A Welcoming Eucharistic Community

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church AWelcomingEucharisticCommunity January 15, 2017 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

495NorthOceanAve.E-mail:info@OLMCPatchogue.orgPhone:631-475-4739Patchogue,N.Y.11772website:OLMCPatchogue.orgFax:631-447-1030Facebookwww.Facebook.com/OLMCPatchogueN

COMMUNION CALLS Any homebound or shut-in may receive Holy Communion in their home. A Eucharis c Minister, will visit. Please call 631-475-4739

SACRAMENT PREPARATION Please call Religious Educa on at 631-289-7327

Offices Note Rectory Business Office is combined with

the Religious Educa on Office and located in the Parish Center .

Hours 9:00 AM –4:00PM Monday –Friday 631-475-4739

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The glory of the Lord shows through Israel, a light to all nations, that salvation may reach to the ends of the earth (Isaiah 49:3, 5-6). Psalm — Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will (Psalm 40).

Mass Schedule Weekend - Saturday: 5:00 pm (Vigil) Church Sunday: 8:00am, 9:45 & 11:30 am Weekday Monday—Saturday 8:00am Chapel Thursday 6pm Divine Mercy Mass

RECONCILIATION Heard Wed-Sat a er 8am Mass in Chapel and Saturday in Church 4:00pm and by request.

. Second Reading — All those who call upon the name of the Lord are called to be holy (1 Corinthians 1:1-3). Gospel — John the Baptist testifies: The one who comes after me, on whom the Spirit comes down and remains, is the Son of God (John 1:29-34). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

Regional School Holy Angels Regional School 475-0422 Principal-Mr. Michael Connell

New Parishioners are invited to come to the Center and pick up a registration form. Envelopes are available upon request.

Parish Office– in Parish Center Telephone 475-4739 Fax 447-1030

Parish Secretary Susan Schmutz ext 27

Business Office Hours in Parish Center

Monday - Friday 9:00am - 3:30pm

Saturday-Sunday Closed

Mass cards sold in church at weekend masses

Religious Education Telephone: 289-7327

Religious Education Office Hours Monday - Thursday

8:30am - 4:00pm

Coordinator of Religious Education

Madlyn D’Ambrose ext 29

Choir Music Director: Germaine Fontaine

Parish Outreach Food Pantry Telephone 475-9580 ext 25

Outreach Office Hours 10am-2pm Thursday & Friday

olmcoutreach@yahoo.com

Sacrament of Marriage Arrangement must be made 6 months in advance. No date for a wedding can be given over the phone or reserved until the couple completes the formal paperwork with a member of the pastoral staff.

R.C.I.A. is for those who are interested in coming into the Catholic Church or a Catholic interested in completing the Sacraments of Initiation. Call Faith Formation office for more information. Thursday Evenings. V. Shpak & K. Fontaine The Rectory Religious Stores:

Church store opened weekends during mass times. Rectory Religious Store in Parish Center 9AM-3PM M-F Store can be open during classes

Administrator Rev. Benet Uwasomba ext. 14

Deacon Anthony Graviano ext. 13

Sacrament of Baptism Baptisms are celebrated on the 2nd & 4th Sunday’s in Church at 1:00PM. Baptismal preparation is required prior to the baptism of any child. Please call 631-475-4739 for further info.

Reconciliation/Confession Monday-Friday, Following Daily Mass in Chapel Saturday 4:00 PM in Church

PRAYER GROUPS Monday Night Prayer Group 7:30 in the Chapel -Jerry Curreri 698-3533 Legion of Mary Prayer Group Monday 7:pm In Parish Center Rob Costanzo 631-834-3385 Wednesday Night Prayer Group 7:30 pm in a Private Home Mary Peterson– 475-4739 Marian Movement for Priests Prayer Group Thursday 7:30 pm in the Parish Center Michael Milano—475-8017 St. Monica’s Prayer Group Thursday 8:30 to 9:30 pm in Chapel Secular Fransicans (OFS) Meet in the Parish Center 1st Sunday of the Month 1pm to 4 pm THURSDAYS IN THE CHAPEL Following 8 am Mass Thursday till midnight 6pm Divine Mercy Mass Rosary for Life 7pm Prayer Groups as printed above.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Heb 5:1-10; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday: Heb 6:10-20; Ps 111:1-2, 4-5, 9, 10c; Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 3:1-6 Thursday: Heb 7:25 — 8:6; Ps 40:7-10, 17; Mk 3:7-12 Friday: Heb 8:6-13; Ps 85:8, 10-14; Mk 3:13-19 Saturday: Heb 9:2-3, 11-14; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Mk 3:20-21 Sunday: Is 8:23 — 9:3; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17; Mt 4:12-23 [12-17] THREE MISSIONS Today we begin with one of the “servant songs” from the book of Isaiah, a song prophetic of Jesus’ ministry of service. Isaiah’s mission is not only to bring back the children of Jacob to gather in Israel; it is also to be “a light to the nations” (Isaiah 49:6). Je-sus Christ, as servant, will be the fulfillment of the ancient prophecy and the basis of the new. This Sunday we begin a series of readings from Paul’s letter to the Corinthians. Here Paul is identified by his mission: he is an apostle of Jesus Christ. The church at Corinth to whom he addresses this letter is also identified: it is part of the universal church of God. The Corinthians are called to holiness, as are all Christians. Though the feast of the Baptism of the Lord was celebrated last Monday, today’s Gospel also alludes to the importance of that event. The reading empha-sizes that Jesus “outranks” John: his baptism in the Spirit will eradicate sin. Jesus accepts John’s baptism, even though it is he himself who is the Lamb of God. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. VISION Some people see more in a walk around the block than others see in a trip around the world. —Anonymous

