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OUR PARISH MISSION STATEMENT

Striving to make Jesus known by our response to the Gospel, and guided by the Holy Spirit, thecommunity of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is committed to being a vibrant, worshipping family

that reaches out in love and friendship to all of God’s people.MASSES:

Saturday: 5:00PM Sunday: 8:30AM, 10:00AM & 12 Noon Daily: 9:00AM (Monday - Saturday)Holy Days: To Be Announced

Sacrament of Baptism: Visit our website atwww.steas.org for information and follow theinstructions. It is highly recommended that thisbe done during the pregnancy.

Sacrament of Marriage: A couple must makearrangements for their wedding at least 6 monthsin advance. ***Please secure your weddingdate at the Church before reserving areception date*** A marriage preparationprogram is required for every couple intending aCatholic Wedding. Visit our website atwww.steas.org for information and follow theinstructions.

Sacrament of Reconciliation:Saturday at 4:00 PM & Sunday following the10:00 AM Mass. The priest will remain in theReconciliation Room only until the lastconfession has been heard.

Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick:Is offered to Parishioners who are seriously ill orin danger of death. Please call early in the illnessof a loved one to arrange for the Sacrament. TheSacrament is administered to the living. In theevent of death prayers are offered.

WELCOME New Members (RCIA)Anyone interested in becoming a member of theCatholic Church is invited into the Rite ofChristian Initiation of Adults Process (RCIA).We also invite baptized persons who wish toreceive Eucharist and Confirmation to becomepart of this process. Please call Gerry at 585-9291.

Parish Registration: It is important to belongto our parish Family. Please call the office if youare not registered or pick up a registration formafter mass.

REV. RICHARD M. FINEO, TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATORREV. KEVIN A. THOMPSON, APPOINTED PASTOR (Medical Leave)

REV. VITUS EZEIRUAKU, WEEKEND ASSISTANTDEACON JOSEPH MAFFEODEACON JOHN GREBEDEACON DAVE VALLONEPHYLLIS BENANTI, MUSIC DIRECTORPAT MYSTKOWSKI, PASTORAL ASSOCIATEMICHELE HAHN, DIR. OF RELIGIOUS FORMATIONMARY ANN O’CONNOR, OUTREACH COORDINATORBARBARA WELLS, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SECRETARYLORI MARANDO, BUSINESS MANAGER

Parish Office Hours: Monday - Thursday: 9:00am - 12:30pm; l:30pm -5:00pmFriday: 8:00am - 12:30pm; 1:30pm - 4:00pm

Outreach Hours: Monday & Wednesday 9:30am - 12:30pm, 1:30pm - 3:00pmTuesday & Thursday: 1:30pm - 4:30pm, CLOSED Friday

Religious Education Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00am - 12:30pm; 1:30pm- 5:00pm. CLOSED Friday

PARISH DIRECTORYOffice: 737-4388·Fax: 737-4389·Religious Education: 737- 8915Outreach: 737-4416 · E-Mail: [email protected] · www.steas.org

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church800 Portion Road, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779-1997

SACRAMENTS TODAY:Second Sunday of Easter

(Divine Mercy)Give thanks to God!

MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK Today, Sunday, April 8th

8:00 a.m- +People of the Parish 10 a.m—+Dominick Chiaravalle

12 Noon-+Christopher D’ Ambrosi

Monday, April 9th 9:00a.m– +Dorothy Montgomery

Tuesday, April 10th

9:00a.m–

Wednesday, April 11th 9:00 a.m. – +Fr. Ed Werring & Family

Thursday, April 12th

9 a.m. –

Friday, April 13th 9 a.m. –

Saturday, April 14th

9 a.m. – 5:00p.m. – +Julius Miano, +Joyce A.

