Third Sunday of Lent

March 4, 2018

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PASTORAL STAFF

Phone: 631-929-4339

Pastor: Father Frank Schneider, ext. 16 pastor@stjohnthebaptistchurch.org

Deacon: Fred Finter, ext. 44 deaconfred@stjohnthebaptistchurch.org

Deacon: Vincent Pozzolano, ext. 45

Faith Formation Coordinator: Mrs. Jane Oliva, ext. 12 reled@stjohnthebaptistchurch.org

Outreach Director: Deborah O’Hare, ext. 22 stjohnsparishoutreach@gmail.com

Associate Coordinator: Michael D’Onofrio

Music Coordinator: Liz McNeill (631) 495-8913 emcneill@stjohnthebaptistchurch.org

Youth Minister: Michael Clauberg, ext. 18 youth@stjohnthebaptistchurch.org

Pastoral Assistant: Barbara Johnston

Bookkeeper: Lindsay Finter, ext. 17 office@stjohnthebaptistchurch.org

Preschool

Director: Mrs. Gayle Mercurio, ext. 14 preschool@stjohnthebaptistchurch.org

Secretary: Susan Plattner, ext. 19 preschool@stjohnthebaptistchurch.org

Maintenance: Servio Ortiz

Weekend Priest Assistants: Father Ted Howard and Msgr. John Bennett

Parish Outreach Hours: Tues & Thurs 10am-2pm; Tues 7-8:30pm

Parish Office Hours

Monday - Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Website: www.stjohnthebaptistchurch.org General Mailbox/Front Desk: ext. 10. Contact us by email: office@stjohnthebaptistchurch.org

St. John the Baptist Parish Mission Statement

Established in 1922, the parish family of

St. John the Baptist Church welcomes

and invites all people to our community,

especially those in need. Guided by the Holy Spirit we

are sustained by the Sunday Eucharist, the Word of

God, and the Sacraments. All are encouraged to

share their time, talent and treasure as we grow in

love through our Catholic faith and the life, death and

resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

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North Shore Clericus

Lenten Ecumenical Services: 12:00 Noon

DATE CHURCH SPEAKER

March 7 St. Mark RC Church Rev. Bob Griffin 105 Randall Road, Shoreham

March 14 Middle Island Presbyterian Rev. Frank Schneider 19 Longwood Road, Ridge

March 21 St. John the Baptist RC Church Rev. Thomas J. Turner 1488 N. Country Road, Wading River

March 30 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Rev. John McGinty 716 Route 25A, Rocky Point

Haven’t been to Confession for a while? This Lent is a great opportunity to feel the Joy of Being Forgiven! You can simply begin, “It’s been a long time…” and the priest will take it from there! Give yourself the gift of Reconciliation this Lent!

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Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Members Present: Linda Bealey, Dr. Barbara

Fontana, Ginny Lutz, Kevin Heavey, John O’Hare,

Rich Rossin, Fr. Frank. Absent: Elenore LaPorta,

Vinny Manzello, Jeff Steinbrecher, Fran Turecamo.

Pastor’s Report: After consultation with the Wor-

ship Committee and Pastoral Council, the Easter

mass schedule is revised, eliminating the “overflow” for the 11:15 morning mass. Youth

Ministry is consolidating the Core Team who will lead the weekly meetings, set the

themes, schedules, etc. Youth Ministry will fully launch after Easter. We are preparing

for our Centennial in 2022: strengthen the parish for the future through (1) renewal of

church interior, (2) 5-10 year plan for parish buildings, and (3) elimination of the debt.

Stewardship: Looking Ahead to Fall Ministry Fair: The Council agreed that we can

again aim for October for Stewardship Renewal Month. The “Celebration of Ministries”

will benefit from a planning group that can develop themes, advertising and coordination

of the day (i.e., “Stewardship Committee”). We are working on the full Description of

Parish Ministries, and the heads of our 30+ ministries will meet soon to discuss the con-

tents of the booklet and to determine who will serve on the Stewardship Committee.