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tuesday: St. Anthony Wednesday: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity be-gins Thursday: Julian Calendar Theophany (Epiphany) Friday: St. Fabian; St. Sebastian Saturday: St. Agnes

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION As soon as Christmas ends, people begin planning for Easter! Originally, the source of our Paschal Tridu-um was but a single liturgy extending from Saturday sundown to sunrise on Easter Sunday. The two days leading up to the liturgy were days of fast, not only for the elect, but for the church preparing to baptize them. A fifth-century pope explained that the church imitated the apostles, who were in hiding with their grief from the arrest of Jesus, and therefore sacraments, even penance, were forbidden. Inevitably, though, people wanted to come together, and so eventually a Liturgy of the Word developed for Good Friday. This was the first step toward today’s shape of the Triduum, and gradually new ideas were embraced, including the veneration of the cross and a simple Communion service. Interestingly, the Word re-mained central, since we know that in those days the pope did not receive Communion at this liturgy, even though the faithful had that option. In the other churches of Rome, priests and people received Communion under both species. Although the custom of Communion on Good Friday took hold, it did not endure past the Middle Ages. The central liturgies of the year slowly unraveled and disappeared from parish life. Remember that there were no seminaries in those days, and books were a rare luxury. Most priests could only manage to celebrate a simple “low” Mass, and few parishes could afford the ritual books that would guide a priest through the com-plex forms. Holy Week remained important in private devotion, but for a time the liturgies virtually disap-peared. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

January 15, 2017

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Holy Angels Mommy & Me

New format beginning January 2017

Families can purchase a $100 punch card to take any 10 classes ($10/class) from January to June! Monthly calendars will be provided and the class offerings for January and February are listed be-

low.

Purchase your punch card at http:/holy angelsmommyandme2017.brownpapertickets com Like us on Facebook at Holy Angels Mommy & Me

Any questions please contact Mrs. Jamie Stidd at

631-839-9203

Classes feature: Crafts and keepsakes

Holiday and seasonal themes Interactive storytelling and American Sign Language

Music and Movement Age Appropriate Fun and Learning for children ages 0-3

Thursday: January 5th:

Let it Snow 10-10:45 (1-3) Let it Snow 11-11:45 (0-1)

Friday: January 13th:

Frozen Fun 9:30-10:15 (1-3) Frozen Fun 10:30-11:15 (0-1)

Tuesday: January 17th:

We are all Friends 10-10:45 (MLK Jr. Day) (1-3) We are all Friends 11-11:45 (MLK Jr. Day) (0-1)

Tuesday: January 24th:

Diaper Disco 10:30-11:15 (0-2)

Thursday: February 2nd: Groundhog Day 10-10:45 (1-3) Ground hog Day 11-11:45 (0-1)

Friday: February 10th:

Valentine's Day 10:30-11:15 (1-3)

Tuesday: February 14th: Valentine's Day 10:30-11:15 (0-1)

Tuesday: February 28th:

Dental Health 10-10:45 (2-3) Dental Health 11-11:45 (0-2)

Our Lady of Mount Carmel SPIRITUAL ADOPTION PRAYER PROGRAM

SIGN UP SUNDAY WEEKEND OF JAN. 14TH-15TH

How do we sign up? On the weekend of January 14th & 15th, there will be pledge

cards made available for those who wish to participate in the pro-gram. You may join by signing your name on the pledge card,

printing your spiritually adopted child’s name, separate the pray and put it in your pocket, place the pledge card with your signature and the baby’s name into the basket in either the front or the back of the Church. In the bulletin each month there will be an updated

progress report informing us of the growth of our spiritually adopt-

W H AT H A P P E N S A F T E R

This nine month period brings us to September, at which time we will have a closing mass for all of the children we have been praying for over the last 9 months. We invite you to bring to this Mass, items for a new born, such as; disposable dia-pers, formula, clothes (1-24 months), layette items, and monetary dona-tions. All of which will be donated to the Life Center of Long Island or a similar organization.

