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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 21: EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESSURECTION OF THE LORD 7:30 a.m. Easter Memorial 9:00 a.m. Easter Memorial 11:00 a.m. People of the Parish 12:15 p.m. Easter Memorial

Monday, April 22: Monday within the Octave of Easter 9:00 a.m. Donald Byrne by the O’Neil Family

Tuesday, April 23: Tuesday within the Octave of Easter 9:00 a.m. Jack Zwiebel

Wednesday, April 24: Wednesday within the Octave of Easter 9:00 a.m. Henry Krukowski by his Wife, Anne

Thursday, April 25: Thursday within the Octave of Easter 9:00 a.m. Irene & Francis McCaffrey by Dolores & Richard O’Hara

Friday, April 26: Friday within the Octave of Easter 9:00 a.m. In Thanksgiving and for the Intentions of Beng & Rosario Duque

Saturday, April 27: Saturday within the Octave of Easter 5:00 p.m. William Esposito by his Wife, Lorraine Msgr. Daniel E. Fagan by Jean Stavola Anthony C. Ferro by the O’Neil Family Joseph Keane by Cathy D’Arpa Edward Lopez by Mary, Sue & Carol The Shanahan Family by Family

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

Celebrants for the Weekend of

April 27/28

Celebrants* Lectors

Extraordinary

Ministers of

Holy

Communion

Altar

Servers

Sat 5:00

Fr. Valentine J. Doyle J. Green

D. Marvullo

K. Ditrano N. Ditrano

G. Green

Sun.

7:30 Fr. Valentine N. Toal

9:00 Fr. Valentine C. D’Souza L. Czarniak

L. Porto

A. Finnegan

C. Finnegan E. Guevara

11:00 Fr. Lauder S. Chin T. Naughton J. T. Canton

M.Heffernan

12:15 Fr. Lauder M.G.

Donaldson

J. McCormack

Volunteer

* Subject to last minute changes.

Cover Art: “Noli Me Tangere”: “Do not touch me.” Antonio

de Correggio, 1489-1534. Italian Renaissance.

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READINGS FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2019 EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION

OF THE LORD

First Reading: Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Second Reading: Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8 Gospel: John 20:1-9 or Luke 24:1-12 (41)

FOCUS: The risen Christ seeks to transform and

redeem our lives.

The resurrection of the Lord is the highest of all feasts –

the day in which we celebrate the truth that Jesus

conquers and redeems every darkness of life, even death

itself. Truly this is a day of rejoicing! For even when

events are unclear to us – when we do not understand

what we see before us, like those who saw the empty

tomb – we can be confident in the words and promises of

God.

LITURGY OF THE WORD:

In the first reading, we hear Peter proclaiming the life,

death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In Paul’s Letter to

the Colossians, Saint Paul says if we’ve been raised with

Christ we should seek the things of God; he reminds us

that Jesus’ resurrection transforms and redeems our

whole lives. In John’s Gospel, Mary Magdalene – upon

arriving at the tomb and realizing that the stone had been

rolled away – runs to Simon Peter and John to tell them

that Jesus’ body had been taken. They both go to the

tomb, and while neither yet understands the Scripture that

Jesus had to rise from the dead, John sees and believes.

Readings for next week, April 28: Second Sunday of

Easter:/Sunday of Divine Mercy: Acts 5:12-16;

Revelation 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19; John 20:19-31

From Liturgical Commission Publishing, Lansing, MI

PARISH SACRIFICIAL GIVING

Christ rose from the dead--we must not become complacent in

our faith! Christ’s victory over sin and death gives us the

energy we need to go forth and proclaim the Gospel. There are

many of our brothers and sisters on Long Island who have not

heard God’s Word, or have heard it but the pains and lies of the

world pulled them away. We need to reach out to everyone

and, as Saint Teresa of Calcutta said, see “the face of Christ” in

them.

Parish Sacrificial Giving Summary

Thank you for your continued sacrificial gifts to St.

Mary’s.

Sunday Offertory ~ April 6/7 $8,195.00*

Same Week Last Year $9,056.00*

Mass Attendance for April 6/7 928

Same Week Last Year 900

Offertory and attendance information for April 13/14

was not available as of the printing deadline.

