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Masses Saturday Evening: 5:00 pm Sunday: 9:00 am, 11:00 am Daily Mass: Monday - Friday 9:00am Holy Days: 7:00pm (Vigil on the eve) 9:00 (on the day) Confessions Saturday: 3:30 - 4:00 pm (Large Church) or by appointment with a priest Pastoral Team Rev. Msgr. William A. Hanson Pastor [email protected] Deacon Robert Lyon Baptism/ RCIA Coordinator [email protected] Rev. Charles Okonkwo Chaplain, in Residence Fran Bursztyn Religious Education Coordinator [email protected] Mary Pat Lyon Ministry of Consolation Leslie O’Connor Business Manager/Liturgical Music Coordinator [email protected] Alfredo Sobalvarro Parish Maintenance Karen Stanganelli Religious Education Secretary [email protected] Ellen Sullivan St. Vincent de Paul President [email protected] Tara Turnow Parish Accountant Michelle Yalamas Parish Secretary [email protected] Finance Committee Felix J. Grucci, Jr. Chairman/Trustee Dr. Joseph Graskemper Trustee Fr. Bill Hanson Jim Renehan Tom Derby Frank Lento Patricia Panatier Holy Angels Regional School Principal: Mr. Michael Connell 631-475-0422 Business Office: 631-475-2641 www.holyangelsregional.org The Parish Family of Mary Immaculate Sunday December 31, 2017 16 Browns Lane, Bellport, NY 11713 www.miparish.net 631-286-0154 / 631-286-2937 (fax) Rectory Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM (Closed 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM) Religious Education Office / Youth Ministry: 631-286-3504 Society of St. Vincent de Paul / Food Pantry: 631-286-3795 Food Pantry Hours: Wednesday, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Prayer for Families Loving God, During this holy season of Christmas, we ask for your blessings on all families. Let Mary’s openness to your wondrous ways be an inspiration to place all trust in you. Let Joseph’s courage provide hope during times of anxiety and uncertainty. Let Jesus’s life ignite all families with a spirit of light and love. May the grace that encircled the Holy Family widen to embrace all families. For this we pray. Amen.

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2 Bayview AvenueMassapequa, NY 11758

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Pastoral TeamRev. Msgr. William A. Hanson Pastor

[email protected] Robert Lyon Baptism/

RCIA [email protected]

Rev. Charles Okonkwo Chaplain, in Residence

Fran Bursztyn Religious Education [email protected]

Mary Pat Lyon Ministry of ConsolationLeslie O’Connor Business Manager/Liturgical

Music [email protected]

Alfredo Sobalvarro Parish MaintenanceKaren Stanganelli Religious Education Secretary

[email protected] Sullivan St. Vincent de Paul President

[email protected] Turnow Parish AccountantMichelle Yalamas Parish Secretary

[email protected] CCoommmmiitttteeeeFelix J. Grucci, Jr. Chairman/TrusteeDr. Joseph Graskemper TrusteeFr. Bill HansonJim RenehanTom DerbyFrank LentoPatricia Panatier

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Prayer for FamiliesLoving God,

During this holy season of Christmas, we ask for your blessings on all families.Let Mary’s openness to your wondrous ways be an inspiration to place all trust

in you.Let Joseph’s courage provide hope during times of anxiety and uncertainty.

Let Jesus’s life ignite all families with a spirit of light and love. May the grace that encircled the Holy Family widen to embrace all families.

For this we pray. Amen.

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December 31, 2017 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday December 30 5:00 pm Francis Billings by Mohlmann Family Sunday December 31 9:00 am Leticia Yalamas by Family 11:00 am Joseph Stelmokas by Margaret Doran

Monday January 1 9:00 am Parishioners of Mary Immaculate Tuesday January 2 9:00 am All Priests Wednesday January 3 9:00 am Charles Comeau by O’Connor Family Thursday January 4 9:00 am No Intention Requested Friday January 5 9:00 am The Intentions of: Rosalie Kalinowski (“101st Birthday”) by Family

For the Month of December Our Altar Flowers & Candles Eucharist & Wine are in Loving Memory of All Living & Deceased Members of the Russo & Underwood Families Requested by Barbara & Eric Russo & Children

Bulletin Reflection: “Whatever you do,” says St. Paul to the Colossians, “...do it in the name of the Lord Jesus. Give thanks to God the Father through Him.” And so it is that we offer our gifts in the Eucha-rist “through Him, with Him and in Him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit..” Living Stewardship: We are grateful this week for all stewards in our parish who accept their call to freely share their God-given gifts within our parish community as well as the wider world beyond.