Blankets of Love

WE WILL BE COLLECTING SKEINS OR BALLS OF YARN TO MAKE BLANKETS FOR THE NEONATAL DEPARTMENT OF STONY BROOK HOSPITAL. CALL

THE OFFICE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNIT OR CROCHET A BLANKET

IF YOU CAN MAKE A BABY BLANKET

THE SIZE IS 30” X 30” IN SOFT MATERIAL WITHOUT LARGE

HOLES IF CROCHETING.

IF YOU CAN SEW PLEASE JOIN THE EFFORT TO PROVIDE A BLANKET OF

LOVE. PLEASE BRING ITEMS TO PARISH

CENTER OFFICE.

2016 Tax Statements

If you need a statement , please fill out the form and return in Collection basket or to Parish Center Business Office. NAME__________________________________ Envelope #_________ ADDRESS__________________________________________________ TOWN & ZIP CODE_________________________________________ HOME PHONE #___________________CELL PHONE #___________ EMAIL _____________________________________________________ MASS TIME USUALLY ATTENDED ___________________________ I DO NOT HAVE ENVELOPES, PLEASE SEND__________________

JOIN FATHER BENET TUESDAY EVENING’S AT 7:00 PM

IN THE RECTORY MEETING ROOM BRING YOUR BIBLE

OR BORROW ONE OF OURS FOR THE EVENING.

THE MONDAY KNIGHT PRAYER GROUP

MEETS IN THE CHAPEL MONDAYS AT 7:30 PM

CALL JERRY CURRERI 631-698-3533

Our Music Ministry would like to

Expand If you are a singer or play an

Instrument We would like

Adult singers for the 5:00 pm & 8:00am Masses And

Children & Young Adults for 9:45 am And 11:30 Mases

UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE CENACLE 310 Cenacle Road, P.O. Box 4005 Ronkonkoma, N.Y. 11779-0430

631-588-8366 BREATHE DEEPLY AND HOLD YOUR HEART WITH GENTLE HANDS Saturday, January 28, 2017 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 at the Maude Adams House, 9:30 a.m. arrivals and refreshments Spirituality of imperfection. Explore ways to forgive with love and compassion exploring 12 step spirituality and scripture. Need not be in a 12 step program to attend. Presenter: Karen Musicaro Offering: $50 – Lunch included $15 deposit required to hold your reservation

Sunday, January 29, 2017 2:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. in the Chapel PRAYER SERVICE FOR THE COMMON GOOD Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, scripture, Reflection, music and silent prayer for our country Presenter: Fr. Larry Lewis, M.M. and Cenacle Sisters Please call to register, limited seating

Do you want to be an Altar Server?

If you have received your first Communion and are in 3rd grade or higher and have your Parents permission Please fill out and return to the Reli-gious Education Office. Name____________________________ AGE __________GRADE___________ Phone ___________________________ Parents Signature__________________ Parents Email_____________________ Which Mass do you attend?__________

Parish Outreach Office 631- 475-958

olmcoutreach@yahoo.com

Pantry and Office Hours: Thurs & Fri, 10:00am-

Our pantry assisted 55 families in need of food in our community in December.

PANTRY NEEDS: Turkeys Hams Brown Gravy Pancake Syrup Pancake Mix Cake & Muffin Mixes Potato/Pasta/Rice/Sides Canned Vegetables Canned Fruit Canned Ravioli, Stews, Meats Spaghetti Sauce Coffee & Tea Non-perishable Desserts Sugar Flour Cooking Oil Salt and Pepper Mayonnaise Bath Soap Laundry & Dish Detergent Diapers &Baby Wipes Paper Towels Toilet Paper

The Food Pantry purchases food from Long Island Cares and Island Harvest. These purchases allow us to offer a variety of fresh fruits, vegetables and dairy items. We also purchase 40 lb. boxes of food items that are seldom donated, as we can purchase grains, canned meats, toiletries and baby items and more. We also have a healthy shelf, with gluten free, low salt and low sugar products.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel R.C. Church

