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SACRAMENT OF PENANCE

Saturdays: Msgr. Ryan Hall - 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Also by appointment

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY

The Church provides certain times and preparation for

weddings. Please contact the Rectory at least six months

in advance to begin the process.

REGISTRATION

Every family and person within the parish is encouraged

to register with the Parish.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Celebrated on the 2nd Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m. In

July and August Baptism will be celebrated at 12:30 p.m.

A required Baptism preparation meeting for parents meets

on the first Monday of the month at 8:00 p.m. Godparents

are welcome. Please register in advance for the class and

Baptism. Godparent Pre-Requisites: Godparents must be

practicing Catholics in good standing, 16 years of age or

older, Baptized and Confirmed Catholic.

ON BECOMING A CATHOLIC

Those seeking information about the Catholic Faith are

invited to contact Fr. Valentine at the Rectory at 621-

2222.

CARE OF THE SICK

Please notify the Rectory and Human Concerns Ministries

if there is anyone seriously ill so that we can provide

spiritual care.

THE MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Sunday, April 28: SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER/SUNDAY OF DIVINE MERCY 7:30 a.m. People of the Parish 9:00 a.m. Norma Lucarelli by Michael Lucarelli 11:00 a.m. Laura Amato by her Children Deceased Members of the Govoni & Brunetta Families by the Govoni Family Mass of Petition by Dolores & Richard O’Hara 12:15 p.m. Giovannina & Sebastian Vricella by the Maletta Family Monday, April 29: Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church 9:00 a.m. Frances Piontkowski by her Children Tuesday, April 30: Easter Weekday 9:00 a.m. Alexander Levchuck by Janet & Family Wednesday, May 1: Easter Weekday 9:00 a.m. Sr. Geraldine Cregg by Ronnie & Maryann Combs & Family Thursday, May 2: Easter Weekday 9:00 a.m. Brendan Cronin by Sarah Oey Friday, May 3: First Friday; Saint Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church 9:00 a.m. Richard DeMaio by Dolores & Richard O’Hara Saturday, May 4: First Saturday; Saints Phillip and James, Apostles 9:00 a.m. Eileen & Lou Brown by Dolores & Richard O’Hara 5:00 p.m. For the Intentions of Fr. John Milanese by the Govoni Family Dominic Pascucci by Dee & Jamie Marvullo Fr. Edward J. Shanahan by Family Vito Stangarone by Joanie McCormack Sunday, May 5: THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER 7:30 a.m. People of the Parish 9:00 a.m. Thomas Maniscalco by his Children 11:00 a.m. Gina Barrasso by Mr. & Mrs. Barrasso John Capri by Sandra Capri Edward & Stella Sendlenski by Family Philip Tiberio by Anthony & Maria Cavallano 12:15 p.m. Deceased Members of the Muller & McNichol Families by Lorraine Muller

Josephine Banno Bob Boeshore

Lillian Boeshore Kathleen Capuano Joseph Carbonaro

Barbara Coe Rebekah Cole Kevin Cronin Paul Cronin

Linda De Stio John Paul DiNonno

Eric DuBois Tony Grau Julia Green

Christine Kenney Douglas Knehr

Anne Krukowski

Frank Krukowski Richard Malon

Jonathan Mannina Stuey Manzione

Tom McCormack Jennifer Harding McGeown

Brendan Miles Dieter Nagel Victoria Oxer Jenna Reggio Trevor Rogers

Anna Sambucci Charles Strecker

Clotida Vecchione Jacqueline Verde

Anne Wright Mary Wybaillie

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK

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READINGS FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY

First Reading: Acts 5:12-16 Second Reading: Revelation 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19

Gospel: John 20:19-31

FOCUS: God’s divine mercy is for all.

Jesus is God, and his mercy is both divine and eternal.

His love is upon us for our sake and we, in turn, should

grow in trust in our Savior.

LITURGY OF THE WORD:

In the first reading, the Apostles performed many signs

and wonders, and many came to believe. In Revelation,

John, imprisoned, had a vision of Jesus in heaven and

was commanded to write all that he saw. In the Gospel,

the resurrected Jesus reveals himself to Thomas, who

only then came to believe. Jesus said, Blessed are those

who have not seen and have believed.

Readings for next week, May 5: Third Sunday of Easter:

Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19

or 21:1-14

From Liturgical Commission Publishing, Lansing, MI

PARISH SACRIFICIAL GIVING

Today we hear the story of Doubting Thomas.

