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

Sgt. Henry Pazmino

U.S. Marines: 1st Battalion Carlos Fuentes

CPL Daniel C. Monroe

RCT Eric Joel Vazquez

Sergeant W. Jason Ferris

L. Cpl. Alfonso Rodriquez

Oswaldo Pazmino

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

Gordy Garcia

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

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

Parish Assistant (email: cnicholson@saintmartha.org)

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 (email: cnicholson@saintmartha.org)

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

THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME-JANUARY 21, 2018

“Your ways, O Lord, make known to me; teach me your paths, guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my savior.”

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

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

www.saintmartha.org

In the past few days, hundreds of thousands of Christians and men and women of good will traveled to Washington to

witness to the dignity of each and every human being as created in the image and likeness of God. Along with the

March for Life come many other events, increasingly focused on younger people. The annual Vigil for Life the evening

before the March is jammed with high school and college-aged men and women. As the signs say, we truly are witness-

ing the growth of the “Pro-Life Generation.” Studies are showing that more and more young people are opposed to

abortion, at least in most circumstances. Slowly but surely the tide is turning. But there is still much to do. We must

remain vigilant to block any new attempts to violate the dignity of the human person while at the same time working to

push back on current laws and policies that do so.

What do we do? First, as always, prayer! Please join me this Monday, January 22, at 2pm in the chapel for a Holy Hour

and Rosary for Life, concluding with benediction shortly before 3pm. Second, knowledge. We need to know what is

really going on. Don’t trust the propaganda of advocacy groups. Know who and what is behind the many efforts to

change laws. While abortion is and always will be a pivotal issue in terms of protecting human life, the creeping danger

of legalized assisted suicide and euthanasia is always there. We have been successful so far in New York at blocking

new laws but we must remain aware and alert. Please visit the website of the New York State Catholic Conference

(http://www.nyscatholic.org/) for a lot of good information about current issues and Catholic teaching. Third, we need

to take action. We have the right as citizens to express our views to our elected officials by letter, phone, email, visits,

demonstrations—and at the ballot box! The NYS Catholic Conference has easy to follow ways to take action on their

website!

The issue of sexual harassment has been in the news over the past several months—and rightly so. What this issue

shows, among many things, is that contrary to what many people think or have been taught, there is no such thing as sex-

uality detached from morality. The separation of the physical from the emotional and spiritual is a root cause if the crisis

we see in Hollywood, politics, and elsewhere. 50 years ago, in his prophetic encyclical Humanae V itae, Paul VI warned

us of the consequences of separating the unitive and procreative capacities of human sexuality. I don’t think Paul VI

could have envisioned the degree to which we have gone over these five decades.

In last week’s second reading, Saint Paul talked about respecting our bodies at the temple of the Holy Spirit. He said we

were bought at a great price (The Cross) and so we should live dignified lives in recognition of that fact. Paul Loverde,

Emeritus Bishop of Arlington, wrote an excellent pastoral letter on the dangers of pornography, an epidemic that effects

so many men and women, young and old. As a violation of human dignity itself, pornography is very often a gateway

into other violations as well. I encourage each of you to read this letter, entitled “Bought with a Price.” It can be found

online (https://www.arlingtondiocese.org/documents/bought-with-a-price-anti-pornography-letter/).

Fr. Chris

JOIN US FOR HOLY HOUR AND ROSARY FOR LIFE

MONDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2018

2:00 PM—3:00 PM

IN THE CHAPEL

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

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

www.saintmartha.org

Depuis quelques jours, des centaines de milliers de chrétiens, avec des hommes et des femmes de bonne volonté, se sont

rendus à Washington pour témoigner de la dignité de chaque être humain, créé à l’image et à la ressemblance de Dieu. A

la Marche pour la Vie s’ajoutent plusieurs autres activités, qui engagent de plus en plus les jeunes. La Vigile annuelle

pour la Vie qui a lieu avant la marche attire une foule d’étudiants, hommes et femmes des lycées et des universités.