This Weeks Readings

Monday: Nm 6:22-27 / Gal 4:4-7 / Lk 2:16-21 Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:22-28 / Jn 1:19-28 Wednesday: 1 Jn 2:29-3:6 / Jn 1:29-34 Thursday: 1 Jn 3:7-10 / Jn 1:35-42 Friday: 1 Jn 3:11-21 / Jn 1:43-51 Saturday: 1 Jn 5:5-13 / Mk 1:7-11 Sunday: Is 60:1-6 / Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 / Mt 2:1-12

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Mary Immaculate Parish www.miparish.net

Fr. Bill Hanson

The Ultimate Tree For me the most beautiful Christmas tree is this one at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Made

especially for the collection of Neapolitan Nativity figures collected by Loretta Hines Howard and

gifted to the museum, her family still supervises the arrangement of the hundreds of figures and

angels each year. Made by famous sculptors in Italy and clothed by the biggest fashion houses,

these figures will take your breath away! Happy New Year!

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Gregory Azzara - Navy Gunnery Sgt. John Scott Dowdell - USMC SSgt Matthew Pica - Army John Paul Redmond - Army PFC Robert Temple - Army SSgt. Shawn Weismiller - Air Force Sgt. Jason Ramos - Army Pvt Jonathan Salvestrini - Army PFC Shane Gibney - USMC Cpl Mark Anthony Barone - USMC Lt. Philip J. Granati - U.S. Coast Guard WO1 Nalita Sellers - Army LC Amanda Knepper - USMC SFC Edward Kusa - Navy Bryan Thurston - Army Sean Thomas Vignato - USMC Mgr. David Matthew Butler -Army Chief Richard J. Vanderhoof -U.S. Coast Guard Thomas C. Lennon - USMC Please pray for the safe return of our troops. The families wish to thank you for your prayers, and ask that you please continue to pray. God Bless you all.

Stewardship in Action Mass Servers for the Following Week: January 6th 5:00 PM Servers: J. Maler, B. Maler, T. Wilson Lector: S. Hammer Host Ushers: G. Zanazzi, J. Palo, B. Berberich Eucharistic Ministers: J. Barnett, C. Barnett, L. Pergola January 7th 9:00 AM Servers: J. Comiskey, G. Comiskey, K. Comiskey Lector: J. Panarello Host Ushers: D. Sullivan, M. Umbarila Eucharistic Ministers: A. Messina, H. Sidoti, J. Renehan Children’s Liturgy of the Word: T. Umbarila 11:00 AM Servers: A. Fielding, S. Macioce, T. Macioce Lector: M. Lingat Host Ushers: P. Morrison, J. Ryan Eucharistic Ministers: L. Budiarjo, M. Simon, D. McDowell

Doris Noehren Emily Magnani Lorraine Schordine Jennifer Bennett Richard Colli Luhur Budiarjo Teimor Tamadon Theresa Venturino Maureen Gjertsen James Leung Thomas Nolan Alice Nolan John Rocco Kevin Williams Roseanne Jiminez Therese Hopper

Gina DiMartino Kate Cox Nora Cetchell Michael Matthews Roz Hassell Nancy Cavaliere Jose Llanes Emily Straub Claudia Horst Philip J. McSweeney Frank C. Harris Joanne Klonoski Vincent Racaniello Jennifer Lombardi Dana Hertzovitz Linda Sherwood

Please Pray for Our Deceased

Christine Waters Michael Penfold Katherine Miller Patricia Trainor Fr. Hugh Cannon Charles Meinhold Des Burke

Mary Immaculate Prays For One Another

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Mary Immaculate Welcomes You!

If you have re-cently moved into this area, kindly register by stopping by the Rectory or visiting the Church Office after any weekend Mass or by contacting us at 286-0154.