Young Families: A group is forming of young parents who will share their own needs as

parents and those of their young children. An initial gathering surfaced general areas for

further reflection: how young families feel welcomed at mass, involvement of younger

children in liturgy, ways to foster prayer and faith formation at home, etc.

How Are We Getting Feedback from the Parish? General discussion. Council mem-

bers are charged with ensuring that the parish stays “on track” with our Vision and Mis-

sion. The Council members keep the parish as a whole in mind, rather than be represen-

tatives of “interest groups” or “constituencies.” The Council members shared that they

hear general feedback in the groups they are part of, and among their peers. Rarely are

they approached as a “council member” as such. The Council members felt that it will

help to create a means for parishioners to share with them their feelings about the parish,

ideas, suggestions, etc., through a little “tear off” in the bulletin. It can be placed in the

collection, emailed to the Parish Office, etc. Parishioners will share their name and how

to contact them so that the Council can ensure that they know the follow-up

Roundtable: Find ways to foster hospitality after all the masses, weekday morning

prayer is strong, Ash Wednesday was a good experience, especially for families.

Next meeting: March 21, 2018; 7:30 pm. Prayer: Frank

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Feedback, Encouragement, Ideas to the Pastoral Council

(place in collection, mail or email)

Please share with us what is on your mind: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ This will be shared with the Pastoral Council Members. Feel free to speak with them: Linda Bealey, Dr. Barbara Fontana

(trustee), Kevin Heavey, Elenore LaPorta,

Ginny Lutz, Vinny Manzello (chair), John

O’Hare, Rich Rossin (trustee), Jeff Stein-

brecher, Fran Turecamo, Fr. Frank (pastor).

A member of the Council

will follow up with your

feedback:

Your name:

_______________________

Phone/email: ______________________

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Rice Bowls can be returned on

PALM SUNDAY weekend.

Our families are invited to

participate in Operation Rice

Bowl during the season of Lent.

All proceeds go to Catholic Relief Services to help the poor.

This is similar to the “mite boxes” from years ago. The rice

bowls are available in the Gathering Area as you leave

church today.

Do something a little different this Lent!

Please join us for Morning Prayer in the

church at

8:30 a.m.

The Liturgy of the Hours is prayed

throughout the world - and takes about 15-

20 minutes!

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WEEKLY PARISH CALENDAR

(Full calendar on the Parish Website)

SACRAMENTS (Please see the Parish Website for full details)

Celebration of the Eucharist

Saturday, 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, 7:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.

Daily Mass: Monday - Thursday, 9:00 a.m.

Eucharistic Adoration: Wednesday, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) Saturday, 4:00pm to 4:45pm.

Please feel free to call Fr. Frank and make an appointment to celebrate the sacrament.

Baptism

We suggest that you contact us before your child is born! Call or email the Parish Office.

Baptisms are scheduled monthly on the first Sunday throughout the year, and also the third

Sunday from April to September. They are held at 1:00 p.m. From September thru June and

at 12 noon during July and August.

Marriage Contact the Parish Office so that we can arrange the marriage interview and set your date.

Anointing of the Sick Call the Parish Office.

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We are grateful this week for all stewards in our parish who make a conscious effort to simplify their lives by reprioritizing and getting back to basics.

WEEKLY COLLECTIONS

Sunday, February 25th $5,790.00

Faith Direct $2,528.57

Total $8,318.57

This time last year:

Sunday Collection $6,564.00

Faith Direct $2,189.88

Total $8,753.88

We thank you for your generosity!

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Please consider “automated giving” as you reflect on support of our

parish family! The fruitful ministries at our parish are examples of how many of you have

answered, and continue to answer, that call.

To ensure such work can continue requires

not only gifts of time, but also of financial

help. I ask you to prayerfully consider

supporting our parish with electronic

donations through Faith Direct. You can find

paper enrollment forms in the parish office,

or you can sign up online at

www.faithdirect.net by using our church

code, NY67.

