A community of Faith hope and love TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME August 30, 2015 How great is your goodness, O Lord! ’ T. BERNARD S S CATHOLIC CHURCH 516-731-4220 Phone/516-731-4355 Fax Email: [email protected] MISSION STATEMENT Website: www.StBernardsLevittown.org PASTORAL TEAM With faith, hope, and love the people of Father Ralph Sommer, Pastor [email protected] St. Bernard's parish family are on a mission ext. 130 to bring the gospel of Jesus Father Joe Nohs, Associate Pastor [email protected] to the Levittown Community and beyond. ext. 128 Deacon John Blakeney [email protected] 516-731-4220 Spiritual Life Deacon James Flannery [email protected] Schedule of Masses: 516-731-4220 Saturday: 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Deacon Timm Taylor Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am (Family Mass), 10:30 am, [email protected] 12 Noon, 5:30 pm (Youth Mass) 516-731-4220 Father Joy Varkey, Resident Priest Weekdays: 8:00 am [email protected] Holy Days : see website: www.StBernardsLevittown.org ext. 124 Father Martin J. Hall, Retired Priest in Residence Confessions: Mrs. Susan Martin, Director of Religious Education [email protected] Saturday: 4:00 - 5:00 pm. Weekdays: After the 8:00 am Mass 516-731-8511 Phone/516-731-7860 Fax Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Novena and The Religious Education Center is closed on Fridays. Benediction: Sr. Christine Sammons, O.P., Monday: Check schedule on page 5. Coordinator of Parish Social Ministry [email protected] Morning Prayer: 516-731-6074 Monday through Saturday 8:30 am, Prayer Room. Books are Ms. Sarah Kropac, Coordinator of Youth Ministry available. [email protected] Baptism of Children: We welcome infants and children to our Mrs. Mary Jane Witte, Director of Liturgical Music Christian community! Baptisms are held on select Sundays at [email protected] 1:30 pm. Please contact the parish at least 3 months before ext. 142 an anticipated baptism – even before a new child is born – Ms. Diane Vella, Pastoral Associate to ensure enough time to complete the baptism [email protected] preparation process. Our three-step preparation process ext. 143 includes: 1) at-home reading and preparation by the parents; Mrs. Rose Marie Rotondo, Sacristan 2) an intake conversation with a member of our parish staff; [email protected] and 3) participation with other parents in a Sunday morning 516-731-4220 gathering, which begins with attendance at our 9:00 am Mr. Len Lanzi, Facilities Manager “Family -friendly” Mass. Please call 731-4220 or e-mail ext. 120 [email protected] to request a Baptism information Mr. Dimas Carbajal, Head of Maintenance and preparation packet. [email protected] ext. 126 Marriages: Church arrangements should be made at least 6 months before the marriage and before making any contracts with restaurants or caterers. Please call the Would you like to join our vibrant community of Faith, Hope Rectory to set up an appointment with a priest, 731-4220. and Love at St. Bernard’s? Sign-up and get to know us at Ministry to the Sick and Aging: If you are, or know of one of our monthly New Parishioner Registration and Wel- someone who is homebound and would like to receive Holy come evenings! For information, call the parish office at Communion, please call the rectory at 731-4220. 516-731-4220, or download a form from our website St. Vincent De Paul Society: 735-3218 www.StBernardsLevittown.org. Click on “Join St. Bernard’s Parish” on the left side of the home page form. If you Usher Coordinator: John Lyons (516) 390-5150 or move away, please notify us as well. [email protected] Bulletin Deadline: Friday, 5:00 pm, nine days prior to publication. You may email us at [email protected] or leave a printed copy in the inbox on the bulletin desk in the Parish Office. Thank you for your cooperation! 2 Signs of Welcome E– mail Father Ralph: [email protected] Parking Lot Update I’ve spent the last couple of weeks meeting with four engineering/architectural firms to discuss the renovation of our parking lot and the repair of our tower. I’m awaiting their initial responses and then with the help of the diocesan building office, we’ll select a firm who will develop plans for these projects. Once the initial plans have been ou may have seen the new large sign on the Parish Center that invites produced, we’ll schedule Y some community meetings people to come to church on Sunday. Here’s the story...a few weeks ago to get feedback from someone drove into the building damaging the doors and structure. parishioners and neighbors. Fortunately