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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, September 20: TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY

IN ORDINARY TIME

7:30 a.m. Marcella Blewett

by Katie Quinn

9:00 a.m. Ronald Paradiso on his Birthday

by Wife, Rose & Family

11:00 a.m. Angelina Arote

by Ron & Isabel Putsis

Ignatius Grande

by Son, Angelo & Kathy

Grande

Sr. Eileen & Sr. Agatha Shanahan

by Family

12:15 p.m. Lawrence & Ethel Leavy

by Dolores & Richard O’Hara

Monday, September 21: Saint Matthew, Apostle and

Evangelist

9:00 a.m. Arthur & Helen Byrne

by Carolyn O’Neil & Family

Tuesday, September 22: Weekday

9:00 a.m. Henry Krukowski

by Wife, Anne

Wednesday, September 23: Saint Pius of Pietrelcina

9:00 a.m. Anthony Grau

by The Family

Thursday, September 24: Weekday

9:00 a.m. Pasquale Ianniello

by Dominico & Paula Munge

Friday, September 25: Weekday

9:00 a.m. Rose Marie Kester

by Phyllis & Andrew

Saturday, September 26: Weekday

5:00 p.m. The Shanahan Family

by Family

Ioanna Vazouras

by Vito & Ada Conigliaro

Sunday, September 27: TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY

IN ORDINARY TIME

7:30 a.m. Ann Cochrane

by the Sheerin Family

9:00 a.m. People of the Parish

11:00 a.m. Francis Califano

by David Froccara

John F. Capri-7th Anniversary

by the Capri & Hoey Family

Richard & Maryann O’Hara

by Dolores & Richard O’Hara

12:15 p.m. Cynthia Jo Price

by Gina DeLucia

Bob Boeshore Lillian Boeshore

Kathleen Capuano Barbara Coe

Rebekah Cole Kevin Cronin Paul Cronin

John Damiano Linda De Stio

John Paul DiNonno James Dougherty

Eric DuBois Natalie Finamore

Noel Glen Kamlesh Gupta

Ida Kelly Christine Kenney

Maria Kim Douglas Knehr

Anne Krukowski Frank Krukowski Richard Malon

Jonathan Mannina Stuey Manzione

Tom McCormack Brendan Miles

Joseph Morrison Freida Navarro Victoria Oxer

Justin Paradine Marion Prendergast

Jenna Reggio Anna Sambucci Elizabeth Stein

Charles Strecker Clotida Vecchione Jacqueline Verde

Anne Wright

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK

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READINGS FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN

ORDINARY TIME

First Reading: Isaiah 55:6-9

Second Reading: Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a

Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16a

FOCUS: God’s love and mercy are never-ending.

Isaiah advises us to seek the Lord, an activity we might

think of as being complete as soon as we come to believe

in him. But really, this is an invitation to grace – a grace

that is constant, always available, and generous in its

forgiveness. It is a promise of deep and perpetual care by

a God who is completely different from us in his thoughts

and ways, and yet never-ending in his love and mercy.

LITURGY OF THE WORD:

Isaiah encourages his people to seek the Lord and ask for

his mercy – God whose thoughts are so far above their

own. Saint Paul tells the Philippians that Christ will be

magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. And

though Paul longs to be with Jesus in the next life, it is

better that he remains with them. In the Gospel, Jesus

tells a parable about workers in a vineyard, emphasizing

the generosity of the landowner to all who labored.

Readings for nest week, September 27: Twenty-Sixth

Sunday in Ordinary Time: Ezekiel 18:25-28, Philippians

2:1-11 or 2:1-5, Matthew 21:28-32

From Liturgical Commission Publishing, Lansing, MI

Celebrants for the Weekend of

September 26/27:

Celebrants* Lectors

Sat 5:00

Fr. Valentine P. Ditrano

Sun

7:30 Fr. Valentine M. & J. Castellano

9:00 Fr. Lauder J. Finnegan

11:00 Fr. Valentine C. Vanatta

* Subject to last minute changes.

FOSTERING STEWARDSHIP AS A WAY OF LIFE

PARISH SACRIFICIAL GIVING

We have a loving God who wants us to walk with Him and call

upon Him.

Parish Sacrificial Giving Summary

Thank you for your continued sacrificial gifts to St.

Mary’s.

Sunday Offertory ~ September 12/13 $5,872.00*

Same Week Last Year $8,104.00*

Mass Attendance for September 12/13 321**

Same Week Last Year 861**

*Does not include Faith Direct

**Mass Attendance at 50% capacity under Covid19

guidelines

A note of thanks to all the parishioners who,

despite the present circumstances, continue to

send in their contributions for the support of St.

Mary’s. Your generosity, while not surprising,

is greatly appreciated.

Besides the upkeep of the Church we would like

to add a note of gratitude to those parishioners

who have given so generously to our Human

Concerns Ministry. Your goodness has

contributed greatly to alleviating the needs of our

neighbors.

Thank You!

Fr. Valentine

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THE PASTOR’S PAGE

Dear Friends:

On the subject of a typical Catholic parish, the novelist Rumer Godden once wrote that

“the great thing about a Catholic Church is that it isn’t respectable. You can find anyone

there, from kings to tramps, from duchesses to…” well, let’s just say “bohemians.”