Challenging and difficult things do happen in our lives

and sometimes pull us away from our faith - and even

trust - in God. Let us ask St. Thomas to pray for us to get

through the tough patches in our lives (maybe even at this

very moment). In doing so, our doubt can be diminished

and our faith enhanced so that with St. Thomas we can

say, “My Lord and My God.”

Parish Sacrificial Giving Summary

Thank you for your continued sacrificial gifts to St.

Mary’s.

Offertory and attendance information for

Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday was not available

as of the printing deadline.

FOSTERING STEWARDSHIP AS A WAY OF LIFE

Lumen Christi Missal

Weekend of April 27/28 Second Sunday of Easter, Year C

Readings: Missal, p. 241.

The Ordinary of the Mass begins on Page 804

CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

COLLECTION

The annual Diocesan collection for our Catholic

Elementary Schools will be taken up next weekend,

May 4/5.

Celebrants for the Weekend of

May 4/5

Celebrants* Lectors

Extraordinary

Ministers of

Holy

Communion

Altar

Servers

Sat 5:00

Fr. Valentine P. Kirk E. Monteserrato

R. Monteserrato

Sun.

7:30 Fr. Lauder D. Sheehan

9:00 Fr. Lauder R. Botensten D. Dawson

P. Doran

11:00 Fr. Valentine C. Vanatta P. Vanatta

12:15 Fr. Valentine J. Damiano Volunteers

Needed

* Subject to last minute changes.

Schedule

not

available

as of

printing

deadline.

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From the Desk of Father Valentine

Friends:

In Jesus of Nazareth, Part III (Holy Week), Pope Benedict XVI explains the meaning of Jesus’

saving death on the cross. An earlier, material notion of sacrifice (burnt offerings to God for the

forgiveness of sins) gradually gave way to another, more spiritual notion, whereby human beings

dedicate their entire existence—body, mind, and soul—to God: that is, perfect obedience. By its

very nature, sacrifice of this sort is impossible for human beings to accomplish unaided. The

Holy Father writes: “The Son becomes man and in his body bears the whole of humanity back to

God. Only the incarnate Word, whose love is fulfilled on the Cross, is the new sacrifice, and in

this obedience he draws us all with him and at the same time wipes away all our disobedience

through his love.” (235) What a beautiful description of the theological, liturgical, and ethical

dimensions of Jesus’ sacrifice: the Good Shepherd seeks out those who were lost, joins them to

his prayer to the Father, and ultimately restores them to friendship with God.

One of the manifestations of “true sacrifice” for Christians is God’s mercy: both the experience

and the practice of it. Today, the Church celebrates Divine Mercy Sunday in the spirit of St.

Faustina, the early 20th-century nun and mystic. During the interim between the two World

Wars, she preached devotion to the Divine Mercy, one that surpasses a shallow form of

“empathy” or “do-good-ism.” She writes: “I feel tremendous pain when I see the sufferings of

my neighbors. All my neighbors’ sufferings reverberate in my own heart; I carry their anguish in

my heart in such a way that it even physically destroys me. I would like all their sorrows to fall

upon me, in order to relieve my neighbor.” Just as Christ identifies with the “least” of his

brothers and sisters, so much so that actions toward them are directed at him as well. Such

profound compassion implies a sense of urgency to alleviate all forms of human suffering:

physical, of course, but also mental, emotional, and spiritual as well.

A sense of urgent identification with the suffering members of Christ’s Body, therefore, tempers

our Easter joy, given the horrific attacks that claimed the lives of almost 300 Christians in Sri

Lanka last Sunday. The act is all the more cruel owing to the vulnerability of these people,

engaged as they were in the worship of almighty God on Easter Sunday itself. Christianity is

officially the most widely persecuted religion in the world today. Of course, we do not believe

that one life is more “valuable” than another, but we have to ask whether it is responsible to

accept hostility, both explicit and implicit, toward the Church as the “new normal.” A sense of

outrage at injustice is certainly consistent with the compassion and mercy Christ would have us

demonstrate toward our neighbor. Indeed, it is only because we can identify with others on a

deep level—the meaning of Cardinal Newman’s motto, Cor ad Cor Loquitur (“Heart Speaks to

Heart”)—that we actually do something about the misery of the human condition. It is no

coincidence that virtually every institution dedicated to the corporal and spiritual works of mercy

were born within the structures of Roman Catholicism.