Commes les pancartes le disent, nous assistons vraiment à la croissance de la Génération “Pour la Vie. ” Il y a des études

qui montrent que les jeunes sont de plus en plus opposés à l’avortement, au moins dans la plupart des cas. Lentement

mais sûrement, le vent tourne. Mais il y a encore beaucoup à faire. Nous devons rester vigilants pour bloquer toute nou-

velle tentative de violation de la dignité de l’être humain, tout en continuant à lutter contre les lois et les politiques qui la

violent.

Qu’est-ce qu’on fait? Tout d’abord, comme toujours, la prière! Je vous invite à la chapelle ce Lundi 22 janvier à 2 heures

p.m. pour une Heure Sainte et le Chapelet pour la Vie, suivi de la bénédiction juste avant 3 heures p.m. Deuxièmement,

la connaissance. Nous devons savoir ce qui se passe réellement. Ne faites pas confiance à la propagande des groupes de

défense. Il faut savoir qui et ce qui est derrière les nombreux efforts pour changer les lois. Alors que l’avortement est et

sera toujours une question fondamentale en matière de protection de la vie humaine, le danger rampant de légalisation du

suicide assisté et de l’euthanasie est toujours là. Jusqu’à présent, nous avons réussi à bloquer ces nouvelles lois à New

York, mais nous devons rester conscients et vigilants. Visitez s’il vous plait le site web de la Conférence Catholique de

l’État de New York (http://www.nyscatholic.org/) pour trouver beaucoup de bons renseignements sur les courants

d’idées et sur l’enseignement catholique. Troisièmement, nous devons prendre des mesures. En tant que citoyens, nous

avons le droit d’exprimer notre point de vue à nos élus par lettre, téléphone, email, visites, démontrations – et aux urnes.

Le site web de la Conférence Catholique de l’État de New York contient des idées faciles à suivre pour agir.

La question de l’abus sexuel est dans l’actualité depuis quelques mois, et à juste titre. Ceci démontre, entre autres, que

contrairement à ce que beaucoup de gens pensent, on ne peut pas séparer la sexualité de la moralité. La séparation du

physique, de l’émotionnel et du spirituel est la cause de la crise que nous voyons à Hollywood, dans la politique et ail-

leurs. Il y a 50 ans, dans son encyclique prophétique Humanae V itae, Paul VI nous a prévenu des conséquences de la

séparation des capacités unitives et de procréation de la sexualité humaine. Je ne pense pas que Paul VI pourrait avoir

envisagé à quel degré nous sommes arrivés au cours de ces cinq décennies.

Dans la deuxième lecture de la semaine dernière, Saint Paul à parlé du respect dû à nos corps en temps que temples du

Saint Esprit. Il a dit que nous avons été achetés à un prix extrême (la Croix) et que nous devons donc vivre une vie digne

en reconnaissance de ce fait. Paul Loverde, évêque émérite d’Arlington, a écrit une excellente lettre pastorale sur les

dangers de la pornographie, une épidémie qui affecte autant les hommes que les femmes, les jeunes et les vieux. En tant

que violation de la dignité humaine, la pornographie est très souvent une porte d’entrée à bien d’autres violations. J’en-

courage chacun d'entre vous à lire cette lettre, intitulée «Achetés à un prix.» Elle peut être trouvée en ligne sur l’internet

(https://www.arlingtondiocese.org/documents/bought-with-a-price-anti-pornography-letter/).

Pere Chris

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

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

www.saintmartha.org

En los últimos días, cientos de miles de Cristianos y los hombres y mujeres de buena voluntad viajaron a Washington

para dar testimonio de la dignidad de cada ser humano que ha sido creado a imagen y semejanza de Dios. Junto con la

Marcha por la Vida vienen muchos otros eventos, centrados cada vez más en las personas más jóvenes. La Vigilia por la

Vida la noche antes de la marcha está repleto de la escuela secundaria y los hombres y las mujeres en edad universitaria.

