St. Agnes R.C. Church, Greenport

September 6, 2020 The 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Our Parish Statement St. Agnes, in Greenport, New York is a vibrant mul -cultural Catholic Community that worships on the beau ful easternmost North Fork of Long Island. We seek to welcome and serve people of all ages, heritage and way of life as family in Jesus Christ through prayer, educa on and living Gospel values.

We Celebrate Eucharist

Saturday: 4:00 PM (All Year) 7:30 PM Spanish Mass

Sunday: Spring/Summer

1st Sunday of April - Last Sunday of October

7:00 AM, 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM

Sunday: Fall/Winter 1st Sunday of November - Last Sunday of March

8:00 AM and 10:00 AM

Monday - Thursday: 9:00 AM

We Celebrate the Sacrament of Reconcilia on

Saturday: 3:00 - 3:30 PM or by appointment.

We Celebrate Bap sm First Sunday of the month at 1:00 PM Please call Rectory for arrangements.

Almighty, eternal God, you choose what the world considers weak to put the worldly powers to shame. May we who celebrate the birth of St. Agnes into eternal joy be loyal to the faith she professed. Grant this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

(From the Roman Missal for the Feast of St. Agnes - January 21)

We Celebrate Marriage Please call Father Piotr for an appointment before going to the catering hall, and at least six months in advance of the date you are reques ng.

We Have Devo ons (Following the 9:00 AM Mass)

Monday Miraculous Medal Novena Tuesday Chaplet of Divine Mercy Wednesday Exposi on of the Blessed Sacrament ending with Benedic on at 10:30 AM.

Saint Agnes Roman Catholic Church

523 Front St., Greenport, New York 11944 Serving the Communi es of Greenport,

East Marion and Orient

Phone # (631) 477-0048 Fax # (631) 477-8519 Parish website: www.saintagnesgreenport.org Email: rectory@optonline.net

PASTORAL MINISTRY Fr. Piotr Narkiewicz - Administrator

Email: pnarkiew@wp.pl

WEEKEND PRIEST Rev. Joseph D’Angelo

Religious Educa on Coordinator & Youth Group

Ellen Harbes (631) 477-1422, Ext. 16

Secretary (631) 477-0048 Grounds/Maintenance Michael Dwyer (631) 477-0048

Cemetery Roselle Borrelli (631) 477-0048

Spanish Ministry Sr. Margaret Smyth, OP (631) 369-4601

Mass in Spanish - Saturday 7:30 PM Spanish Prayer Mee ng - Thursday 7:00 PM (Church)

Catholic Educa on

St. John Paul II Regional School 515 Marcy Avenue

Riverhead, NY 11901 (631) 727-1650 eastendschools@drvc.org Regional Catholic School: Nursery, Pre-K, K - 8

Principal – Mrs. Abbey Swiatkowski

Eucharis c Ministers Anne Calderone (631) 807-8492 Readers of the Word Ted Webb (631) 323-2622

Director of Music & Cantor Chris ne Franke (631) 477-0048

Rosary/Altar Society Agnes Dansereau

New Parishioners - Registra on forms at doors of Church

or in Rectory. Welcome to our Parish!

North Fork Parish Outreach Lore a Hatzel-Geraci, Director

Greenport Office 631-477-6469 Greenport Food Pantry 631-477-6469

Southold Thri Shop 631-477-6607

The Religious Shop @ Saint Agnes (Religious Ar cles Store)

Please Pray for the Sick Angela Wippert, Ma hew Michael, David Melville, Bob Jester, Marie Cardelena, Lainey DeCicco, Fabio Puerta, Helen Finno, Dylan Newman, Peggy Sco , Carol Givannelli, Cynthia Burt, Darlene Barre , Eileen Hallahan Junior, Bob Black, Susan Lynch, Evere Corwin, Ma Grzesik, Lucy Diehl, Alan Elnis

Saint Agnes Parish Finances Sunday, August 30, 2020 Sunday Collec on $3,149 Poor Boxes $116

Thank you for being good Stewards!

It’s great to have you back here at Saint Agnes!

Bulle n Reflec on: We are invited to reflect on the path of discipleship offered by Jesus in our readings today. Jesus, now seen by the disciples as Messiah and Christ, begins to describe most fully what this means: he will not march into Jerusalem filled with God’s power like a conquering general. His path is like that of Jeremiah; he will be rejected and mocked. His path is like that described by Paul, offering his body as a living sacrifice. Jesus summons his followers down the same path of death and resurrec on, to live the radical paradox that “whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” Loving and trus ng God will entail self-surrender, leading us to joy in service to others. We will learn to let go of what we desire and what we think we need, trus ng God to provide what we truly need.

