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PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL

INDEPENDENCE STRENGTH FREEDOM

U.S. Air Force:

Staff Sgt. Andrew D. Simpson

Master Sergeant Scott Moller

Tech. Sgt. Francisco J. Velasquez

Master Sgt. Jeremy Salaver

U.S. Army:

Private Angelique J. Rosado

Master Sergeant Jill Agront

Sgt. Hisnard Cadet, Jr.

Staff Sgt. Misael Exantus

PFC Zaymery Villalobos

Special Force Kareem Inniss

Spc. Richard Aquilar

Captain Gavin Campbell McMahon

LTC Douglas Boltuc

Sgt. Andrew Gandolfo

PFC Francisco Fuentes Melinium

PFC Stefan Saindoux

PFC Luc-Ambert Saindoux, Jr.

PFC Betty Piquion

U.S. Marines:

1st Battalion Carlos Fuentes

CPL Daniel C. Monroe

RCT Eric Joel Vazquez

Sergeant W. Jason Ferris

L. Cpl. Alfonso Rodriquez

U.S. Navy:

Airman Herbert J. Alvarado

JE-4/CS3 Jesus Ron

Lt. Joseph A. Baugh

Cpl. Eric Omar Matos

Lt. John R. Esposito

AG2/Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael McGee

Fr. Christopher Costigan, Pastor..................... Ext. 302

Cheryl Nicholson................................................. Ext. 301

Parish Assistant

Mrs. Kathy Day ................................................... Ext. 304

Bookkeeper

Mrs. Marlene Jean-Baptiste

Co-Director of Social Ministry

292-1603 or 481-2550, Ext. 320

Ms. Barbara Powell

Co-Director of Social Ministry

292-1603 or 481-2550, Ext. 321

Cheryl Nicholson................................................. Ext. 312

Bulletin Editor

Voice Mail Only: Must Leave a Message

Deacon Hernst Bellevue ...................................... Ext. 346

Director of Adult Faith Formation

English/Creole Baptismal Program

Mr. Alvin Ingram ................................................ Ext. 347

Liturgy Chairperson

Mr. Tom Gould ................................................... Ext. 348

Plant Manager

Mrs. Dulce Sepulveda ......................................... Ext. 349

Spanish Baptism Program

Elissa Hanson ....................................................... Ext.350

Choir Director & Organist

Ms. Lisette Joachim.............................................. Ext 351

Ministry of Consolation

Deacon Evenou Saint-Louis

Parochial Archivist .............................................. Ext. 352

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Deacon Trevor Mathurin,

Director of Religious Education ..................................Ext. 311

Mrs. Imogene Regan,

RCIA Director ..............................................................Ext. 314

TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD SUNDAY—AUGUST 6, 2017

“His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not be taken away, his kingship shall not be destroyed.”

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THE PASTOR’S WEEKLY LETTER – August 6, 2017

~ Transfiguration of the Lord Sunday~

Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up the mountain where they see the amazing sight of Jesus, dazzling white, conversing with Moses and Elijah. One might think that witnessing such sight would take away every doubt any of them ever had in their faith. We know from the Gospels that this was not the case. Miracles can help our faith, but they can never be the sole source of our faith.

These words spoken by Peter, mostly because he was in shock, can become a prayer for us. We know that everything we have is a gift from God. Life itself only comes from the hand of God. And so, wherever we are—it is good because God created the world and called it good. When we experience joys, we can thank God and say it is good we are here to feel the love of God. Even when we experience sorrow or suffering, we can still say it is good we are here, because we can receive great spiritual benefit and growth from it.

It is good we are here as a parish community under the patroness of Saint Martha. Last weekend we held our annual picnic on the parish grounds. The threat of rain kept a few people away, but God provided a beautiful day as we got going. We monitored the skies all afternoon, but God provid-ed us the opportunity to celebrate our Feast Day Mass outside on the field. Once again I would like to thank the dozens of parishioners and com-munity organizations that made our Feast Day a success.