Como dicen los anuncios, realmente estamos presenciando el crecimiento de la “Generación Pro-Vida.” Los estudios

muestran que cada vez más jóvenes se oponen al aborto, al menos en la mayoría de las circunstancias. Lentamente pero

con seguridad la marea está cambiando. Pero todavía hay mucho por hacer. Debemos permanecer vigilantes para

bloquear cualquier nuevo intento de violar la dignidad de la persona humana y, al mismo tiempo trabajando para hacer

retroceder las leyes y políticas actuales que lo hacen.

Que podemos hacer? En primer lugar, como siempre, la oración! Por favor, únanse a mí este Lunes, 22 de Enero a las

2:00 PM en la capilla para una Hora Santa y Rosario por la Vida, que concluye con la bendición poco antes de 3:00. En

segundo lugar, el conocimiento. Necesitamos saber lo que realmente está pasando. No confíe en la propaganda de los

grupos de defensa. Saber quién y qué está detrás de los muchos esfuerzos para cambiar las leyes. Mientras que el aborto

es y siempre será un tema fundamental en términos de protección de la vida humana, el peligro reptil de la legalización

del suicidio asistido y la eutanasia está siempre allí. Hemos tenido éxito hasta ahora en Nueva York en el bloqueo de

nuevas leyes pero hay que estar conscientes y alertas. Por favor, visite el sitio web de la Conferencia Católica del Estado

de Nueva York(http://www.nyscatholic.org/) en la cual puede obtener un montón de buena información sobre temas de

actualidad y la enseñanza católica. En tercer lugar, hay que tomar medidas. Tenemos el derecho como ciudadanos para

expresar nuestros puntos de vista a nuestros funcionarios elegidos por carta, teléfono, correo electrónico, visitas, demos-

traciones y en las urnas! La Conferencia Católica del Estado de Nueva York tiene maneras de actuar fáciles de seguir

en su página web!

La cuestión del acoso sexual ha estado en las noticias durante los últimos meses-y con mucha razón. Lo que demuestra

esta cuestión, entre otras muchas cosas, es que, contrariamente a lo que mucha gente piensa o se les ha enseñado, no hay

tal cosa como la sexualidad separado de la moral. La separación de lo físico de lo emocional y espiritual es una de las

causas de la crisis que vemos en Hollywood, la política, y en otros lugares. Hace 50 años, en su encíclica profética, Hu-

manae vitae Pablo VI nos advirtió de las consecuencias de la separación de las capacidades unitivo y procreativo de la

sexualidad humana. No creo que Pablo VI podría haber imaginado el grado en que hemos ido más de estas cinco déca-

das.

En la segunda lectura de la semana pasada, San Pablo habló sobre el respeto a nuestros cuerpos en el templo del Espíritu

Santo. Dijo que fuimos comprados a muy buen precio (La Cruz) y así debemos vivir una vida digna de reconocimiento

de ese hecho. Paul Loverde, Obispo Emérito de Arlington, escribió una excelente carta pastoral sobre los peligros de la

pornografía, una epidemia que afecta a tantos hombres y mujeres, jóvenes y viejos. Como una violación de la dignidad

humana en sí, la pornografía es muy a menudo una puerta de entrada a otras violaciónes también. Animo a cada uno de

ustedes para leer esta carta, titulada “Comprados a un Precio.” Se puede encontrar en línea (https://

www.arlingtondiocese.org/documents/bought-with-a-price-anti-pornography-letter/ ).

