1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers

and deacons: 2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Thanksgiving and Prayer 3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I

always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me. 8 God can testify how I long for all of you with the affec-tion of Christ Jesus.

9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.

-Philippians 1:1-11

A Word From Our President

A quarterly publication of Long Island Tres Dias

February 2012

Community Concerns ................................................... p. 2

Inside this

Issue...

NO COMPROMISE

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Weekend Warriors

A Word from Our President ....................................................... p.1

No Compromise

The apostle Paul organized many churches all over the known world. He was very pleased with the church at Philippi. We can learn a lot from this faithful group of Christians and the words that Paul wrote to them.

We need to be advancing the truth of God at all times in all ways. If we are compromising in any area, we will not thrive - not personally and not as a group. In this present time we are living, there is so much at stake. If the body of Christ is not holding up the Truth of God and living it as an example before a lost world, then how will they be saved?

We need faithful people who are committed to sharing whatever gifts the Lord has given them for the sake of the Gospel. God wants us to be willing servants of our Lord, Jesus Christ. The smallest acts can make a big difference. Just showing up means a lot. Excuses are easy, and even understandable

at times. But God’s word tells us that it is not enough for us to say we have faith. Our statement of faith is proven true in our actions. We need to seek God’s will, as in-dividuals and as a community of believers. We don’t pray for God to reveal His will to us simply to know it, but also to obey it and live it without compromise!

We need Godly vision ... a rev-elation of what our future could look like if we would only put all of our trust in the One and Only true God. We find this revelation when we seek Him, the source of all wisdom and knowledge, through His One and Only Son, Jesus. Be loving. Be optimistic. Be hopeful. Be inspired by God! Whatever we do, we cannot give up and compromise the beautiful gift we have been entrusted with. Together, we can reach the lost and increase His kingdom for our good and for His glory!

In His Service, Julie Cimino

Worship must always contain an element of the “other-ness” of God. We must be ever mindful that the One we come before is high, holy and completely off the chats of our comprehension. Grace must never become an excuse to ig-nore the heights of Who it is we are dealing with here. Yes, in this beautiful mystery of the new covenant we have been welcomed in close, and been given the privilege of drawing near to the Almighty God. And yet we must never allow ourselves to think that He is not as fearsome as He was in those days of the old covenant. God is the same yesterday, today and forever. He shines with holiness and righteousness just as much as He ever did. And yet, here’s the mystery of this wonderful new covenant: He has made for us a way to come gloriously close to Him. If we diminish our view of His holiness, we cheapen the mystery of grace. But when we approach Him as awesome and otherly, our souls won’t take for granted the cost of the cross – and we’ll appreciate more

fully the immeasurable value of His mercy. A big view of God will also inform the details of our everyday lives. If He’s too small to us, we’ll find ourselves weakened in our approach to life. Can a small God strengthen, empower, protect and inspire? We will live a small life if we carry a belittled sense of who Jesus is in our hearts. But a grand view of who God is will lead to some great adventures in the kingdom of God, and infuse power and purpose into our everyday doing and thinking. The company of heaven know that God is holy, and it propels them into a never-ceasing anthem of the highest praise in the heavens:

“Holy, holy holy is the Lord God AlmightyWho was and is to come.” Revelation 4:8

As we begin to face the holiness of God, our lives resound with that very same anthem, here and now upon the earth.

Please keep ALL our Community in prayer!

ENCOURAGEMENT AND HEALING: • Please pray for Lisa and Dennis Russo as they recover from kidney transplant surgery. Dennis gave his kidney to Lisa. They are both healing. Pray for the Lord to keep all infection away and for both to be in better health than ever before!• Please pray for Tony DeMicco’s healing from complications to his hip replacement surgery including infection. Pray for both Tony and Pam’s spirits as they have endured this for some time.• Please continue to pray for Ali Cimino’s health ... that she would receive a complete healing.• Please pray for Joe Ambrose, Steven and Debbie DeCillis and all those struggling with jobs and finances. May we use our time the way God would have us and may He quickly provide for each of His children.• Ernie Linder who had recent by-pass surgery.• Alice Lemmon Please keep Alice Lemmon and her family in prayer.• Please pray for all of our loved ones struggling with addictions. Deliver them from their pain and restore them to health in body, spirit and mind. May they discover Your strength, Lord, to live with grace and dignity; even humor and holiness. • Please keep several members in our community in prayer that have chronic illnesses and problems: Jerry Sweet, Jean Dudkewic, Bruce Cooper, Carolyn Picken, Laurie Williamson, Gene Resseguie Larry, Hampson, Nancy Wibben.• God, raise up more men and women of faith and prayer! In this day, we so need people through whom God can work!• Please pray for the next Long Island Tres Dias Weekends #75 and #78. Pray for the teams that God has brought together. Also for the people that God would want to be on the weekend … especially those He may put on YOUR heart to invite.

“Our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed.”~ Romans 8:18

PRAISE GOD/CONGRATULATIONS:• Congratulations to Doug Magnifico and Pat Bothwell on their up-coming marriage, March 24, 2012. May the love of God be above you to overshadow you, beneath you to uphold you, before you to guide you, behind you to protect you, close beside you and within you to make you able for all things, and to reward your faithfulness with the joy and peace which the world cannot give -- neither can it take away. • Debbie and I would like to thank the LITD community for their support and prayers, especially over the past year. I am completely healed, my pancreas has stopped leaking and I have regained my strength. It seems so insufficient to just say “thanks” but know that we were both deeply moved and humbled by your continued show of support. Blessings, Steven DeCillis

Holy“What heart could hold the weight of Your love oknow the heights of Your great worth?”