Mattesi

Sunday, April 15th 8:00 a.m- +Louis Soviero 10 a.m—+Grace Consalvo,

+Marie Scarglato 12 Noon-People of the Parish

SUNDAY, April 8th, 2018

Wedding Banns—3rd Time

Celeste Marino—St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Michael Kotak– St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

CELEBRANTS for weekend of April 14th—April 15th

SATURDAY, April 14th 5:00 PM: Fr. Vitus Ezeiruaka

SUNDAY, April 15th

8:30 AM: Fr. Vitus Ezeiruaka 10 :00 AM : Fr. Richard Fineo

(Deacon Joe Maffeo preaching)

12 PM : Fr. Richard Fineo (Deacon John Grebe preaching)

NOTE: SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

REMEMBER A LOVED ONE MEMORIAL DONATIONS AVAILABLE for:

Announced Masses Bread & Wine— 1 week

Missalettes - 1 month

Flowers—1 week, Charcoal - 1 month

7-Day Sanctolites—1 week

Altar Candles—1 month

Contact the Parish Office to reserve your memorial.

Today is Divine Mercy Sunday, join us today Sunday April 8th @ 3pm for

Benediction

***We will continue with 9:00am morning Mass on Friday & Saturday***

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, On this Second Sunday of Easter, we are called to love with the heart of God. Pope Fran-cis in a homily remarked that “Jesus’ invitation to mercy is intended to draw us into a deeper imitation of God our Father: Be merciful, as your Father is merciful.” This basic insight into mercy has been contemplated for centuries. Mercy, wrote St. Ambrose in the fourth century, “is a good thing, for it makes men perfect, in that it imitates the perfect Father. Nothing graces the Christian soul so much as mercy.” The words “mercy” and “merciful” appear around 150 times in Scripture. Hesed, or tender mercy, is God’s greatest characteristic in the Old Testament. For example, Moses was told that the Lord is “merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness” (Ex 34:6). King David, who knew something about sin and justice, wrote, “Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy steadfast love; according to thy abundant mercy blot out my transgressions” (Ps 51:3). This mercy is boundless and undeserved compassion; in the New Testament it is called agape, which translates to pure love. To be merciful is to love with the heart of God, which is why Jesus, in the Beatitudes, stated, “Blessed are the mer-ciful, for they shall obtain mercy” (Mt 5:7). To be blessed is to share in the very life of God, and God is perfect love and unfathomable mercy. St. Peter, in today’s Epistle, also connects the two, writing, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy gave us a new birth to a living hope ...” Mercy, of course, does not ignore sin; on the contrary, mercy addresses and overcomes sin. The Son, by becoming man and being willing to die for the sins of the world, exhibited mer-cy in a most remarkable manner. Our new birth to a real and living hope, remarked Peter, is “through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imper-ishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you ...” We show mercy to others, not by ignoring or downplaying their sins, but by loving them and helping them to embrace God’s gift of forgiveness. St. Pope John Paul II officially established this Second Sunday of Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday, recognizing the private revelations given by Jesus to St. Faustina Kowalska (1905-38). The Polish nun saw two rays of light shining from the heart of Christ, which, he ex-plained to her, these rays “represent blood and water.” John Paul II reflected upon her vi-sions, writing: “Blood and water! We immediately think of the testimony given by the Evan-gelist John, who, when a solider on Calvary pierced Christ’s side with his spear, sees blood and water flowing from it. Moreover, if the blood recalls the sacrifice of the cross and the gift of the Eucharist, the water, in Johannine symbolism, represents not only bap-tism but also the gift of the Holy Spirit. St. Pope John Paul II emphasized that the divine mercy is radically demonstrated in God’s sacrificial self-gift, flowing from the heart of the Father, who is “rich in mercy”. In his 1980 encyclical Dives in Misericordia (“On the Mercy of God”), St. John Paul II wrote that Jesus Christ not only spoke of mercy, “but above all, he himself makes it incarnate and personifies it. He himself in a certain sense is mercy”. And we my dear brothers and sis-ters in Christ, in turn, are to be witnesses to that mercy, in word and deed. Remember to pray hard, pray well, pray often, save souls and don’t lose yours in the pro-cess. Amen Wishing All Y’all a God Glorious Week. Fr. Richard Fineo

SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER

The Diocese of Rockville Centre GOLDEN WEDDING LITURGY

Prayer Blanket Ministry Meetings are held on Saturdays from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Contact Janice by email:

[email protected] Next meeting is Saturday, April 14th 2018 New members are always welcome. Come join this exciting ministry—we create prayer blankets, lap robes, baby blankets, preemie hats, Christmas stockings, “pink scarves”, etc. and donate them to various or-ganizations, nursing homes, etc. We also share ideas, patterns and offer instruction for anyone wishing to learn to knit or crochet or brush up on their skills. For more information call the Parish Outreach. If you have yarn to donate, we will gladly accept it and use it. Thank you for your generosity and support!


