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SACRAMENT OF PENANCE

Saturdays: Msgr. Ryan Hall - 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Also by appointment

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY

The Church provides certain times and preparation for

weddings. Please contact the Rectory at least six months

in advance to begin the process.

REGISTRATION

Every family and person within the parish is encouraged

to register with the Parish.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Celebrated on the 2nd Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m. In

July and August Baptism will be celebrated at 12:30 p.m.

A required Baptism preparation meeting for parents meets

on the first Monday of the month at 8:00 p.m. Godparents

are welcome. Please register in advance for the class and

Baptism. Godparent Pre-Requisites: Godparents must be

practicing Catholics in good standing, 16 years of age or

older, Baptized and Confirmed Catholic.

ON BECOMING A CATHOLIC

Those seeking information about the Catholic Faith are

invited to contact Fr. Valentine at the Rectory at 621-

2222.

CARE OF THE SICK

Please notify the Rectory and Human Concerns Ministries

if there is anyone seriously ill so that we can provide

spiritual care.

THE MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Sunday, June 30: THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7:30 a.m. People of the Parish 9:00 a.m. Thomas Maniscalco by his Children 11:00 a.m. Coranne & Charles Bertrand by Dolores & Richard O’Hara For the Intentions of Oh Sung Whun David by Mary Han Rita Driscoll by her Family Steve Kivlen by Janine Wyck Cushny by Van Cushny 12:15 p.m. Theresa Valentine by her Family

Monday, July 1: Weekday 9:00 a.m. Kelly Hartman by Dee Marvullo

Tuesday, July 2: Weekday 9:00 a.m. Claire Kinney Dolores & Richard O’Hara

Wednesday, July 3: Saint Thomas, Apostle 9:00 a.m. Biagio Verderame by his wife, Rose & Family

Thursday, July 4: Weekday 9:00 a.m. Maryann & Richard O’Hara by Dolores & Richard O’Hara

Friday, July 5: First Friday: Weekday 9:00 a.m. Sam Centamore by Timothy Cronin

Saturday, July 6: First Saturday: Weekday 9:00 a.m. Edward Cleary by Dolores & Richard O’Hara 5:00 p.m. Anthony C. Ferro by Helen & Hans Rodenkirchen Antonio Govoni, M.D.-7th Anniversary by the Govoni Family Deceased Members of the Salero Family by Your Loving Family Cristofaro Scaccia by Anna Mancusi

Sunday, July 7: FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7:30 a.m. People of the Parish 9:00 a.m. Franca Addesa by Mr. & Mrs. Barrasso 11:00 a.m. Lawrence & Ethel Leavy by Dolores & Richard O’Hara Thomas Henry Schurtz by Kevin Byrne Fr. Edward J. Shanahan by Family Philip Tiberio, Jr. by Frank & Phyllis Tiberia

Josephine Banno Bob Boeshore

Lillian Boeshore Kathleen Capuano Joseph Carbonaro

Barbara Coe Rebekah Cole Kevin Cronin Paul Cronin

Linda De Stio John Paul DiNonno

Eric DuBois Tony Grau Julia Green

Christine Kenney Douglas Knehr

Anne Krukowski

Frank Krukowski Richard Malon

Jonathan Mannina Stuey Manzione

Tom McCormack Brendan Miles Dieter Nagel Victoria Oxer Jenna Reggio Trevor Rogers

Anna Sambucci Charles Strecker

Clotida Vecchione Jacqueline Verde

Anne Wright Mary Wybaillie

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK

...AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED

Dorothy A. Gill

Mary Sullivan

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READINGS FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 2019 THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

First Reading: 1 Kings 19:16b. 19-21 Second Reading: Galatians 5:1, 13-18

Gospel: Luke 9:51-62

FOCUS: Jesus summons us to him and then

sends us out as messengers to proclaim his kingdom.

The Christian life is one of following the way of Christ.

Jesus calls us out of our worldliness, out of our habits and

attachments, to follow his way. And after we encounter

the Lord, he sends us out to proclaim the truth of his

kingdom.

LITURGY OF THE WORD:

In the reading from the First Book of Kings, the Lord

tells Elijah to find Elisha and anoint him as prophet to

succeed [him]. Elisha, though he wants to wait until he

can say goodbye to his parents, nevertheless slaughters

his oxen and follows. In the second reading, Paul writes

to the Galatians about the freedom that Christ came to

bring us which, if we live by the Spirit, allows us to not

be controlled by the desires of the flesh. In the Gospel,

Jesus is making his final journey to Jerusalem, and tells

those who want to follow him that they must do so

without delay.