Aujourd’hui, l’Eglise célèbre la fête de la Transfiguration du Seigneur. Jésus emmène Pierre, Jacques et Jean sur la montagne où ils voient le spectacle étonnant de Jésus, resplendissant comme le soleil, conversant avec Moïse et Élie. On pourrait penser qu’un tel spectacle effacerait tous les doutes qu’ils auraient pu avoir dans leur foi. Des évangiles, nous savons que ce n’était pas le cas. Les miracles peuvent affermir notre foi, mais ils ne peuvent jamais être la seule source de notre foi.

Ces mots prononcés par Pierre, qui était en état de choc, peuvent devenir une prière pour nous. Nous savons que tout ce que nous avons est un don de Dieu. La vie elle-même ne vient que de la main de Dieu. Donc, où que nous soyons – il est bon, parce que Dieu a créé le monde et l’a trou-vé bon. Dans nos joies, nous pouvons remercier Dieu et dire, c’est bon que nous soyons ici pour sentir l’amour de Dieu. Même dans la douleur ou la souffrance, nous pouvons toujours dire que c’est bon d’être ici, parce que dans les épreuves, nous recevons de grands dons pour notre crois-sance spirituelle.

C’est bon que nous soyons ici en communauté paroissiale sous le patronage de Sainte Marthe. Le week-end dernier, nous avons eu notre pique-nique annuel dans le jardin de la paroisse. La menace de pluie a éloigné quelques personnes, mais Dieu nous a donné une belle journée. Nous avons surveillé le ciel toute l’après-midi, mais Dieu nous a donné l’opportunité de célébrer la messe du jour de notre fête à l’extérieur sur le terrain. Une fois de plus, je tiens à remercier les douzaines de paroissiens et les organisations communautaires qui ont fait de notre Jour de Fête un suc-cès.

Señor, es bueno que estemos aquí hoy en la Iglesia celebra la fiesta de la Transfiguración del Señor. Jesús toma a Pedro, Jacobo y Juan hasta la montaña donde ven la vista asombrosa de Jesús, deslumbrantemente blanco, conversando con Moisés y Elías. Uno podría pensar que testificar tal visión quitaría todas las dudas que alguna de ellas tuviera en su fe. Sabemos por los evangelios que este no era el caso. Los milagros pueden ayudar a nuestra fe, pero nunca pueden ser la única fuente de nuestra fe.

Estas palabras habladas por Pedro, sobre todo porque estaba en shock, pueden convertirse en una oración para nosotros. Sabemos que todo lo que tenemos es un don de Dios. La vida misma sólo viene de la mano de Dios. Y así, dondequiera que estemos, es bueno porque Dios creó el mundo y lo llamó bueno. Cuando experimentamos gozo, podemos dar gracias a Dios y decir que es bueno que estemos aquí para sentir el amor de Dios. Incluso cuando experimentamos dolor o sufrimiento, todavía podemos decir que es bueno que estemos aquí, porque podemos recibir un gran beneficio espiritual y el crecimiento de la misma.

Es bueno que estemos aquí como una comunidad parroquial bajo la patrona de San Martha. El fin de semana pasado celebramos nuestro picnic anual en los terrenos de la parroquia. La amenaza de la lluvia mantuvo a algunas personas lejos, pero Dios proporcionó un día hermoso cuando nos fuimos. Monitoreamos los cielos toda la tarde, pero Dios nos proporcionó la oportunidad de celebrar nuestra Misa del día de fiesta fuera en el campo. Una vez más me gustaría dar las gracias a las decenas de feligreses y organizaciones comunitarias que hicieron de nuestro día de fiesta un éxito.

Fr. Chris Pere Chris Padre Chris

Saint Martha Roman Catholic Church 546 GREENGROVE AVENUE, UNIONDALE, NEW YORK 11553-2145

Phone: (516) 481-2550 info@saintmartha.org

www.saintmartha.org

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Thank you to all who worked to make our Parish Feast Picnic a success:

Committee: William Ludewig, John D’Atr i Doug Griffin, Bob Powell, Deacon Trevor Mathur in,

Yanick Bellevue, Gloria Maffetone, Alejandro Apressa, Maria Ayala, and Jose Bueno.

Robert Powell Council Knights of Columbus

John Holian and staff of Saint Martin de Porres Marianist School

Uniondale Fire Department

DJ Ector Ochoa

Juventued Sin Fronteras

Patricia Mateo

All parishioners who prepared food

All businesses and parishioners who donated raffle prizes

All who came to share the day with us and prayed with us at the Feast Day Mass.