Saint Peter Claver (1581-1654) September 9 Nearly two hundred years before the Decla-ra on of Independence proclaimed “that all men are created equal,” two hundred fi y years before the Emancipa on Proclama on mandated an end to slavery, three hundred fi y years before Mar n Lu-ther King’s “I Have a Dream,” and four hundred years before the elec on of an American president boas ng African heritage, Peter Claver le his na ve Spain behind to volunteer for the Jesuit missions in Colombia. There, he was horrified both by slavery as an ins tu on and by the inhuman brutality inflicted

upon the slaves. He solemnly vowed to become “the slave of the slaves,” and lived that vow heroically for close to forty years. Not knowing their language, Pe-ter began his ministry among the slaves by using the universal language of prac cal charity, providing medical care and a tangible though wordless asser-

on of their human dignity: “We spoke to them not with words but with our hands, kneeling beside them, bathing their faces and bodies, encouraging them with friendly gestures” (see Liturgy of the Hours, Volume 4, p. 2018). Then came evangeliza-

on and bap sm. Holiness as human wholeness: Pe-ter Claver’s enduring witness.

A Prayer for our Service Men and Women Seaman Connor Hinton, 1st Lt. Mark Parillo,

Max Cruz, Sgt. Max Modine, Sgt. Ryan Skinner, Bruce A. King, Jr., James McElroy, Airman, Lt. JG Katherine Bertschi, Capt. Chris Kinsel,

Lt. Adam Hobueg, PO Edward T. Sieban III, PO Christopher Sponza,

Eric Allaway. Nick Welch, Sgt. Paul Doroski, Sara Sheppard, Nicholas Mahan,

Lt. Col. Roland Dansereau, Jon Sanderss, Airman SSGT Sarah Thilberg-Hinton, Ma hew Cardenas,

PO Peter Nicholas Anderer, Daniel Canales, Sgt. Ralph Condit, III, Spc. Morgen Seely, Seaman

Grace Williamson, Sgt. Emily Thompson, Orion Verity, Dylan Padworski, Alex Padworski,

Airman Kelvin Mar nez, Jonathan Verity, Sgt. William David Slaght, Major Daniel P. Griffin,

PO Michael Terence O’Donnell, Lt. Com. George Hall,

Lord, hold our troops in your loving Hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our me of need. Do you have a family member who is currently in the service of our country? If so, please contact the Rectory to have his/her name put on the list so those serving may receive our prayers.

Mass Intentions 9/7 - 9/13 9/7 Monday, 9AM Parishioners of St. Agnes 9/8 Tuesday, 9AM Parishioners of St. Agnes 9/9 Wednesday, 9 AM Parishioners of St. Agnes 9/10 Thursday, 9 AM Jennifer Franke (4th Anniversary) 9/12 Saturday, 4 PM William Schneider 9/13 Sunday, 7 AM Michael Claps Sunday, 9 AM Stephen McGunnigle Sunday, 11 AM Parishioners of St. Agnes

Saints and Special Observances Sunday: Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Labor Day Tuesday: The Na vity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Wednesday: St. Peter Claver Friday: Patriot Day Saturday: The Most Holy Name of Mary; Blessed Virgin Mary

Readings for the Week 9/7 — 9/13 Monday: 1 Cor 5:1-8; Ps 5:5-7, 12; Lk 6:6-11, or, for Labor Day, any readings from the Mass “For the Blessings of Human Labor,” nos. 907-911 Tuesday: Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 13:6; Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 [18-23] Wednesday: 1 Cor 7:25-31; Ps 45:11-12, 14-17; Lk 6:20-26 Thursday: 1 Cor 8:1b-7, 11-13; Ps 139:1b-3, 13- 14ab, 23-24; Lk 6:27-38 Friday: 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22b-27; Ps 84:3-6, 12; Lk 6:39-42 Saturday: 1 Cor 10:14-22; Ps 116:12-13, 17-18; Lk 6:43-49 Sunday: Sir 27:30 — 28:7; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Rom 14:7-9; Mt 18:21-35