Readings for next week, July 7, Fourteenth Sunday in

Ordinary Time: Isaiah 66:10-14c; Galatians 6:14-18;

Luke 10:1-12, 17-20, or 10:1-9

From Liturgical Commission Publishing, Lansing, MI

PARISH SACRIFICIAL GIVING

Parish Sacrificial Giving Summary

Thank you for your continued sacrificial gifts to St.

Mary’s.

Sunday Offertory ~ June 22/23 $7,671.00*

Same Week Last Year $7,533.00*

Mass Attendance for June 22/23 832

Same Week Last Year 831

* Does not include Faith Direct

FOSTERING STEWARDSHIP AS A WAY OF LIFE

REMINDER

This is the last Sunday for the 12:15 p.m. Mass at Msgr. Ryan Hall until the Fall. The 12:15 p.m. Mass at the Hall will resume on Sunday, September 8, 2019. A full listing of summer schedules for the Parish appears on page 4 of today’s Bulletin.

Lumen Christi Missal

Weekend of June 29/30, 2019 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C

Readings: Missal, p. 458

The Ordinary of the Mass begins on Page 804

INDEPENDENCE DAY

In observance of Independence

Day, the Rectory Office will be

closed on Thursday, July 4th.

Cover Art: Our Lady, Untier of Knots, painted by Johann

Melchior Schmidtner, in 1700.

Celebrants for the Weekend of

July 6/7

Celebrants* Lectors Eucharistic

Ministers

Altar

Servers

Sat 5:00

Fr. Valentine J. Doyle E. Monteserrato

R. Monteserrato

Sun.

7:30 Fr. Valentine Sr. Pat

9:00 Fr. Valentine R. Botensten D. Dawson

P. Doran

11:00 Fr. Valentine J. Ferreira K. Grande

*subject to last minute changes

Schedule

not

available

as of

printing

deadline.

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Dear Friends,

One of Pope Francis’ favorite images of the Blessed Mother is that of a German Baroque

painting entitled “Our Lady Untier of Knots.” The story behind the painting is poignant,

and involves the desperate situation of a man who approached his priest to pray for a

resolution of a quarrel that was threatening his marriage. The priest, in turn, prayed to the

Virgin with the hope that she would, by her intercession, “untie and smooth out all

knots,” that is, relieve the conflicts that might otherwise divide a family. As the story

goes, the husband and wife reconciled soon afterward.

This figure of Our Lady is particularly compelling to me, all the more so within the last

year since returning to the Diocese of Rockville Centre. It is our privilege as priests to

have entrée into the families of parishioners. Most of the time, we get to witness moments

of joy and sweetness, like weddings, baptisms, first communions, confirmations,

graduations, anniversaries, etc. At other times, however, we must accompany families

who have to deal with terrible pain and, even more tragically, with the results of

deliberate actions that have intentionally caused injury.

What is the response of Christians in the case of the latter? Is our faith only capable of

accepting the “acceptable,” that is, the rewards of virtue and goodwill? Or is it big

enough to embrace those who find themselves in the web of vice and sin? The very

notion of Our Lady Untier of Knots recognizes the complexity of the human condition,

while at the same time assuring those who are most anxious among us that human

suffering is not the “last word.” No: God’s love and wisdom always win the day.

You will notice that, in the bottom of the painting, the artist depicts the Angel Raphael

leading Tobias to his future wife Sara. As the book of Tobit relates, the marital situation

of Tobias and Sara was “complicated,” to say the least. Those, however, who put

themselves at the disposal of God, are finally vindicated. As the Novena Prayer to Our

Lady Untier of Knots reads in part:

“Mary, Mother to whom God entrusted the undoing of the knots in the lives of his

children, I entrust into your hands the ribbon of my life. No one, not even the Evil One

himself, can take it away from your precious care. In your hands there is no knot that

cannot be undone. Powerful Mother, by your grace and intercessory power with Your Son

and My Liberator, Jesus, take into your hands today this knot…I beg you to undo it for

the glory of God, once for all, You are my hope.”

https://www.pilgrim-info.com/undoer-knots-novena-prayer/

Faithfully,

Fr. Valentine

THE PASTOR’S PAGE

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Beans-canned

& dry

Canned Fruit

Cereal

Coffee

Cookies

Crackers

Jelly

Juice

Paper Goods

Peanut Butter

Soups

Tuna Fish

FOOD PANTRY

The Human Concerns Food Pantry has a particular need

for following items:

Please bring your donations to the back of the Church or

Hall after Mass.

We thank all of you who continue to remember

our Food Pantry with your donations.