Life as a Constant Dying

The greatness of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, was the brightest when Jesus was crucified. She did not have to

be there but she was there because she wanted to be there. She was the closest to Jesus in unity of heart, mind,

and soul. She did not complain; she did not blame anyone. We do not have her words but “Your will be done”

must have echoed in her soul so many times since she became the Mother of Jesus. God will provide. He will

show what the meaning of all this is, and he did. Mary gave God a chance to lead her through joys and sor-

rows, and to witness the Risen Christ.

Mary is our Mother. She is with us in our joys and in our sorrows. She is so eager to tell us to keep going, to

do your best and not to worry because God, our Father, will provide. And if we are confident in the greatest

troubles, we will be able to see “what good” can come out of even unhappy events. Our life is a constant

dying with Christ, being crucified with him, and it is constant resurrection.

Be friends with Mary. A mother is the most unselfish “fan” of her child. She is so willing to “bring us up” as

she brought up Jesus, our brother. We will learn from her to look for the will of the Father, to listen to the gen-

tle loving Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit, who lives in us but who will not move us unless we let him, and ask

him, and acknowledge his work and cooperate with it.

SERVANT OF GOD SISTER IDA PETERFY (+2000) was born in Slovakia and founded the Society Devoted to the

Sacred Heart. She served for nearly fifty years in the United States.

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Angels and the City

By Fr. Ron Rolheiser—Week of July 23, 2017

Several years ago Hollywood made a movie, City of Angels, about an angel named Seth whose job it

was to accompany the spirits of the recently deceased to the afterlife. On one such mission, waiting in

a hospital, he fell in love with a brilliant young woman surgeon. As an angel, Seth has never experi-

enced touch or taste and now, deeply in love, he longs to physically touch and make love to his be-

loved. But this is his dilemma: As an angel with free will he has the option to let go of his angelic sta-

tus and become a human person, but only at the cost of renouncing his present immortality as an an-

gel.

It’s a tough choice: Immortality, but no sensual experience, or, sensual experience, but with all the

contingencies that earthily morality brings – diminishment, aging, sickness, eventual death? He choos-

es the latter, renouncing his status as an immortal angel for the pleasure that earthly senses can bring.

The vast majority of people watching this movie, I suspect, will laud his choice. Most everything in

our hearts moves us to believe that it’s cold and inhuman not to make this choice. The overpowering

reality of the senses, especially when in love, can make everything else seem unreal, ethereal, and sec-

ond best. What we experience through our senses, what we see, hear, taste, touch, and smell is what’s

real for us. We have our own version of Descartes. For us, the indubitable is: I feel, therefore, I am!

Spirituality, in virtually every major religious tradition, at least in its popular conception, has seeming-

ly said the opposite. Spirit has classically (and sometimes almost dogmatically) been affirmed as

above the senses, as higher, superior, a needed guard against the senses. Sensual pleasure, except for

how it was occasionally honored in the realm of aesthetics, was perennially denigrated as furtive, su-

perficial, and a hindrance to the spiritual life. We took St. Paul’s admonition that the “flesh lusts

against the spirit” in the Greek, dualistic sense where body is bad and spirit is good.

Today, in the secularized world, the opposite seems true. The senses resoundingly trump the spirit.

Secularized angels, unlike the religious angels of old, make the same option as Seth. The seeming

vagueness of the spirit is no match for the reality of the senses.

So which is more real?

At the end of the day, it’s a false dichotomy. Our senses and our spirit both offer life, both are very

important, and neither operates without the other.

As Christians, we believe that we’re both body and soul, flesh and spirit,

and that neither can be separated from the other. We’re both mammal and

angel, and in our search for life, meaning, happiness, and God, we should

not forget that we are both. Our spirit is open to life only through our

senses, and our senses provide depth and meaning only because they are

animated by spirit.

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Bulletin Reflection

Seeing Jesus transfigured made Peter want to do

something to mark the event. But the Voice from the

cloud said clearly that the first task of those who

recognize Jesus as Lord is to listen to Jesus - and than act!