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As We Gather once again for Mass, please Observe our Parish Guidelines 1. The obliga on to a end Sunday Mass is s ll suspended un l further no ce. 2. Those who are at a higher risk for COVID-19 (i.e., those who are older than 65 or who have underlying health condi ons) are urged not to come to Church for Mass. Those who cannot a end Mass may be encouraged to spend me daily reading the Scriptures, praying with their families, watching a broadcast Mass, and making an act of spiritual communion. 3. Those who feel in any way sick (e.g., oral temperature higher than 99.5°F, cough, chills, muscle aches, headache, sore throat, or new loss of taste or smell) or who are worried about a endance should not enter the Church. 4. When coming to Mass, please enter the Church only through the Front Doors on Front Street and not through the side Doors

Limited Masses Resumed June 13/14 here at Saint Agnes! Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that in Phase Four of New York State Reopening (July 8), Masses will be allowed to have in a endance 33% of their Church capacity. Here in Saint Agnes Church, since our Church Capacity is 200, we can begin to have Masses limited to 66 people at each Mass. So, beginning the weekend of June 13/14, our Sunday Mass Schedule will resume (Saturday, 4 PM and Sunday, 7 AM, 9 AM and 11 AM). The 9 AM Weekday Mass will resume on Monday, June 15. We warmly welcome you back to Saint Agnes Church! You were missed! Since at the present me we are limited to 66 people in a endance at each Mass, you will need to Sign Up each weekend for the Mass you wish to a end. You can Sign Up for this weekend’s Masses either by: 1) Calling the Rectory (631.477.0048) Monday - Thursday or 2) Online, by going to our Parish Website (h p://www.saintagnesgreenport.org) and filling out a very quick form (just your name, phone number and Mass Choice). It is very important to remember that we are limited at the present me to 66 people at each Mass and that everyone needs to Sign Up beforehand. Once we reach 50 in number, that Mass will be closed to any more than the 66 people. A er Signing Up, be sure to read and follow the “Saint Agnes’ Parish Guidelines” and “Safest Prac ces for A ending Mass and Receiving Communion” which is printed on the page and the next page. You may also find helpful viewing a short 6-minute Video from the Archdiocese of Bal more en tled, “What to Expect when You Return to Mass.” Since it is from another Diocese, not everything in the Video will be applicable to our Saint Agnes Church. But it does give a good overview of many of the Mass Changes you will experience when you come back to Mass since COVID-19 has altered our lives! You can view the Video on our Parish Website. Father Richard (Happy to be able to celebrate Mass with you again!)

Safest Practices for Attending Mass 1. Worshippers must a end Mass wearing masks. 2. Safe social distancing should be maintained while in Church and on the Church property — at least 6 feet between immediate families or individuals. In the Church every 2nd and 3rd pew are cordoned off with red tape and cannot be used. 3. Sign of Peace – will not be shared. 4. Holy Water – Fonts will be empty 5. No Hymnals – All Hymnals and Missale es have been temporarily removed from the Church. 6. Baskets will be placed in the front of the Church for your envelopes and dona ons. Ushers will not pass the Collec on baskets among the Congrega on. 7. Parishioners are encouraged to wash their hands at home and to bring their own hand sani zer. Hand sani zer should be used before and a er receiving Communion. People should bring their own sani zing wipes to sani ze the area where they will sit and kneel. 8. Temporarily, for sanitary reasons, the Church Restrooms will be unavailable for use.

Safest Practices for Receiving Communion In order to reflect both the Church’s great reverence for the Eucharist, while also providing appropriate precau ons against infec on, Bishop Barres has decided that Holy Communion in the Diocese of Rockville Centre will be distributed a er Mass has ended. 1. Communion should be received in the hand. 2. Both the priest/minister and the communicant will be wearing masks. People approaching for Holy Communion will momentarily remove their masks, then replace them once the sacred host has been consumed. 3. Both the communicant and the priest/minister will sani ze hands prior to distribu ng and receiving communion. 4. Communion lines should maintain safe social distancing of 6 feet. 5. Communion will be distributed only in the hand and not by the Cup. 6. The wearing of gloves is prohibited during recep on of Communion.

Church Envelopes This year the weekly offering envelopes will be mailed to your home every two months. They will not be picked up in church. You should start to receive the first set of envelopes at the end of August. If you have any ques ons, call the Rectory, Monday

to Thursday, 9 AM to 12 Noon and 1PM to 4 PM.

Lord our God, in your wisdom and love you surround us with the mysteries of the universe. Send your Spirit upon our students and fill them with your wisdom and blessings. Grant that they may devote themselves to their studies and draw ever closer to you, the source of all knowledge. We ask this through Christ our Lord. R/. Amen. Please take some me to offer this prayer for our students as they begin a new year.

A Prayer for Our Students

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