Altar Bread & Wine for the week of April 8th to 14th have been donated in loving memory of

Julius Miano requested by the Florio Family.

WELCOME! The following families have registered with the parish

this past week:

Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Carolina DeGaray Mr. Leonard Savino

mailto:[email protected]


Example: Mrs. Connors, age 76, has $125,000 in a traditional IRA and would like to contribute $5,000 to her Parish in 2018. Upon hearing of the Charitable IRA Rollover opportunity, she directs the custodian of her IRA to transfer this amount no later than December 31, 2018 directly to the Parish as a 2018 gift. She will not be subject to income tax on her $5,000 qualified charitable distribution. Contact at DRVC: Barbara Kilarjian at 516-678-5800 ext. 257 or email her at [email protected]

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Parish Outreach Ministry Thank you for all the generous donations of food and candy that helped a number of families celebrate Easter. Thank you to all of Outreach volunteers who always help using their gifts and talents in order to help others. These include; Rosemary Mayers, Diane Scheel, Janet Knoblach, Bob Lewonka,and Linda and Justin Perrotta. Thank you to three Sachem North students; Colleen Back-cock, Danielle Cassino, and Karina Lang who donated food and clothing. Thank you to Ed Grieb and his wife who made-up and donated 25 Easter baskets. Blood Drive: Our 2nd blood drive of the year will take place on Sunday, April 29, 2018 after all the masses. Please consider be-coming a blood donor and help save lives! Thank you to all who help Outreach serve others less fortunate than we. Thank you for always responding to the Gospel by reaching out to others, guided by the Holy Spirit, in love and friendship. God Bless and Happy and Blessed Easter to all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10th ANNUAL SUPER BONANZA $25 winners Sunday 4/1/18 #07999 Debra Perillo Monday, 4/2/18 #00160 Tom McGowan

Tuesday, 4/3/18 #13377 Florence Talluto Wednesday, 4/4/18 #04736 Santorello Thursday, 4/5/18 #11652 Marie Piscatello

Friday, 4/6/18 #09484 Karol Albano Saturday, 4/7/18 #10389 Andy Schildknecht

CONGRATULATIONS!

$1,000 Easter Winner # 05104 Kevin Larkin Payment will be mailed to all Winners on the following Thursday after results are posted in Bulletin.

Quarterly March 15th winner $100 #16032 Dianne Thompson

10th Annual Super Daily Bonanza Drawing Every day until May 31, 2018 we will draw a winning ticket number. The owner of that ticket will win the prize for that day. Then the ticket will be put back into the drum for the next drawing, giving you another opportuni-ty to WIN.

MEMBERS NAME_______________________ PHONE NUMBER____________________ ADDRESS______________________________ Number of Tickets__$25.00=__ 5 for $100.00= ___ TOTAL =_______ Please mail your check to: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 800 Portion Rd, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

ARE YOU A REGISTERED PARISHIONER? Many parishioners support St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in the weekly collection and we do not have them listed in our census. We would like to make sure you are given proper credit for your donations. Please fill in the bottom of this page and we will send you a registration form. ***You are not automatically registered if you received a sacrament in the parish, i.e. Baptism, Confirmation, Matrimony, etc.

