22nd – 2nd Grade Parent Retreat/Meeting at 6:30 PM – Murray Hall In-Class Reconciliation 5th Grade Tuesday, March 13th 3rd Grade Wednesday, March 14th 8th Grade Wednesday, March 14th & 21st Friday, March 23rd- 5:30 PM Confirmation Student Retreat 8Church of Saint Patrick Huntington, New York CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS CatholicDaughters of the Americas

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