Padre Chris

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THE CALL OF JESUS

“Call” is the keyword…. The idea, simple but very meaningful, is absolutely fundamental to our temporal and spiritual

plans. Human beings cannot attain fulfillment solely by carrying out their own projects. These projects are legitimate

and necessary, and we must bring our intelligence and energy to bear on accomplishing them. But that’s not enough, and

in the event of failure it can lead to disillusionment. Another attitude, one in the end more decisive and fruitful, must

accompany our initiating and carrying out of projects: that of listening to the calls, the discrete, mysterious invitations

that come to us continuously throughout life. This attitude of listening and availability takes priority over even the pro-

jects themselves.

I believe we can be fulfilled as human beings only to the extent that we perceive and respond to the calls life addresses

to us day in and day out: calls to change, grow, mature, enlarge our hearts and our horizons, and leave behind hardness

of heart and narrow-mindedness in order to welcome reality in a larger and more confident manner.

These calls come to us in many ways. Sometimes they come through experiences or by the example of others who touch

us, sometimes from desires that arise in our hearts or requests from people who are close to us, often from Holy Scrip-

ture. They originate from God, who gives us life, never ceases to watch over us, and wants tenderly to lead and constant-

ly intervene for each of his children in a way that is discreet, often imperceptible, yet efficacious. Although many are,

unfortunately, unaware of this presence and action of God, they reveal themselves to those who know how to place

themselves in the attitude of listening and availability.

God is the God of the living, not the dead. He reaches out to us continually, mysteriously but certainly, infusing our lives

with value, beauty, and fruitfulness beyond our imagining.

FATHER JACQUES PHILIPPE is a French priest, a member of the Community of the Beatitudes and a renowned spiritual

director.

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THE SEED AS MOTION OF LOVE

What a consolation it is to consider the secret method by which the Holy Spirit pours into our hearts the first rays and

feelings of his light and vital heat! O Jesus! how delightful a pleasure it is to see celestial love, which is the sun of vir-

tues, as little by little with a progress which insensibly becomes sensible, it displays its light upon a soul, and stops not

till it has it all covered with the splendor of its presence, giving it at last the perfect beauty of love’s day! O how cheerful,

beautiful, sweet, and agreeable, this daybreak is!

Nevertheless true it is that break of day is either not day, or if it be day, it is but a beginning day, a rising of the day, and

rather the infancy of the day than the day itself. In like manner without doubt these motions of love which forerun the act

of faith required for our justification are either not love properly speaking, or but a beginning and imperfect love. They

are the first verdant buds which the soul, warmed with the heavenly sun, begins, as a mystical tree, to put forth in spring-

time, rather presages of fruit than fruit itself….

When God gives us faith he enters into our soul and speaks to our spirit, not by manner of discourse, but by way of inspi-

ration, proposing in so sweet a manner unto the understanding that which ought to be believed, that the will receives

therefrom a great complacency, so great indeed that it moves the understanding to consent and yield to truth without any

doubt or distrust, and here lies the marvel: for God proposes the mysteries of faith to our souls amidst obscurities and

darkness, in such sort that we do not see the truths but we only half-see them.

It is like what happens sometimes when the face of the earth is covered with mist so that we cannot see the sun, but only

see a little more brightness in the direction where he is. Then, as one would say, we see it without seeing it; because on

the one hand we see it not so well that we can truly say we see it, yet again we see it not so little that we can say we do

not see it; and this is what we call half-seeing. And yet, when this obscure light of faith has entered our spirit, not by

force of reasoning or show of argument, but solely by the sweetness of its presence, it makes the understanding believe

and obey it with so much authority that the certitude it gives us of the truth surpasses all other certitudes, and keeps the

understanding and all its workings in such subjection that they get no hearing in comparison with it.

SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES (+1622) was a great figure of the 17th century rebirth of Catholic mystical life. He is a Doctor

of the Church.

Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children

When we fail to acknowledge as part of reality the worth of a poor person, a human embryo, a person with disabilities—

to offer just a few examples—it becomes difficult to hear the cry of nature itself; everything is connected. Once the

human being declares independence from reality and behaves with absolute dominion, the very foundations of our life

begin to crumble, for “instead of carrying out his role as a cooperator with God in the work of creation, man sets himself

up in place of God and thus ends up provoking a rebellion on the part of nature” (Pope John Paul II, Encyclical Letter

Centesimus Annus, May 1, 1991)….