Second Collections for March:

3/4 Grammar Schools

3/18 Easter Flowers

3/25 Outreach

2018 Catholic Ministries Appeal Goal $47,500

Pledges $13,020

Over (Under) ($34,480)

Donors 42

Payments $7,095

Percentage of Goal 27.4%

Saturday, March 10, 2018

TICKETS ON SALE THIS WEEKEND!

It’s our annual St. Patrick’s Day Gala! It is a wonderful, festive

way to support Parish Outreach. Once again we will have the music

of Fiddler’s Green and step dancers from the Inishfree School of Irish

Dance. Michael D’Onofrio will prepare Corned Beef and Shepherd’s Pie. There will be beer,

wine, and soda. Tickets are $35.00. We have room for 150 guests. One raffle prize is a One

Week Stay, in a Townhouse, in Kissimmee, Florida. Dates for your stay will be

based on the availability of the Townhouse. All proceeds support the Outreach Min-

istry. The winning raffle ticket will be drawn on March 10th at the St. Patrick’s

Day Gala but you do not have to be present to win. Tickets for this prize are ten

dollars each.

We need donations for the raffles. Do you have anything that would make a good raffle

item? We also need volunteers to canvas local merchants for raffle items. If you can help, call

the Outreach Office at 631-929-4339 ext. 22.

Jarred Sauce

Jelly

Coffee

Pancake syrup

Pancake mix

Friday, March 16th

7:30 p.m.

in church

annual winter concert

with classical favorites, show tunes, Irish

melodies and marches.

Free Admission.

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What is LifeTeen?

LifeTeen is a movement within the Roman Catholic Church.

LifeTeen leads teenagers and their families into a deeper relationship

with Jesus Christ and His Church.

We are now forming our Core Team! The Team will be

trained as leaders of our new youth ministry!

Please keep them in your prayers.

Feel free to contact our new Youth Minister, Mike Clauberg, 631-929-4339, ext. 18; youth@stjohnthebaptistchurch.org

Next meeting:

Tuesday, March 6th

7:00 p.m.

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Today’s Readings The Third Sunday of Lent

Exodus 20:1-17 Psalm 19:8-11 Corinthians 1:22-25

John 2:13-25

This Weekend’s Presiders

Saturday, Mar 3, 5pm

Fr. Ted Howard

Sunday, Mar 4, 7:30 am

Msgr. John Bennett

Sunday, Mar 4, 9:15 am

Fr. Frank Schneider

Sunday, Mar 4, 11:15 am

Fr. Frank Schneider

Next Weekend’s Presiders

Saturday, Mar 10, 5pm

Fr. Frank Schneider

Sunday, Mar 11, 7:30 am

Fr. Frank Schneider

Sunday, Mar 11, 9:15 am

Msgr. John Bennett

Sunday, Mar 11, 11:15 am

Fr. Frank Schneider

Monday, March 5, 9 am John Anderson

Tuesday, March 6, 9 am For the Parishioners of St. John the Baptist

Wednesday, March 7, 9 am Richard Scheschowitz

Thursday, March 8, 9 am Bernadette Zimmermann

Saturday, March 10, 5 pm Maria Gramarossa

Sunday, March 11

7:30am Marie Andrews

9:15am Carol Quaranta

11:15am Victor Fields

Please remember our recently

departed in your prayers

May they rest in peace!

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St. John’s Preschool Registration Now Open for 2018-2019!!

For ages 18 Months to 5 Years Old. Flexible schedules available!

Registration is Monday - Thursday 9:30 am to 1:00 pm,

or call for an appointment.

631-929-3220

Call the preschool office if you would like a tour of our

classrooms.

Mother Goose Visits our Preschoolers

Learning How to Make Pizza!

WE WILL UPDATE OUR SICK LIST ON PALM SUNDAY

It has been a long while since we reviewed out list.

Please call the Parish Office or email us to include the names for prayers.