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Happy continued Easter! Today is the Second Sunday of Easter, also known as Divine Mercy Sunday! Jesus Christ, the son of God, has risen from the dead! In doing so, he has won for us forgiveness and everlasting life! This Divine Mercy is open to all of us who believe that Jesus has died and risen for us! Alleluia! In today’s Gospel of John, Jesus has been crucified and then buried in a tomb. Most of his Apostles, fearing for their lives, are hiding away in a locked upstairs room. For reasons unknown, Thomas is not with them at this time. Miraculously, Jesus appears before them and shows that he has truly risen from the dead. Then, after talking with them and blessing them, Jesus vanishes from their presence. Later, when the Apostles, rejoicing, relate to Thomas that the Lord has risen, he does not believe them. Thus, down through the ages, we have come to name him Doubting Thomas. Perhaps we look down on him as the Apostle who didn’t believe that Jesus had risen from the dead. I think we are a little un-fair here, though. First, remember that the others believed because they had actually seen Jesus, and Thomas had not. Second, Jesus was known dead, executed by Roman soldiers, and they were the ex-perts. When Roman soldiers killed you, you were decidedly dead. There was no question. To look at it more personally, if your friends told you they saw Abraham Lincoln alive and well and walking around, you would likely assume it was just someone dressed up as Lincoln, not the man him-self. You might even promise your friends that if you ever saw him you would pull off his fake beard to prove it. Thomas responds in a similar way. He says he would not believe it was Jesus until he could put his fingers and hand into the holes torn in through the crucifixion. In other words, he could not be fooled by a fake! The next time Jesus appears to the Apostles, Thomas is present. Jesus invites Thomas to put his fingers into the holes in his hands and to put his hand into his side, and to believe. We have no indication that Thomas actually did those things, and it is unlikely that he did. What we do know is that Thomas no longer doubted but believed. He uttered a brief but vastly profound declaration of faith, “My Lord and my God.” We must never look down on St. Thomas. He was God’s gift to us. Thomas doubted and then be-lieved. He now knew that Jesus, undeniably dead, was now unquestionably returned to life, and this is testimony that we can trust because it was hard won. Blessed are we who have not seen but yet believe. However, we have both faith and reason today, thanks to the testimony of Doubtless Thomas: My Lord and my God! Today especially, on Divine Mercy Sunday, God showers us with blessings. Let us open ourselves to the special graces of Divine Mercy offered to us today! Blessings and Peace!

Fr. Kevin Thompson, Pastor Joyous in the Lord

From the Pastor’s Desk


Dear Parishioners,

During the Lenten Season we are asked to pray, fast and give alms.

Lent is the perfect time for us to pray for those in need—whether it is for their material, emotional or spir-

itual needs. And when you practice fasting and abstinence during these forty days, please remember

those of our neighbors who are hungry, and consider sharing your gifts with them.

One way to do this is by making a gift to the Catholic Ministries Appeal, which supports programs that

help to feed people in our community each year through Catholic Charities and our Parishes.

God has blessed each of us with so many gifts-our families, friends, talents, abilities, in fact our very lives

are gifts from God. As good stewards we recognize that all blessings come from the Lord and that

these blessings are to be used to serve all God’s children.

Hopefully, many more families will be able to make a contribution to this years Catholic Ministries

Appeal so we will be able to reach our goal of $52,300. This effort is much more than a yearly fundraiser

that supports the ministries and programs of our Church. It is an expression of our love for one another.

Thanks to your generosity, we received $54,047 in pledges to the 2017 Catholic Ministries Appeal. Your

donations help meet the needs of people in the Diocese of Rockville Centre and in our own parish. This

money helps the poor and the elderly, supports health services, education and counseling programs for

people of all ages. It provides for religious education for priests and seminarians, for meals-on-wheels,

for chaplain services in hospitals, college campuses and county jails, along with many more ministries

intended to help those less fortunate on Long Island. Finally our parish receives a cash rebate which last

year amounted to more than $12,000. This money helps offset expenses needed to run our parish and

the many programs we offer.

Let’s support our bishop, The Most Reverend John Barres and Fr. Richard in his first CMA campaign, by

making a pledge to this years Catholic Ministries Appeal. The programs and services supported by the

Appeal have a significant impact on hundreds of thousands of parishioners throughout our Diocese.

You have until January 31st, 2019 to pay off your pledge. No down payment is necessary. The Diocese

will send monthly reminders. Keep in mind this is not a legal document. If you feel you cannot keep up

your payments, simply discontinue them. Whatever you are able to give, large or small, will be accept-

ed gratefully. To help you decide here are some suggested gift plans:

**$200 pledge—$20 per month

** $100 pledge—$10 per month

**$50 pledge—$5.00 per month

To make a pledge, simply fill out the form below and place it in the collection basket in the coming

weeks or mail it back to the parish office. Thank you for your support and continued generosity.

John Romaine, Catholic Ministries Appeal Chairman

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