When the human person is considered as simply one being among others, the product of chance or physical determinism,

then “our overall sense of responsibility wanes” (Pope Benedict XVI, Message for the 2010 World Day of Peace)….

Human beings cannot be expected to feel responsibility for the world unless, at the same time, their unique capacities of

knowledge, will, freedom, and responsibility are recognized and valued….

Since everything is interrelated, concern for the protection of nature is also incompatible with the justification of abor-

tion. How can we genuinely teach the importance of concern for other vulnerable beings, however troublesome or incon-

venient they may be, if we fail to protect a human embryo, even when its presence is uncomfortable and creates difficul-

ties? “If personal and social sensitivity toward the acceptance of the new life is lost, then other forms of acceptance that

are valuable for society also wither away” (Pope Benedict XVI, Encyclical Letter Caritas in Veritate, June 29, 2009).

We need to develop a new synthesis capable of overcoming the false arguments of recent centuries.

FROM POPE FRANCIS’ 2015 ENCYCLICAL LAUDATO SÍ

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1-21-2018 - Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

5:00PM - Lector: Martha Ann Brady

Altar Server: David LaBlanc

Eucharistic Ministers: Josephine Ferrier, Marie G. Josma, Gloria Maffettone

Ushers: Rosemarie Laguerre, Jennifer King, Mario Cadavid, Alejandro Apresa

7:30AM - Lector: Joanne Williams

Eucharistic Ministers: Elaine Burke, Sharon Burke, Virginia Costello

Ushers: Jim Capriotti, Carmen Charles, Anton Brown, Genevieve Charles, Alex Apresa, Jorge Ricardo Flores

11:00AM - Lector: Serge Napoleon

Altar Servers: Martine Beckford, Kryston Whyte

Eucharistic Minister: Yolande Augustin, Mary Bediako, Winston Delpesh, Phyllis Droessler, Karleine Graham, Beverly Gray

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!

January 21, 2018

Monday January 22-Day of Prayer for the Unborn

8:30 AM ............. Angela Mannino

Tuesday January 23-St. Marianne Cope, Virgin

St. Vincent, Deacon & Martyr

8:30 AM ............. Fr. Joseph Simoli

Wednesday January 24-St. Francis de Sales, Bishop

& Doctor of the Church 8:30 AM ............. Jean Beekman

Thursday January 25-The Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle 8:30 AM ............. In Thanksgiving for Frantz Michel

Friday January 26 8:30 AM ............. Morning Prayer Service

Saturday January 27 5:00 PM .............. Jean Claude Villate

Sunday January 28

7:30 AM ............. Parishioners of St. Martha

8:45 AM ............. For the health of Larry, David & Carmen

11:00 AM ........... For the deceased members of the Joachim Family

12:30 PM ............ In Thanksgiving for Patrick Bonaventure

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

January 28, 2018

Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9

1 Corinthians 7:32-35 Mark 1:21-28

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Bulletin Reflection

There is a certain urgency in today’s Gospel as Jesus calls

His first disciples Andrew and Simon, James and John.

Each one follows Jesus immediately, unhesitatingly

abandoning father and fellow - workers, nets and boat. To

what is Jesus calling me - at this moment, in these

circumstances? What will I need to abandon in order to

follow Him?

Living Stewardship We are grateful this week for all stewards in our parish who

work in parish-based advocacy groups to bring Gospel values

and Catholic social teaching to the wider community.