Prayers for the Sick Robert Sommer, Richard Mandleur, Vincent Turecamo, Joan Lambert, Zach Abrucci, Lorian McGrory,

John Alles, Julia Coleman, Jeff Coletto, Joseph DeMauro, Joyce DeMauro, Laura LoBianco, Jocelyn Feg-

gins, Devin Rizopoulos, George Fox, Maxwell Tester, Jack Celentano, Giovanni Bernaudo, Jane Eyring,

Sister Betty Maschka, Florence Carnesi, Susan Novak, Richard Quit, Lin Richburg, Patricia Slewinski,

Rosemary DeMonte, Jillian Brown, TJ Christian, Rita Mandrachio, Grace Smith, Dottie Simone, James

Pearson, Kara Worth, Andrew J. Munch, Hannah Galinski, John Delaney, George Stane, Elaine Dawes-

Lampach, Mark Turnberg, Deb Frigon, Amy Ladezeze, Rosa Colon, Michael Storms, Jim Kennedy, Jackie

Bellitti, Candy Tiemonte, John Sigismondi, Ilse Katherina Orozco, Jim Shifrin, Bryan Nicholson, Logan

James Castrogiovanni, Carolyn Shiplett

Prayers for the Military

Michael Brennan, Carl Kendrick Jr., Patrick Hanley, Jeffrey L. Beilman Jr.,Ryan Santiro,

Thomas G. Verbeeck, Michelle Verbeeck, Joseph DeMonte IV, Nicholas Altman, Michael

Anderson, Devin Henry, Marielle Verbeeck, Cassidy Vail, Evan Purdy, Sean Tully

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All are invited to the recitation of the Rosary: After the 9 am daily mass and Tuesday evenings, 7:30 p.m.

Eucharistic Adoration

The Blessed Sacrament is exposed for Adoration on the main

altar in the church every

Wednesday afternoon, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Please join us for prayer and Adoration!

2:00 p.m. Rosary for Life; 3:00 p.m. Chaplet of Divine Mercy.

There is no Adoration the Wednesday of Holy Week.

In Memoriam

Should you like to donate the candles,

bread, wine for the celebration of the

Eucharist, especially in memory of a

loved one, please contact the Parish

Office, 631-929-4339, ext 10 All are welcome to join the monthly healing

service that takes place at 9 a.m. on the first Saturday of every month. You can pray for anyone, including yourself, who you feel has a need for physical, as well as emotional healing.

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Around our Area and our Diocese

Bereavement Conference: Saturday, March 10th, 9 am - 3 pm, St. Frances de Chantal Parish, Wantagh. Bishop Zglejszewksi, guest speaker. Worldwide Marriage Encounter: “Not as man sees does God see, because man sees the appearance but the LORD looks into the heart." Let our eyes be opened to the love of God in our marriages by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next Weekends are Apr 27-29, 2018 in Huntington, NY and Nov 16-18, 2018 in Huntington, NY. For more information, call John & Toni Torio at 877-697-9963 or visit them at http://www.wwmeli.org. St. John, Riverhead, Trip to NYC and Catholic Sites: Thursday, March 15th . Leaving from St. John the Evangelist Church in Riverhead at 9:00am. A profes-sionally guided tour will be going to the Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Mulberry Street; St. Joseph House, The Catholic Worker and Mary House; Nativity Church, the Mother Anne Seton Shrine/Home in the Battery and the Hecker Bakery on Hester Street. Other sites possible if time permits. We hope to be back by 8pm or earlier. Some walking required. Cost of trip: $50 to $70 a person, according to number of participants. You can bring lunch or you can eat at one of our stops. Return this form and a $10 deposit is needed to confirm your place; Space is limited, so first come, first served. Please email stjohnriverhead@aol.com.

Bishop McGann-Mercy Diocesan High School: Open House on Sunday, March

18th from 12:00 - 2PM for families of prospective students in grades 7-12. All

interested are invited to tour the school and learn more about its unique programs

and services. With a STEM-centered engineering and environmental science

curriculum, Advanced Placement courses, Scholar and Remedial Programs, plus a

comprehensive athletic and extracurricular opportunities, For more information

about the Open House, please call the Admissions office at 631-727-5900,

ext. 335.