* Does not include Faith Direct

FOSTERING STEWARDSHIP AS A WAY OF LIFE

Lumen Christi Missal

Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019

Readings: Missal, p. 229.

The Ordinary of the Mass begins on Page 804

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

EASTER MONDAY, APRIL 22nd

The Rectory Office will be closed on Easter

Monday, April 22nd.

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From the Desk of Father Valentine

Mors et vita duello conflixere mirando: dux vitae mortuis regnat vivus.

“Death and life have clashed in wondrous battle: the King of Life conquers death.”

From Easter Sequence: Victimae Paschali Laudes

Dear Friends:

Human beings, by our very nature, try to explain things and events so as to satisfy ourselves that

we have “figured them out.” (Aristotle would call such “wisdom” knowing the various “causes”

of things.) Whatever the phenomenon may be—a new species of life, a new form of disease,

even a photograph of the black hole at the center of our galaxy—the mind tries to clarify

something that otherwise confounds human understanding. For the most part, however, we can

only understand things by means of previous experiences of the same kind.

There are, however, some realities that are not so easily domesticated. The Resurrection of

Christ is one of them. We do well to take seriously St. Luke’s account of the “empty tomb”

scene, wherein the holy women go to anoint the dead body of Jesus, but instead encounter “two

men in dazzling garments” who ask why they “seek the living one among the dead.” Several

details stand out for us. For one thing, the women are terrified at what they experience.

Moreover, when they tell the Eleven about what they saw, the apostles dismiss them, for their

story “seemed like nonsense and they did not believe them.” Finally, when at last Peter arrives at

the tomb to see the stone rolled away, and the burial cloths alone, he goes home “amazed at what

had happened.” Amazement—and unbridled joy—are the human response to Jesus’ subsequent

appearances in St. Luke’s Gospel: the road to Emmaus, the appearance to the Eleven in

Jerusalem, and his Ascension into Heaven.

St. Luke, like the other evangelists, is trying to find words for an experience unlike any other,

namely, life beyond the grave. On the one hand, Jesus does not simply return to the earthly

existence he once enjoyed. He is no longer subject to the vicissitudes of hunger, pain, and death.

At the same time, there is a sense of continuity between the resurrected Christ and the earthly

Jesus who trod the streets of Jerusalem only days before. With good reason, then, the disciples

ask “Were not our hearts burning within us as he explained the Scriptures to us?” Likewise, the

Lord Jesus, in order to convince the Eleven that it was really he and not a ghost, shows them his

flesh and bones, and asks, “Have you anything to eat?”

In short, the Resurrection of Jesus is an unprecedented event that cannot be explained in any

other way than the intervention of almighty God. It is not a personal, subjective experience

limited to a select few. Nor is it a “problem” that, by human ingenuity, can be explained

according to the laws of nature. Rather, the Resurrection is the reality to which Christians

surrender themselves. They live lives of prayer and the sacraments (the life of the Church), and

demonstrate divine love toward their neighbor, and by so doing, embrace the paradox of the

Cross. Only then do they understand the words of St. Paul of the Cross: “The passion of Jesus is

a sea of sorrows, but it is also an ocean of love. Ask the Lord to teach you to fish in this ocean.

Dive into its depths. No matter how deep you go, you will never reach the bottom.”

A Blessed Easter to you all.

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 next weekend, April

27/28. 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.

DURING THE MONTH OF

MARCH …

St. Mary’s welcomed the following new parishioners:

Mr. Silvio Ivan Cabrera

Mr. & Mrs. Elmer (Maria Molina) Mejia

Mr. Luis Enrique Valle

The following received the Sacrament of Baptism:

Christina Serenity Gregory

Amanda Lisette Berrezueta-Pesantez

Camila Samantha Marquez Reyes

Sofia Valentine Marquez Reyes

And may those who died live with Christ forever,

Dorothy Dziomba

Marcella LaSpina

Dominick J. Macchio

Marie Viola

PASCHAL CANDLE The Paschal Candle in the Church was donated by:

Marie DellaRatta Levchuck in memory of Sylvester & Nicoletta DellaRatta and deceased family members, and Phyllis Concilio Dunseath in memory of the deceased members of the Arra and Concilio Families.

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.

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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.