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Scripture Readings

January 22—January 27

Monday, January 22 2 Samuel 5 :1 -7 , 10

Psalm 89 Mark 3:22-30

Tuesday, January 23 2 Samuel 6 :12b -15, 17-19

Psalm 24 Mark 3 :31-35

Wednesday, January 24 2 Samuel 7 :4 -17

Psalm 89 Mark 4 :1 -20

Thursday, January 25 Acts 22:3 -16

Psalm 117 Mark 16:15-18

Friday, January 26 2 Timothy 1 :1 -8

Psa lm 96 Luke 10:1 -9

Saturday , January 27 2 Samuel 12:1 -7a, 10-17

Psalm 51 Mark 4 :35:41

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

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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

César R. Bejarano, OFM se encuentra disponible en el Centro Parroquial pa-

ra confesiones y dirección espiritual.

LA EUCARISTÍA SE OFRECE: En honor a la Virgen de la Altagracia.

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

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

JUVENTUD SIN FRONTERAS: Los jueves, a las 7:30 PM en el Salón Betania.

CORO HISPANO: Ensayos los viernes a las 8:00 PM en la Iglesia.

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

cantos 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: Cada domingo los niños son convocados al Salón Betania para escuchar y compar tir las

enseñazas de las lecturas dominicales.

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

CADA SEGUNDO Y CUARTO DOMINGO DEL MES: Están invitados a recibir la bendición por

cualquier motivo, después de la comunión.

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

ra apuntarse, visite la oficina del Centro Parroquial.

TERCER DOMINGO ORDINARIO

El tema del llamado del Señor continúa, aunque de una manera distinta. Tanto en el Antiguo Testamenteo cono en el

Evangelio, Dios hace una invitación urgente para que los que la escuchen respondan de inmediato. Dios llama porque

hay una necesidad que exige la atención de uno o de varios pastores. En el caso de Nínive, fue Jonás quien resondió ese

llamado; los habitntes de la ciudad se convirtieron e hicieron ayuno y penitencia para evitar la destrucción de la diudad.

En el Evangelio, Jesús se dirige directamente a los pescadores y los llama: “Sígame y haré de ustedes pescadores de

hombres” (Marcos 1, 17). Esa urgencia también se percibe en las palabras de san Pablo, quien afirma que la vida es cort

y transitoria y que, por lotanto, a todos les importa vivir en el Señor y no del mundo. La Iglesia nos llama a cambiar ra-

dicalmente hacia Jesucristo para disfrutar serenamente de su misericordia y así poder reconocerlo en nuestro prójimo

cercano.

Reflexiones Pastorales de Juan J. Sosa, Presbítero / OCP

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The Mass Intentions Book...

is now open until the end of Jan. 2018

&

The Bread and Wine Calendar...

is now open until the end of Jan. 2018

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

Olivia Gerboth Jazmine Martinez

Frank Brown Leopold Johnson

Ofelia de Torres Solange Bricourt

Deacon Tom Jackson .............................................. +January 2, 2018

Erick Raymond ........................................................ +January 2, 2018

Vivian Demarco ....................................................... +January 5, 2018

Marie Milfort ............................................................. +January 5, 2018

Pascal Zamor ......................................................... +January 10, 2018

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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)

Do you need a babysitter, home health aid, house-keeper or landscaper? Or can you provide these services? Register with St. Martha’s Social Ministry Job Bank.

Call 292-1603 Monday or Thursday between 10:00 AM and 2:00PM.

Give us our daily bread

F I D E L I S C A R E

HEALTH INSURANCE

Is in Social Ministry every

Wednesday from 10AM–12 PM

Ask to see Soraya

Catholic Charities WIC 1000 N. Village Avenue

Rockville Centre, NY 11571 (516) 705-3645

FREE FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED: For further information and income guidelines please call:

631-491-4166 in Suffolk or 516-623-4568 in Nassau

BABY ITEMS NEEDED: Diapers, diaper wipes, strollers and car seats that meet current standards.

ITEMS NEEDED: individual boxed milk (i.e., Parma-lat); toilet tissue, paper towels, personal care

items, gift certificates.

SHOPPING BAGS ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED

This Week: Cereal!

WHERE: Gathering Area

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