One Year Special Intentions Candles

and Memorial Candles are located in the Church

and can be illuminated in honor

of a Birth, Baptism, Birthday, Communion,

Special Inten ons/Memorial Dona ons Dona ons can be made in memory of someone or just as a dona on from a family or Individual for any occasion. It will be listed in the bulle n. Please call the rectory for any addi onal informa on. 631-475-4739 or info@OLMCPatchogue.org ______Communion Wine for Daily Mass ______ Communion Wine in Church ______Communion Bread for Daily Mass ______ Communion Bread for Church ______Unannounced masses ______ Altar Linens ______Candles for the week in Chapel ______ Altar Candles for Church ______Pascal Candle Oil for Chapel ______ Vigil Candles ______Pascal Candle for Easter in Church ________ Gospel Candles for servers ______Missals for Chapel ______ Pew cards for Church ______Rosary making supplies ______ Clergy prayer books/monthly ______Altar Server Alb, Cross or Belt ______ Tablecloths by season For_______________________________________________ BY________________________________________________ Address____________________________________________ City/State/Zip_______________________________________ Contact Number ( )__________________________________

Mark Frank Biondi, Tim Brady,

Mathew L. Brandli, Bryan Budd, Paul Burawa,

Francis X. Castellano, Brian Dale, Joey Diveck,

Johnathan Delvalle, Dennis Ryan Dooley,

Jeremy Ferguson, Andrew Hughes, Joe Hwang ,

Joseph Janssen, Tracey M. Kentoffio,

Kevin Kiefer, Chris Klimek, Frankie Lopez,

Adam McCarthy, Eugene Mahan, Al Mediate,

Daniel Murphy, Patrick Musumeci, Jonathan Parker,

Ernesto Perez, Maria Perez, Michael B. Poole,

David D. Post, Aldo Ruiz, Szu-Moy Ruiz, Michael Sedlak,

Fianna Sogomoyan, Michael Toro

Anthony Ventura, Jonathan Warshauer, Alexandria Waszmer,

Robert W. White, Brian Wilkenson,

Brendon James Willy

Saturday, January 14th, 2017

800am Antonio Romero

5:00pm Louise Maiorella

Sunday, January 15th, 8:00am Daniel Faulkner

9:45am William Bednarski

11:30am Michael Willoughby

Monday, January 16th, 8:00am Erick Colindres

Living Birthday

Tuesday, January 17th, 8:00am Angel Antonio Romero

Wednesday, January 18th,

8:00am Audrey Danielowski

Thursday, January 19th, 8:00am ———————-

6:00pm Divine Mercy

Friday, January 20th, 8:00am Ruth Mendoza

Living Birthday

Saturday, January 21st 8:00am Vicky Gil

5:00pm ———————-

Sunday, January 22nd, 8:00am Harold Schmutz

9:45am William Gonzalez

11:30am Michael Willoughby

PRAY FOR THE SICK Romanita Abad, Gil Abad,

Louis Alloyne, Joseph Balado Sr.,

John Beaudry,Amelia Barone,

Dennis Berger, Joanne Brandi ,

Barbara Brendli

Patricia Boyle, Marilyn Capaldo

Michael Castro, Yolanda Celone,

Mary Collins, Neil Coogan,

Kenny Cook,

Ginna Cooper, Airen Craig,

Ralph D’Ambrose, Frances Damara,

Pat Dragone

Anna A. Ferello, Mary Ellen Flynn,

Mike Flynn,

Joseph Guyton, Roy Hanson,

Lisa Haus-McWilliams,

Joan Keoppen, Savannah Hoesterey,

Lori Ann M. Kaan, Carol Kennedy,

Natale Kennedy, Bert LaMeyra

Kathleen D. Kollegger,

Giavana Laakman, John Laakman Jr.,

JoAnn Lee, James Leung

Michael Lubrico, Keith Mandart,

Ann Mc Carthy, Ryan Mc Carthy,

Diane Raheb Maclaren,

Thomas McCleary, Nick Montanaro,

Bob Metz, Helen Metz Rogers,

Nick Montanaro,Virginia Morellino,

Wayne Mudrack, Mildred Neubeck,

Adaline Newberg, Mary Norwick,

Leida Orosz, Richard Paloscio,

Rosa Maria Santos, Maria Shine,

Richard Schuchman, Ed Siano,

Val Stypenski,,

Michael “Jake” Sweeney,

Tom Swengros, Charles Terrano,

Joan Valenti, Ann Vidal, Emerson

Vidal, Emerson Vidal II,

Kenneth Vidal, Lisa Vidal,

Robert Vidal, John F. Watson,