Living Stewardship

We are grateful this week for all stewards in our parish

who “transfigure” their spiritual lives with a new way of

thinking and acting - be still, listen to Jesus and act on

His direction.

Angels and the City (Cont’d)

By Fr. Ron Rolheiser—Week of July 23, 2017

We all know the few things that man, as mammal, can do, William Auden once wrote. He’s right, but

we’re not just mammal we’re equally part angel and once we add that to the equation then the very

limited joys that mammals can enjoy (animal pleasure) can become unlimited joys for us as human in

what we can experience in love, friendship, altruism, aesthetics, sexuality, mysticism, food, drink, hu-

mor. Our senses make these real, even as our spirit gives them meaning.

And so a healthy spirituality needs to honor both the senses and the spirit. The ordinary pleasures of

life can be deep or shallow, more mystical or more mammal, depending upon how much we honor

what’s spirit and what’s angel within us. Conversely, our spirituality and our prayer lives can be real

or more of a fantasy, depending upon how much we incarnate them in what’s sensual and what’s

mammal within us.

This holds true in every realm of our lives. For example, sexuality can be deep or shallow, more mys-

tical or more mammal, contingent upon how much of it is soul and how much of it is merely sensual;

just as it can be disembodied, sterile, and merely fantasy, contingent upon it also being body and not

just soul. The same is true of our experience of beauty, be that in our seeing, hearing, touching, tast-

ing, or smelling. Any sensual experience can be deep or shallow; depending upon how much soul is in

it, just as any experience of beauty can seem unreal and imaginary if it is too divorced from the sens-

es.

Some years ago, I was attending a seminar in anthropology. At one point, the lecturer said this: “What

psychology and spirituality keep forgetting is that we are mammals.” As a theologian and spiritual

writer (and celibate) the truth of his words hit me hard. He’s right! How easily do we forget this in re-

ligious circles. But religious circles are right too in consistently reminding us that we are also an an-

gel.

Poor Seth, the tormented angel of City of Angels, he shouldn’t have had to make that choice.

Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, theologian, teacher, and award-winning author, is President of the Oblate

School of Theology in San Antonio, TX. He can be contacted through his website www.ronrolheiser.com.

Now on Facebook www.facebook.com/ronrolheiser

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…Did Him Homage

In his second posture of prayer, Saint Dominic lies stretched out on the earth (prostratio), because he is formed

out of earth and belongs to the earth. He knows that he is dust, yet is loved by God, so that dust would be able

to praise God. He abandons himself to God, demanding nothing of Him. That makes him quick to learn and

obediently open to the Holy Spirit, who—on account of Dominic’s humility—leads him to the Truth. He does

not set himself as the measure of things, but measures all things by the Absolute, in whom he completely con-

fides himself in his weakness. With faith in the Absolute, he loudly calls out, weeps, and begs on behalf of his

brothers, the ailing Church, and the stricken world.

I lie stretched out on the floor and try to wish for nothing, to ask for nothing. I contemplate my helplessness

and my vulnerability; but also the infinite and silent now of God, to whom I make myself over. Or I try—in

the spirit of the old liturgical clamor (the loud crying out) - to place before eyes the concrete distress of the

Church, the world, the abused environment of my fellow man, and my own neediness as well, and to shout this

need out loud. I bring all things—my fellow man, events, and myself—into relationship with God in boundless

trust, without wishing for my own solutions. My gaze is not set on gifts requested, but is directed toward the

prayer itself, so that I may enter into the plans of God.

In the intercessory prayer born out of reliance on God, I show my solidarity with the needs of the world and

the Church. I do that following the example of the incarnated Son of God, in whom God showed himself in

solidarity with these needs and with me, and turned himself toward us. The requests of God and his plans of

salvation become mine as well. I desire and I await that which God desires and awaits. This transforms me in

my heart, and my prayer becomes a fruit of the Holy Spirit. Through prayer I am not excused from my respon-

sibility for the ideal world and the healthy Church. Only when I concretely commit myself to the needs of my

environment and the world around me will I become—like Dominic—one of God’s co-workers.