Once again, faith runs counter to the ways in which we expect God “should” act

reaching out to those who appear to be beyond the limits of divine love. On the

contrary, it is often the people who are rejected by the powerful who turn out to be more

malleable to the grace of God. They are no longer interested (if they ever were) in

keeping up with the Joneses, or the Kardashians, or whatever the case may be.

On Monday, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Matthew, the Apostle and Evangelist.

From the gospel that bears his name, we learn that Matthew is performing his job as a

tax collector when he receives the call from Jesus to follow him. Later, as Matthew

reclines with our Lord at dinner, many other people of questionable reputation swarm

the house, thereby scandalizing the respectable Pharisees. Jesus responds to his critics,

not by approving the sinful behavior of those who come to him, but to point out that

they see in him the remedy for it. St. Bede uses this encounter to rhapsodize on the

sheer goodness of God. A man like Matthew knows a thing or two about what is

valuable and what is not: hence his name (“gift/grace of God”). That he would simply

leave his post to follow our Lord indicates that he experiences a powerful interior

conversion to Christ.

At the same time, Jesus proves to be a shrewd investor as well. St. Bede writes: “This

conversion of one tax collector gave many men, those from his own profession and

other singers, an example of repentance and pardon… No sooner was he converted than

Matthew drew after him a whole crowd of sinners along the same road to salvation.”

By reaching out to Matthew, Jesus brings about a conversion in the heart of all those

within his circle of friends, family, and colleagues.

Those of us “at a certain age” realize the value of investing in our future, and perhaps

even in “diversifying” our portfolio. On a spiritual level, we learn a great lesson from

St. Matthew who, feeling touch of God’s grace and acting accordingly, becomes the

cause of many to respond to come back to the Lord.

Faithfully,

Fr. Valentine

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NEW Weekend Mass Schedule

The following changes have been made to the weekend mass schedule:

Saturday:

5:00 PM and 7:00 PM(Spanish) Mass will remain in the Hall

Sunday:

7:30 AM and 9:00 AM Mass will be at the Church

11:00 AM Mass will remain at the Hall

The 12:15 PM mass on Sunday will resume pending further guidance from the Diocese.

The mass intention will be offered.

FOOD PANTRY:

The Human Concerns Food Pantry is in particular need

of the following items:

Gift Cards from Stop and Shop or other food stores will

also be helpful. Please bring your donations to Msgr.

Ryan Hall at 440 Round Hill Road, Roslyn Heights.

Those in need of food or other supplies may call Elsie

Calderone at 626-1097, or send her an e-mail to

outreachstmary7@gmail.com in order to sign up with

Human Concerns. After registration is complete, they

may come to Msgr. Ryan Hall to pick up supplies from

12:00 - 3:00 p.m.

We thank all of you who have donated,

and who continue to remember our Food Pantry

with your donations.

HUMAN CONCERNS MINISTRY

Soup

Peanut Butter

Jelly

Pasta

Pasta Sauce

Macaroni & Cheese

Tuna Fish

White Rice

Cookies

Crackers

Cereal

Assorted Beans

Corn

Vegetables

Paper Goods

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS

Effective Tuesday, September 8, the rectory

office will be open 9:30am to 5:00pm, Monday

through Thursday. The Rectory office will be

closed on Fridays until further notice.

Lost and Found

A pair of silver rimmed glasses has been found. If

anyone is missing their glasses please come to the

rectory or call at 621-2222

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEW FAMILY REGISTRATION

Registration for St. Mary’s Religious Education

Program is now open for all new families and first

graders of registered families. Please call Nora

Toal at (516) 621-6798 to schedule an appointment

to register your child for the program.

Please bring your child’s Baptismal Certificate to

registration.

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Church of St Mary

110 Bryant Avenue

Roslyn Harbor, NY 11576

September 14, 2020 Dear People of St Mary’s, Today we celebrate the Catholic feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. It recognizes two important historical events: the discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena, the mother of the emperor Constantine and the dedication of the churches built by Constantine on the site of the Holy Sepulchre and Mount Calvary. The Cross reminds us of the sacrifice Jesus made for all mankind but as important it symbolizes that our faith conquers the darkness and through the Cross we all can achieve everlasting peace and fulfillment. St. Mary’s Cross that sat majestically atop the steeple of our beautiful Church is being replaced with an exact duplicate of the Cross that had faded into severe deterioration. The Cross Restoration Project is being spearheaded by fellow parishioners Matt Doherty, Ed Escoffier and John Dussel along with several others collectively known as the “Steeple People”. Matt Doherty our resident restoration architect has put in countless hours designing the bracing foundation for the Cross, milling the Honduran mahogany to exact dimensions of the previous Cross and now setting up the new Cross for the wood staining and gold leaf applications. While much work has been accomplished to date, the Steeple People and more St Mary’s volunteers have many more things to do before the new Cross can be raised. Fr. Tim Valentine, our Pastor, has mentioned being approached by Parish members asking if we would accept donations to the Cross Restoration Project. We thought this would be an excellent idea for anyone who would want to be part of this important work for our Church. Any donation large or small will help defray the cost of materials and new electric infrastructure. All labor is completely voluntary and not compensated. Every donor to the Project will know their contribution is part of the illumination of the Cross for everyone to see. Today’s feast Mass entrance antiphon says it best “We should glory in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, for He is our salvation, our life and our resurrection: through Him we are saved and made free.” If you would like to make a donation, please fill out the slip below and put it in the Church collection basket or mail it to the Rectory at the address above. Thank you and may God Bless you. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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