Religious Education & Youth Ministry: All children grades 1 through 8 must register EVERY YEAR for the program by calling the Religious Education Office at 286-3504.

Sacraments: Baptism: Celebrated once a month at 1:00 pm in the Little Church. Registration is required. Parents should schedule an appointment with Deacon Bob at least 3 months before the desired date of baptism by calling the Rectory. A baptism preparation class is also required. Reconciliation: Confessions are heard on Saturdays at 3:30 - 4:00 pm in the Large Church or by calling the Rectory for an appointment with a priest. Marriage: Couples should make arrangements at least 6 months in advance by appointment with the pastor. No date for a wedding will be set over the phone. Pre-Cana classes are required. Adult Sacraments: (RCIA) Are you an adult who wishes to be prepared for Baptism, Confirmation, and/or Eucharist? RCIA is the Rite of Christian Initiation by which adults become members of the Roman Catholic Church. All those who would like to begin this journey, please contact Deacon Bob at the Rectory.

Ongoing Programs/Meetings: Parish Library Open weekends after each Mass in Large Church.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word 9:00 am Mass on Sundays. Children dismissed to break open The Word on a level appropriate for them.

Youth Group 6:00 pm -7:30 pm every Saturday in the Cottage. Ages: All High School Students Welcome! Will resume on October 7, 2017.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul 10:15 am to 11:15 am on the 1st Sunday of the month in the Cottage. 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm on the 3rd Wednesday of the month in the Cottage.

Rosary Altar Society 7:00 pm every 2nd Tuesday of the month in the Little Church. All are welcome!

Ministry of Consolation Please call the Rectory for more information.

AA Meeting 7:30 pm on Sundays & 7:00 pm Thursdays in Auditorium. This meeting is open to anyone who desires to stop drinking.

Respect Life 6:30 pm on the first Thursday of each month in the Large Church.

Icon Painting Class 10:00 am - 3:00 pm on 2nd Thursday of every month in Auditorium. Please call Jim Fuchs at 631-286-1643.

Camera Club 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of month in the Cottage except for holidays and scheduled field trips. For more information please call the Rectory: 286-0154.

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Mary Immaculate Religious Ed. News

No Religious Education Classes December 25th thru January 8th. A Blessed Christmas & Happy New Year to you and your families!

Taste and See the Goodness of God Our Grade Level Liturgies are as follows for the Month of December & January:

Level 8: (Please bring Red Books) Saturday, January 6th at the 5 PM Mass or Sunday, January 7th at the 9 AM or 11 AM Mass

Level 7: Saturday, January 20th at the 5 PM Mass or Sunday, January 21st at the 9 AM or 11 Am Mass

Level 4: Saturday, January 27th at the 5:00 PM Mass or Sunday, January 28th at the 9 AM or 11 AM Mass

Service Opportunities Levels 7 & 8 Faith Buddies Needed! During the 9 AM & 11 AM

Masses, children go upstairs for Liturgy of the Word for Children with a Catechist. We would like to invite you to be a “Faith Buddy” that will assist the catechist and the children.

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Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Many, Many thanks to all our parishioners for providing Christmas gifts for the needy families in our community. An additional Thank You to those parishioners who adopted families. This year’s presents were given to over 650 individuals living within our community. This sight of the auditorium filled with so may wrapped gifts was truly inspiring. A very special Thank You to ALL our volunteers who worked so hard all week to sort through all of the gifts. An additional heartfelt Thank You must go out to ALL of the volunteers who gave up their Saturday morning. to deliver these gifts. We could NOT accomplish this monumental task without each and every one of you!!

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Our Pantry is in Need of the Following: Spaghetti Sauce, Beans, Macaroni & Cheese, Soup, Cereal, Tuna, Canned Pasta, Canned Yellow Vegetables, Peanut Butter & Jelly Thank You!!