FATHER VLADIMIR KOUDELKA, O.P. (+2003) was a Dominican priest of the Province of Bohemia, and a historian of the

Order of Preachers. This text is drawn from his Meditations on Saint Dominic’s Postures of Prayer.

GOD’S RADIANCE

Light is symbolic of one of the great longings of human life. Again and again we find ourselves benighted,

sunk in deep gloom, without light to guide us. How could we even desire light if it were not for the eternal gift

of grace which gives our spirit a vague intuition that darkness is not its natural and final state, that even in the

darkest hour there is something to be hoped for, a state of fulfillment toward which the spirit must aspire?

God created human beings as light-endowed, radiant beings, and as such sent us forth into the world; but we

have blinded ourselves to this truth. Only a faint inkling of it remains. We are nevermore soul-sick than when

we become confused and find ourselves helpless to cope with a situation. That is the primary meaning of the

prayer “Send Thy Radiant Light” - it is a despairing cry for divine help to dispel our self-imposed, sinful dark-

ness, wiping the dreams and the fear from our eyes so that they may see again.

But there is also another imperative need for light in our lives; God’s radiance dazzles us. We get presenti-

ments and glimpses but they are transitory and usually lead nowhere. Those who are dedicated and prepared

pray for divine light, which will heighten their perception and raise them to realization of that fullness they

have hitherto only dimly guessed at. Once a person has arrived at this stage he knows what the strength of God

is even in the darkest and most hopeless situations of his life.

FATHER ALFRED DELP, S.J. (+1945) was a German Jesuit priest condemned to death by the Nazis in Berlin,

Germany.

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Scripture Readings

August 7—August 12

Monday, August 7 Exodus 32:15 -24, 30-34

Psalm 106 Matthew 13:31 -55

Tuesday, August 8 Exodus 33:7 -11; 34:5b-9, 28

Psalm 103 Mat thew 13:36 -43

Wednesday, August 9 Exodus 34:29 -35

Psalm 99 Mat thew 13:44 -46

Thursday, August 10 Exodus 40:16-21, 34-38

Psalm 84 Mat thew 13:47 -53

Friday, August 11 Levi t icus 23:1 , 4 -11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37

Psalm 81 Mat thew 13:54 -58

Saturday , August 12 Levi t icus 25:1 , 8 -17

Psalm 67 Mat thew 14:1 -12

Vocation Prayer

Merciful Father, you sent your Son into the world to free us from the power of sin and evil. Grant that, through the intercession of

the Virgin Mary, our Mother of Mercy, many young men will respond to your call to give of themselves in imitation of Christ the Redeemer. Fill them with the light of your Holy Spirit that they may renounce the power of the world, proclaim truth and freedom, and bring consolation and relief to oppressed Chris-tians. Bless our family of Mercy with numerous holy priests and brothers who will offer our world the testimony of your faith and love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. AMEN

Gennesaret Retreat for those facing se-

rious illness.

A retreat especially designed for persons who live with

a serious illness is planned September 22nd, 23rd, 24th,

2017 at Montfort Spirituality Center in Bay Shore,

NY. This retreat offers a respite, a quiet time, an oasis,

to enable one to continue the journey. The retreat fo-

cuses on God’s love, His forgiveness, and His faithful-

ness. There is no cost to you for this retreat. Expenses

are paid through the generosity of individuals, parish-

es, and church communities who value retreat experi-

ences. If you would like to make the retreat, contact us

at the number listed below. We will be happy to talk to

you about your needs and help plan for your retreat.

To register or to receive more information about this

weekend, please call: Colette Fanelli (631) 665-7052.

HOMEBOUND COMMUNICANTS

Any EM interested in bringing Communion to the

homebound, please call Ginny at (516) 485-4176

and leave your name & number. Thank you!

ROSARY SOCIETY

Anyone who is interested in joining the Rosary

Society, we are having a meeting on September 7,

2017 in Bethany Hall at 12:30 PM. We pray, we

share and we gather for our annual communion

breakfast in October. Please come! Thank you!

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CREDIBLE WITNESSES

“What the world is in particular need of today is the credible witness of people...capable of opening the hearts

and minds of many to the desire for God and for true life.” - Porta Fidei #15

Dante Alighieri

——————————–————–————Heather King———–————————————————

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet and moral philosopher, authored The Divine Comedy. His three-part journey through

hell, purgatory, and paradise, with the Latin poet Virgil as his guide and the ethereal figure of Beatrice as his muse, is perhaps

the greatest work ever written on romantic love.