everyone was safe. But the building had to be boarded up and we’re now in the process of dealing with the insurance company, an Levittown Tribune engineering report, and the fabrication of new doors. This could take a few If you’re a subscriber to the months. So rather than looking at plywood during that time, teens from the Levittown Tribune you Fixup Club painted the boards and Father Augustine painted an image of might have noticed that St. Bernard just in time for the Feast of St. Bernard. Then during the there is a new columnist. evening picnic, we invited people to take turns painting the letters on the That would be me! I was sign. invited by the editor to write the “Spirit of Levittown” This is an example of how to turn an unfortunate incident into something column and I’m grateful for positive. This is the time of the year when many visitors come to St. the opportunity to share Bernard’s school building to register for BOCES or Tender Gardens and insights with the wider others come to play basketball. Perhaps they’ll feel the warm welcome that Levittown Community. we extend to everyone who comes to worship with us. So if you see new faces in church (and even if they end up in “your” seat), be sure to continue See you later! the welcome. While we’re on a mission to bring the gospel out into the I’m taking the final leg of community, we also pay attention to how we make those who come to us my vacation and will be feel at home. back after Labor Day. 3 Parish News Gifts of treasure Miraculous Medal Novena Sunday collections On Monday, August 31 and Monday, September 7, August 23, 2015 August 24, 2014 Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Novena will be held after the 8:00 am Mass. $ 11,999.95 $ 12,585.55 537 envelopes 547 envelopes Faith Direct $ 2,192.50 $ 1,850.23 Mid-Week Mid-Morning Book Discussion Total Collection Join your fellow parishioners on Wednesday, $ 14,192.45 $ 14,435.78 September 23rd at 10:00 am in the Parish Center for an informal discussion of this best Capital Campaign selling novel. Set during one of Goal: $1,000,000.00 the most conflicted and volatile Pledged: $1,199,925.00 times in American history, Collected to date: $1,002,896.00 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford is an Please continue to fulfill your pledge commitment extraordinary story of so that all of the planned projects can be accomplished. commitment and hope. You Thank you for your continued generosity. won’t be able to put this one down! For more information contact Wally Rodier at [email protected] or 516-731- 6690. Faith Direct Have you enrolled yet? www.faithdirect.net Code = NY272 the Gifts of bread and wine for the weekend of August 29th & August 30th have been requested See page 11 for details in loving memory of William & Rose McNerney by Friday, September 4, is the First Friday of Rosemary McNerney the month and is always dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Come join us at a Zumba Gold class! It is for people (men and women) 55 and up. We will do a little dancing a little toning and a lot of fun. The classes will start Tuesday, September 8. We will have classes Tuesday from 2-3pm and Thursday from 9-9:45am in the Parish Center. The cost is $5 a class. No contracts!! Wear sneakers and comfortable clothes. Bring a towel, water and 1 lb hand weights. Looking forward to seeing you! 4 mass intentions sacraments This listing may not reflect recent changes or additions. Baptisms Monday, August 31 We welcome into the parish the following new members: Chloe Marie Batista Alyson Rose Gilman 8:00 am Jean Marie Foote Michaela Grace Ingersoll Patrick Scott McNevin Tuesday, September 1 Congratulations to the happy parents. 8:00 am Louise Manzo Wednesday, September 2 8:00 am Salvatore Spirelli BANNS OF MARRIAGE Thursday, September 3 First Time 8:00 am Joseph McGrath Catherine Hall, St. Frances de Chantal, Wantagh Friday, September 4 Gonzalo Cantos, St. Bernard Parish, Levittown 8:00 am Sr. Lawrence Marie Matthews Jacklyn Minutillo, St. Mary Gate of Heaven, Ozone Park Saturday, September 5 Daniel Wicelinski, St. Bernard Parish, Levittown 8:00 am 5:00 pm Theresa Flanigan Sunday, September 6 for the sick of our parish 7:30 am Gertrude Marrazzo All names will remain on the list for 4 weeks after you call in. 9:00 am Benjamin Eclipse After that time we ask, if necessary, to call again. 10:30 am Jim Lassus, Thank you for cooperating and God bless all. Marie P. Cummings, Salvatore Bumbalo Al Camilleri Jean Dooling Raymond McDevitt Sr., John Flahive Bernadette Habeeb Frank Hafkell James D.