Local Assistance Information: AA Hotline 24 Hours: 631-669-1124 Al-Anon and Alteen: 631-669-2827 Birthright: 631-821-9727 Catholic Health Services Pregnancy Support: 1-855-301-4CHS—www.chsli.org/giannacenter Child Abuse Hotline: 800-342-3720 Epic (NYS Program for Seniors): 1-800-332-3742 Family Counseling Service: 631-669-2827 Hope House: 631-473-6030 Suicide Hotline: 631-751-7500 Narcotics Anonymous: 631-689-6262 Poison Control: 800-222-1222 Shelter the Homeless: 631-854-9100 Suffolk County Coalition Against Domestic Vio-

lence (Shelter): 631-666-8833 Suffolk County Office of the Aging: 631-853-8200 Suffolk County Handicapped Services: 631-853-8333 Suffolk County Veteran Services: 631-853-8387 Suffolk Perinatal Coalition: 631-475-5400 Suicide Hotline: 631-751-7500 Town of Brookhaven Adult Day Programs: 631-451-9142

Today is the Feast of the Ho-ly Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. During our New Year, may our families “grow in wisdom and have the favor of God upon them.” This month, through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was able to bring Christmas to the hearts of the poor, by assisting many fami-lies by providing assistance with food, gifts, and financial assistance for utility and rent bills. Thank You!

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

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Ron Rolheiser Column Week of December 17, 2017 Fear of God as Wisdom Why don’t we preach hellfire anymore? That’s a question asked frequently today by a lot of sincere religious people who worry that too many churches and too many priests and ministers have gone soft on sin and are over-generous in speaking about God’s mercy. The belief here is that more people would come to church and more people would obey the commandments, particularly the sixth one, if we preached the raw truth about mortal sin, God’s wrath, and the danger of going to hell when we die. The truth will set you free, these folks assert, and the truth is that there is real sin and that there are real and eternal consequences for sin. The gate to heaven is narrow and the road to hell is wide. So why aren’t we preaching more about the dangers of hellfire? What’s valid in this kind of reasoning is that preaching about mortal sin and hellfire can be effective. Threats work. I grew up subjected to this kind of preaching and readily admit that it had a real effect on my be-havior. But that effect was ambivalent: On the positive side it left me scared enough before God and life itself to never stray very far morally or religiously. On the negative side, it also left me religiously and emotionally crip-pled in some deep ways. Simply stated, it’s hard to be intimate friends with a God who frightens you and it’s not good religiously or otherwise to be overly timid and afraid before life’s great energies. Fear of divine punishment and fear of hellfire, admittedly, can be effective as a motivator. So why not preach fear? Because it’s wrong, pure and simple. Brainwashing and physical intimidation are also effective, but fear is not the proper fuel for love. You don’t enter a love relationship because you feel afraid or threatened. You enter a love relationship because you feel drawn there by love. More importantly, preaching divine threat dishonors the God in whom we believe. The God whom Jesus incarnates and reveals is not a God who puts sincere, good-hearted people into hell against their will, on the basis of some human or moral lapse which in our moral or religious categories we deem to be a mortal sin. For example, I still hear this threat being preached sometimes in our churches: If you miss going to church on Sunday it’s a mortal sin and should you do that and die without confessing it you will go to hell. What kind of God would underwrite this kind of a belief? What kind of God would not give sincere people a second-chance, a third one, and seventy-seven times seven more chances if they remain sincere? What kind of God would say to a person in hell: “Sorry, but you knew the rules! You’re repentant now, but it’s too late. You had your chance! A healthy theology of God demands that we stop teaching that hell can be a nasty surprise waiting for an essentially good person. The God we believe in as Christians is infinite understanding, infinite compassion, and infinite forgiveness. God’s love surpasses our own and if we, in our better moments, can see the goodness of a human heart despite its lapses and weaknesses, how much more so will God do this. We’ve nothing to fear from God. Or, have we? Doesn’t scripture tell us that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom? How does that square with not being afraid of God? There are different kinds of fear, some healthy and others not. When scripture tells us that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, the kind fear it is talking about is not contingent upon feeling threatened or feeling anxious about being punished. That’s the kind of fear we feel before tyrants and bullies. There is however a healthy fear that’s innate within the dynamics of love itself. This kind of fear is essentially proper reverence, that is, when we genuinely love someone we will fear being selfish, boorish, and disrespectful in that relationship. We will fear violating the sacred space within which intimacy occurs. Metaphor-ically we will sense we’re standing on holy ground and that we’d best have our shoes off before that sacred fire. Scripture also tells us that when God appears in our lives, generally the first words we will hear are: “Don’t be afraid!” That’s because God is not a judgmental tyrant but a loving, creative, joy-filled energy and person. As Leon Bloy reminds us, joy is the most infallible indication of God’s presence. The famous psychiatrist, Fritz Perls, was once asked by a young fundamentalist: “Have you been saved?’ His answer: “Saved? Hell no! I’m still trying to figure out how to be spent!” We honor God not by living in fear lest we offend him, but in spending the wonderful energy that God gives us to help life flourish. God is not a law to be obeyed, but a joyous energy within which to generatively spend ourselves. Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, theologian, teacher, and award-winning author, is President of the Oblate School of Theology in San Anto-