HUMAN CONCERNS MINISTRY

PETER’S PENCE COLLECTION

JUNE 29-30

This weekend our Diocese will take up the Peter’s Pence Collection which provides the Holy Father with the

funds he needs to carry out his most important charitable works. The proceeds benefit the most

disadvantaged: victims of war, oppression, and natural disasters. Through your generosity, we can cast the

peace of Christ upon the world.

2019 SUMMER SCHEDULES

MASS

Beginning July 7 th through and including September 1nd, there will be no 12:15 Mass on Sundays in the Hall. The 12:15 Mass in the Hall will resume on Sunday, September 8th, 2019.

BAPTISMS

During July and August Baptisms will be celebrated at 12:30 p.m.

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS

Effective Monday, July 1st, the Rectory Office will be open from 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Beginning Friday, July 5th, the Rectory Office will be closed on Fridays during July and August.

FIRST SATURDAY, July 6, 2019

Mass at 9:00 a.m. in honor of the Blessed Mother

Following Mass, recitation of the Holy Rosary,

followed by a meditation, and concluding with

the Litany of Loreto

FIRST SATURDAY MASS

Registration is now open for St. Mary’s 2019-2020

Religious Education Program for all children who will

start first grade in September and all new families in our

parish.

Please call Mrs. Nora Toal in the Religious Education

office (516 621-6798) for an appointment to register your

child for the program. A copy of your child’s Baptismal

certificate is required at registration.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

CHURCH HANDICAPPED RAMP

There is a ramp for handicapped access at the

Church. It can be found off the parking lot, and

goes around to the back of the building. We

encourage you to use it if you have difficulty with

the front steps.

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FATHER LAUDER’S LECTURES

Fr. Lauder’s Catholic Novel lectures are being shown on

the Catholic Faith Network (formerly Telecare) on

Mondays at 7:15 p.m. and Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. The

Catholic Faith Network channels: 29/137 for Optimum

and 296 for Verizon FiOS. All 40 lectures are also on

U-Tube.

2019/20 300 CLUB WINNERS

Fourth Drawing June, 2019

1st Prize $200 #002 Charlie Hill

2nd Prize $100 #125 Ginny & John McCormack

3rd Prize $75 #008 Bridget & John Mahoney

4th Prize $50 #104 Jackie & Phil Kirk

5th Prize $25 #022 Ann & Neil Cooper

Congratulations to all!

Fr. Lauder Presents

The Catholic Novel & Friday Night Film Festival

The Catholic Novel Series - Rev.

Robert Lauder in collaboration with The

School of Evangelization will present

the “Catholic Novel” series for the Fall

of 2019. The series will begin on

Monday, September 9, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the

Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston. The

cost of the series is $40.

Friday Night Film Festival - Fr. Lauder

and The Secretariat for Evangelization

and Catechesis presents: “58th Friday

Film Festival” beginning on Friday,

September 6, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the

Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston. The

cost is $25 for the series or $6 for a single film.

Flyers containing additional information and registration

forms are available in the back of the Church and Msgr. Ryan

Hall.

TELEVISED MASS FOR THE HOMEBOUND - Each

week through television, Passionist Communications brings

The Sunday Mass to the sick and homebound. It can be

seen in the New York area (Long Island) on WLNY - Ch. 10

or 55 at 9:00 AM on Sunday; WNYW - Ch. 5 at 5:30 AM

on Sunday. Closed captioning is available for each Mass. In

addition to this Mass schedule The Sunday Mass is now

airing on ABC from 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. each Sunday

morning. For information consult the website at

www.TheSundayMass.org.

COURTESY ANNOUNCEMENTS

SACRED HEART ACADEMY Catholic High School Entrance Exam

Prep Course

Learn strategies to maximize your score on the Catholic High School Entrance Exam. Review a variety of topics and practice questions and develop strategies and time management techniques.

Where: 47 Cathedral Avenue, Hempstead

When: Monday August 19 - Friday, August 23

Time: Session 1: 8 a.m. - 10 a.m.

Session II: 10:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Cost: $250, including workbook

Registration deadline: Friday, August 2, 2019

Additional information: 516 483-7383.

Registration Forms: Available in the Rectory Office.

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Dear Padre

&

Membership

PARISH REGISTRATION REQUEST I/we would like to register in the parish of St. Mary’s. Please send me a Parish Census to complete so I can become a parishioner of St. Mary’s. Please send my Census to: NAME:_______________________________________________ ADDRESS:___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ PHONE:_____________________________________________

Please return to the Rectory Office or place in the collection basket.