Dante started The Inferno, his description of the journey through the nine circles of hell, in 1307, five years after he was exiled

from Florence on politically motivated corruption charges. Apparently, he spent much of his life wandering between Bologna,

Padua, and possibly Paris.

Reams have been written about this iconic poem: Dante’s innovative jettisoning of Latin in favor of the Italian vernacular, the

terza rima that makes translating so fiendishly difficult, the debates over who has remained most faithful to the text: Ciardi?

Sayers? Esolen?

What we do know is that the poem was inspired when Dante met his real-life Beatrice on the streets of his native Florence.

In Religion and Love in Dante: The Theology of Romantic Love, Charles Williams described her effect on him like this:

The heart, where (to him) “the spirit of life” dwelled, exclaimed to him, at that first meeting: “Behold, a

god stronger than I, who is to come and rule over me.” The brain declared: “Now your beatitude has ap-

peared to you.” And the liver (where natural emotions, such as sex, inhabited) said: “O misery! How I shall

be disturbed henceforward.”

If you’ve ever been in thrall to such a catastrophic attachment, you know you wouldn’t wish it on your worst enemy. Part of

the beauty of The Divine Comedy is that Dante assures us the experience is essentially religious: part passion, part pathology;

half holy fire, half fires of hell.

The Divine Comedy is often described as a journey from sin to redemption. But in Dark Wood to White Rose, Dante scholar

Helen M. Luke more rightly casts the journey described in the poem as a pilgrimage to transformed consciousness that at last

allows us to know the “love which moves the sun and the other stars:”

The man who wrote the last canto of the Paradiso knew that we can never come to this vision by any

shortcut. We cannot bypass the experience of hell; and still less can we evade the long struggle of purgato-

ry, through which we come to maturity in love.

To meet the person who makes us feel as if we were simultaneously being brought electrically alive and killed—and to stay

the course through the ensuing pilgrimage—is to embark on perhaps the most heroic and most perilous adventure of which a

human being is capable.

That is the journey for which we were born, and for which there is no earthly guide, no familiar landmarks. That is the adven-

ture charted in Dante’s masterwork.

Ecco homo—Behold the man—said Pilate as he presented a bound and bloodied Christ. We, too, are called to die for love,

standing silently on the pinnacle where suffering and joy meet: consenting to be crucified, holding fast to the Resurrection.

HEATHER KING is a contemplative laywoman and author of several books. She blogs at www.heather-king.com.

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8-6-2017 - Transfiguration of the Lord Sunday

Thank you for your generosity to St. Martha’s Parish!

July 30, 2017

5:00 PM Mass....................................................................... $805.00 7:30 AM Mass....................................................................... $828.00 8:45 AM Mass.................................................................... $2,867.00 11:00 AM Mass.................................................................. $1,890.00 12:30 PM Mass.................................................................. $1,039.00 Poor Box ................................................................................... $0.00

(Does not reflect donations made by Faith Direct)

I am the light of the world, says the Lord; whoever follows me will have the light of life.

5:00PM - Lector: Karleine Graham

Altar Server: David LaBlanc

Eucharistic Ministers: Miracienne Denis, Ingrid Isidore-Lamour, Lourdes Gracia

Ushers: Rosemarie Allen, Thomas Maddox, Jennifer King, Mario Cadavid, Alejandro Apresa

7:30AM - Lector: Barbara Fong Lee

Eucharistic Ministers: Francesca Delle, Paul Delle, Barbara Powell

Ushers: Jim Capriotti, Carmen Charles, Anton Brown, Genevieve Charles, Joseph Gedeon, Alex Apresa

11:00AM - Lector: Imogene Regan

Altar Servers: Jules Ayroso, Nia Johnson, Daniel Germain

Eucharistic Minister: Maggie Austrie, Mary Bediako, Yanick Bellevue, Karleine Graham, Lisette Joachim, Marie Lucie Lebon

Ushers: Bennett Paul, Agnes Duclairon, Wilner Nestor, Frantz Denis

If thou love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength, thou shall serve Him well.