nio, TX. He can be contacted through his website www.ronrolheiser.com. Now on Facebook www.facebook.com/ronrolheiser

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Community and Diocesan Events

Eucharistic Adoration– St. Joseph the Worker Every Friday morning from 9:45 AM—10:45 AM St. Joseph the Worker will have 1 Hour of Eucharistic Adoration praying for Christians throughout the world being persecuted for their faith. St. Joseph the Worker Church is located at 510 Narragansett Ave., East Patchogue. All are welcome. Longest Married Couple in the U.S. The Worldwide Marriage Encounter is looking for the Longest Married Couple in the U.S. Do you think you know who they are? Nominating a couple is easy! Just send their names, wedding date and where they live and your contact information to: [email protected] or via regular mail to: Bryan & Karen Berland, 530 S. Academy, Guthrie, OK 73044. Nominations accepted until January 10, 2018. Winners will be announced February 2018 to celebrate World Marriage Day. St. Joseph Renewal Center at Montfort Spiritual Center The following programs will be offered at the St. Joseph Renewal Center at Montfort Spiritual Center located at 26 S. Saxon Ave., Bay Shore. Anyone interested in these programs, please call the office at 631-647-8683. Weekend of January 5th -7th & January 19th –21st, 2018. “Women’s Spirituality Retreat—”Climbing the Spiritual Ladder.” Offering: $200.00 includes accommodations. Wednesday, February 7th from 7:30 PM –9:00 PM. “Surviving the Loss of a Loved One on Valentine’s Day.” Offering: $15.00. Cub Scout Fun & Faith Day Please join us in Saturday, January 20, 2018 from 8:30 AM—12:00 PM for Cub Scout Fun & Faith Day at Sacred Heart Church in Merrick, NY or also at St. Patrick’s Church in Smithtown, NY from 10:30 AM—3:00 PM. This will be a special day of prayer, handicrafts and games. For more information, please contact the Catholic Scouting Office at 516-678-5800, ext. 245 or visit [email protected].

Cenacle Retreat Center The following programs will be offered at the Cenacle Retreat Center located at 310 Cenacle Rd., Ronkonkoma. For more information or to register , please call the office at 631-588-8366 or visit at www.cenaclesisters.org./ronkonkoma. Saturday, January 27, 2018 from 10:00 AM-4:00 PM at the Maude Adams House with 9:30 AM arrivals and refresh-ments. “Dream Day-God Gives Us Songs in Our Sleep.” Join us for a day of exploring dreams as we reflect on the sym-bols, wisdom and power of our nighttime dreams. Offering: $50.00 lunch included. A $20 deposit is required to hold your reservation. Saturday, January 27, 2018 from 10:00 AM –4:00 PM at the Retreat Center with 9:30 AM arrivals and refreshments. “Codependency Revisited—20 Years Later.” The codependency movement began over 20 years ago. Where am I today? Am I slipping back into old ways of being in relationships? How am I taking care of myself? These questions and others will be explored this day with joy and humor. Offering: $50 lunch included. A $20 deposit is required to hold your reser-vation.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter “Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God.” Let us learn to comfort each other by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next WWME Weekends are the weekend of February 9-11, 2018 in Huntington, NY and April 27-29, 2018 in Huntington, NY. For more information, call John & Toni Torio at 718-344-3700 or visit at www.wwmeli.org. For more information on any diocesan-sponsored events /programs, please visit www.drvc.org.

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