As we rejoice in the victory of Christ over Death, we do well to pause and pray for our brothers

and sisters in Sri Lanka. We who have embraced the Cross of Christ should consider how best to

herald the Divine Mercy in our own corner of the world.

Faithfully,

Fr. Valentine

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GUILD OF ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL

The Guild of St. Francis volunteers will sell tickets

and chances at all the Masses this weekend. You may

also purchase tickets by calling the Guild Office at 516-

562-6454 or 516-629-2048.

All proceeds will benefit our region’s largest center for

specialized Cardiac Care. Your generous support will

help the Hospital in serving our community.

NEW CDs AVAILABLE

IN OUR KIOSIKS

“Why I Left Planned Parenthood”

“The New Conversation”

Whether you’ve seen the current film

“Unplanned” - or not yet, you’ll want to have a

copy of the autobiographical CD “Why I Left

Planned Parenthood”, narrated by Abby

Johnson, on her journey from her own unwanted

pregnancy to becoming a PP clinic director, to

the pivotal moment which made her do an

about-face and advocate for life from

conception to natural death.

Equally good is the CD, “The New

Conversation”, which is an immense aid for

fostering discussion charitably about this

polarizing issue.

Supplies are limited!!

2019/20 300 CLUB WINNERS

First Drawing March, 2019 *

1st Prize $200 #456 Carol Doering

2nd Prize $100 #110 Maria & Jim Mozer

3rd Prize $75 #621 Diane & Joseph Ceriello

4th Prize $50 #343 Terry Woods

5th Prize $25 #364 Brian Griffin

Congratulations to all!

* The March, 2019 drawing was held on April 15 in order to allow late memberships to be eligible.

MOTHER’S DAY

SPIRITUAL BOUQUET CARDS

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 12th.

Spiritual Bouquet Mass Cards are

available at the doors of the Church

and Msgr. Ryan Hall. If you wish to

have someone remembered in the

Mother’s Day Novena, please place

the envelope with the names of your

loved ones to be remembered in the

collection basket or deliver it to the Rectory.

The Novena will be celebrated at all the Masses on

Mother’s Day with the exception of the 11:00 a.m.

Mass which is for the People of the Parish. The

Novena will also be celebrated at the 9:00 a.m.

Masses on May 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and at the 5:00

p.m. Mass on May 18th.

The envelopes will be placed by the statue of Mary

for the remainder of the month of May.

FIRST SATURDAY, May 4, 2019

Mass at 9:00 a.m. in honor of the Blessed

Mother

Following Mass, recitation of the Holy Rosary,

followed by a meditation, and concluding with

the Litany of Loreto

FIRST SATURDAY

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REMEMBERING THOSE WHO SERVE

LCpl Caitlin Lyons LT Dennis Mackin

Cpl Tommy Mozer SGT Julio Ortiz II

LCpl Jonathan Peres

SSGT Jonathan Porto

PVT Michael Starczewski

SGT Luke Whitting

RCT Jordan J. Williams

CAPT Brendan Echausse

COL Daniel Friend

PV1 Joseph M. Friend

LCdr Christian R. Foschi

PFC Steven Hyyti

CAPT David Jacobs

SK1 John D. Klick

PFC Michael P. Lanciki

CAPT Eric W. Lipp

Lord, hold these men and women in your

loving hands and protect them as they

protect us and bless them for their self-

forgetting acts. We pray for peace in our

world and an end to war. Amen.

Beans-canned &

dry

Canned Fruit

Cereal

Coffee

Cookies

Crackers

Juice

Macaroni &

Cheese

Paper Goods

Soups

Tea

FOOD PANTRY

The Human Concerns Food Pantry has a particular need

for following items:

Please bring your donations to the back of the Church or

Hall after Mass.

We thank all of you who continue to remember

our Food Pantry with your donations.

HUMAN CONCERNS MINISTRY

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Dear Padre

&

Membership

PARISH REGISTRATION REQUEST I/we would like to register in the parish of St. Mary’s. Please send me a Parish Census to complete so I can become a parishioner of St. Mary’s. Please send my Census to: NAME:_______________________________________________ ADDRESS:___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ PHONE:_____________________________________________

Please return to the Rectory Office or place in the collection basket.