This is NOT a substitute for your schedule! Please refer to the schedule

you received from the head of your ministry!

If you are unable to serve, do not call the office! Find a replacement or contact your ministry head!

August 6, 2017

Monday August 7-St. Sixtus II, Pope, and Companions,

Martyrs; St. Cajetan, Priest

8:30 AM ............. In Thanksgiving for Ines Metellus

Tuesday August 8-St. Dominic, Priest

8:30 AM ............. Charlotte Martha Piech

Wednesday August 9-St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross,

Virgin & Martyr 8:30 AM ............. Martijn Sajous

Thursday August 10-St. Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr 8:30 AM ............. Mary San Filippo

Friday August 11 8:30 AM ............. Morning Prayer Service

Saturday August 12 5:00 PM .............. Genelia Antoine

Sunday August 13

7:30 AM ............. For the Health of Antoine Almonor

8:45 AM ............. Rosalia & Leon Morales

11:00 AM ........... The Parishioners of St. Martha

12:30 PM ............ Imane Sanon

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

August 13, 2017

1 Kings 19:9a, 11-3a Ps 85:9, 10, 11-12, 13-14

Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:22-33

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Cada miércoles, de 9:00 AM a 2:00 PM y de 4:00 PM a 7:00 PM, el Padre Cé-

sar R. Bejarano, OFM se encuentra disponible en el Centro Parroquial para

confesiones y dirección espiritual.

LA EUCARISTÍA SE OFRECE: Por los Feligreses de Santa Mar ta.

GRUPO DE ORACION: Los miércoles, a las 7:00 PM en el gimnasio.

ULTREYA: Cada domingo, a las 11:00 AM en la Capilla.

JUVENTUD SIN FRONTERAS: No se reúnen durante el mes de agostto.

CORO HISPANO: No hay ensayos durante el mes de julio y agosto.

MINISTERIO DE ACOGIDA: Aquellos ministros que extienden la bienvenida y entregan las hojas de

canto a los feligreses que van entrando a la Iglesia..

MOVIMIENTO FAMILIAR CATÓLICO: Se reúne cada 15 días. Para informarse,

llamen al 516- 554-4503 o al 965-7311..

CENACULO DIVINA MISERICORDIA: Pr imer mar tes, a las 7:00 PM en la Capilla.

MISA JUVENIL Y DE NIÑOS: Cada segundo domingo del mes.

LOS NIÑOS: No se convocan en el Salón Betania durante el mes de agosto.

ESCUELA DE LA PALABRA: Cada mar tes, a las 7:30 PM en San Ladislaus.

PRESENTACION Y BENDICION DE PÁRVULOS: Cada segundo y cuar to

domingos del mes.

EL SACRAMENTO DEL BAUTISMO: El tercer domingo de cada mes, a las 2:30 PM en la iglesia.

Los interesados consulten con la Sra. Dulcelina Sepúlveda.

LA TRANSFIGURACIÓN DEL SEÑOR

Esta celebración nos invita a contemplar la gloria de Dios, revelada por la presencia del Espíritu Santo en una nube y la

voz del Padre que afirma a Cristo Jesús, como su Hijo Amado. La participación de dos apóstoles y las figuras de Moisés

y Elías en la narración del Evangelio nos ayudan a comprender la forma en que Jesús se convierte en la figura central de

la escena. En Él se cumplen la Alianza que hiciera Dios con su pueblo y la proclamación de los profetas. Con Él se abre

una nueva dimensión por la que la vida apostólica de encontrar su meta y propósito. Jesús, es el eje alrededor de quien

se mueve toda la humanidad caída; Jesús la transforma, para que participe en la realidad trascendente y divina a la que

todos estamos llamados. La narración termina con los apóstoles regresando a la vida diaria con Jesús. Todavía no les ha

llegado su hora. Han de encontrarse con Él en la Cruz, antes de saborear la transfiguración que su gloria les ofrece.

¿Podemos identificar algunas experiencias de “transfiguración en nuestra jornada de fe?

¿De qué manera escuchamos y compartimos estas mismas experiencias en nuestras conversaciones?