From the album “10,000 reasons” –Matt Redman

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Weekend WarriorsRector/Rectrix Asst. Rector/Rectrix Spirtual Advisor

Chief Music Music Music Chief Aux Asst. Chief Aux Aux Aux Aux Aux Chief Kitchen Asst. Chif Kitchen Kitchen Kitchen Kitchen Table Leader Table Leader Table Leader Table Leader Ideals Church Piety Study Action Leaders Environments CCIA

Doug Martin Steve DeCillis Paul Pugliese & Thomas Boyd David Dyott Carl Fischer Ken Karabec Jim Meyer Tom Wrightington Thomas Cusanelli Owen Yung Vinnie Decaprio John Quinn Rick Lawrence Josh Wolfinger Gene Koepke Mark Kiesel Fred Pesce Michael McCardle Rick Zegel Joe Ambrose Jim Mueller John Kreuzburg Ken Karabec Anthony Troisi Daniel Pugliese Jerry Griscti Andy Bradice

Nancy Wibben Sheila Schmidt Hiram Claudio &JoAnne Albanese Betty McEvoy Diane Connell Windsor Marchesi Vicki Elfers Paula Pesce Jean OBlak Arlene Scholz Jackie Silvestro Cheryl Bougatsos Alice Lemmon Dawn Lynch Ann Olsen Stephanie Russo Renee McCardle Barbara Patton Robin Saliba Nancy Santangelo Debbie Ladenheim Christine Drasser Pamela DeMicco Rosanne Lipari Colleen O’Connor Christine Walsh Alison O’Connor Melissa Detloff Sans

March 8 - 12, 2012 Men’s Weekend #75March 8 - 12, 2012 Men’s Weekend #75

March 29 - April 1, 2012 Women’s Weekend #78March 29 - April 1, 2012 Women’s Weekend #78

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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,The teams have been chosen for Long Island Tres Dias Men’s Week-

end #72 and Women’s Weekend # 74. We thank God for bringing His teams together and for this opportunity to once again show His love to others. We cannot do this alone. We need the love and support of each of you to help make these weekends the Best Weekends Ever!

First and most importantly, we need your prayer. Please keep the teams and candidates and their families lifted in prayer. .We also need you to serve palanca on the weekends, both in the kitchen and behind the scenes helping auxiliary. We need casseroles and break food for both weekends and people to serve the meals, help clean up and pre-pare for the next meal. Auxiliary needs your help Thursday before the weekend starts to set up, Saturday for the Agape and Chapel set-up and break down, and on Sunday for the final breakdown of the Rollo Room and Apostolic Hour. Most important we need your palanca letters and attendance at the mananita and closing. Let’s show the candidates how much their new community loves them by serving, loving, and supporting them with a heart like Jesus!

If you would like, you can contact our chiefs. Otherwise, just come on down to Montfort and help. Your help and support mean so very much in showing God’s love to the candidates. We love you all and can’t wait to see you!

TIMES OF MEALS: Breakfast: 8:00 a.m. Lunch: 1:00 p.m. on Friday & 12:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday Dinner: 5:30 p.m.

TIMES OF PALANCA SET-UP: ( to help our Auxiliary ) Thursday 4:00-6:30pm -Empty closet/set up for weekend Saturday 10:am -Set up Agape 1:00pm -Set up Candlelight Chapel 9:30pm -Break down Agape/ Chapel Sunday 7:00am -Meet in lobby for Mananita 4:00pm -Closing/Clean-up and pack closetParking: please park in the grass field. Do not park behind Montfort,

that area is reserved for the priests and paid staff. Mananita: please park in the grass field, meet in the lobby. Please

keep quiet!!!! Most importantly we need your prayer, palanca letters and atten-

dance at the Mananitas and the Closing to show the candidates that our community loves them.

If you can help in any way please contact our Chiefs : Kitchen: Vinnie DeCaprio Cheryl Bougatsos 516 695-7294 631-589-0195 Auxiliary: Ken Karabec Vicki Elfers 631-226-2065 631-827-4379 We pray that you will help us show Christ’s Love to the candidates. God bless you all!Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask

or imagine, according to His Power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations! Amen.( Ephesians 3:20-21 )

DECOLORES! Your brother and sister in Christ, Doug Martin and Nancy Wibben

2093 Jackson Ave. • Seaford, NY 11783www.litd.org

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Up-coming Events

Secuelas

Saturday, March 17, 2012, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 21, 2012, 7:30 p.m.

Please contact Kathy Abdis at pa.ka@verizon.net if you & your church could host a secuela.

To Be Announced:

Ducks Game

Annual Tres Dias Picnic

Upcoming Weekend Dates

Send Candidate Applications to: Ken and Robin Saliba,

16 Pickwick Lane, North Babylon, NY 11703

Men’s Tres Dias #75 March 8–12, 2012Rector Doug Martin • Chief Aux Ken Karabec

Women’s Tres Dias #78 March 29–April 1, 2012Rectrix Nancy Wibben • Chief Aux Vicki Elfers

Applications and sponsorship guidelines can be found on our web site,www.litd.org.

Secuelas gather at 7:30 p.m. and music starts at 8:00 pm; bring a snack food to share; & musical instruments; let’s fellowship,

celebrate the goodness and Grace of our Lord!