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The Mass Intentions Book...

is now open until the end of July. 2017

&

The Bread and Wine Calendar...

is now open until the end of Dec. 2017

he list of names that will appear under this column will reflect ONLY those who are CRITICALLY ILL. The

individual or family member must contact the Parish Cen-ter in order to be placed on the Sick List. Please note the new email address the Parish Center at cnicholson@saintmartha.org (“PRAY FOR THE SICK” MUST APPEAR IN YOUR EMAIL’S SUBJECT LINE); or come by the Parish Center with your request in writing, no later than Monday. This list will be updated on a monthly basis.

Omnipotent and Eternal God, the everlasting Salvation of those who believe, hear us on behalf of Thy pitying mercy, that, with their bodily health restored, they may give thanks to Thee in Thy church. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Helen Zeiser Sophia Kyriakaksis

Edith Lucchi Julienne Jacques

Carolyn Maffettone Mercia Edwards

Frank Brown Leopold Johnson

Ginger Dudek Baby McCann

Ofelia de Torres

Joyce Angela Baugh ................................................... +June 14, 2017

Nilson Cruz ................................................................... +July 24, 2017

Nicholas John Cotter ..................................................... +July 25, 2017

For everything you need to know in faith formation,

Visit WWW.DRVC-FAITH.ORG

Memorialize a loved one with a leaf on

our parish’s Tree of Life, located in

the Church Lobby. If you would like more infor-mation about this lovely memorial, please contact the

Parish Office at (516) 481-2550 Ext 301

THANK YOU to everyone who has donated to my medical fund thus far. I found out my initial campaign (not run by me) has been shut down for an unknown reason. The first campaign helped cover my household bills from missed work, as well as smaller hospital bills. This new campaign is set up in hopes of paying back some of the $90k+ I owe as of now. (This is only one of the two surgeries I have had so far.) It is very possible I will have to claim bankruptcy if I can-not make a good dent. That is a very frightening thought as a single parent. For those of you who either have donated already, or cannot afford to, please do not feel obligated. I ask for prayers for myself and for my family. It has been a very rough couple of months. The new link is www.gofundme.com/lishanson. You can also leave donations at the Parish Center. Every little bit helps, and has helped. God bless and thank you so much. St. Martha’s has been incredible with your generosity.

~Elissa Hanson, Music Director

Dear Lord, As my life declines and my energies decrease,

more than ever hold me by

Your Power, that I may not offend You, but daily increase in Your Love.

Give me strength to work in Your Service till the last day of my life.

Help me to ever have an increasing dread of venial sin,

or whatever would cause the

slightest withdrawal of Your Love; all day long,

and at night keep me close to Your Heart; and should I die, ere the morning breaks,

may I go rejoicing

in that vision of Your entrancing beauty, never to be separated from You. Amen.

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Social Ministry/Outreach Office Hours

Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri. 10:00AM—2:00PM (516) 292-1603 or (516) 481-2550, Ext. 320

(English/Spanish/French/Creole)

An Immigration Consultant...

will be available at the Parish Social Ministry the second Wednesday of each month.

The next date will be on:

Wednesday, August 9, 2017 10:00AM - 1:00PM

Give us our daily bread

Catholic Charities WIC 1000 N. Village Avenue

Rockville Centre, NY 11571 (516) 705-3645

It’s time to start preparing for our back-to-school event. We at St. Martha’s Ministry would like to help the children of our community with the tools (materials) they will need to begin the new school year. As always, we depend on your generosity in donating the following items: Backpacks (lots of..) Loose Leaf Binders Loose Leaf Paper 3 and 5 Subject Notebooks Marble Notebooks Folders Pocket Folders Cloth bookcovers Erasers Glue, Glue Sticks Pencils Pens Pencil Cases Rulers Crayons Scissors Markers, Highlighters We thank you for your kindness!

Mrs. Marlene Jean-Baptiste Ms. Barbara Powell

Co-Directors of Social Ministry/Outreach

GIFT CARDS ARE WELCOME!

This Week: Canned Vegetables!

WHERE: Gathering Area

Some additional items needed: dry milk, peanut but-ter, jelly, rice, pinto beans, dry or canned beans and canned meat/fish.