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The Parish of St. Lawrence the Martyr

PARISH PHONE NUMBERS RECTORY OFFICE (631) 589-0042 RECTORY FAX (631) 589-5318 FAITH FORMATION OFFICE (631) 589-3160 CEMETERY OFFICE (631) 589-3887 OUTREACH OFFICE (631) 589-6155 To place an announcement in the bulletin please email:

bulletin@stlawrencesayville.org

240 West Main Street, Sayville, New York 11782 Parish Website: www.stlawrencesayville.org (631) 589-0042 Email us at: office@stlawrencesayville.org

THE PASTORAL STAFF

Rev. Brian J. Ingram, Pastor Rev. Thomas Pers, Associate Pastor

Deacon Patrick J. La Bella Rev. Msgr. Thomas D. Candreva,

Weekend Assistant Mrs. Anne Boyce

Parish Secretary & Baptism Coordinator Mrs. Maria Davidson,

Director of Faith Formation Mr. Christopher Koch,

Cemetery & Business Manager Mrs. Lorraine Magyar,

Director of Parish Outreach Mr. Joseph Mankowski, Director of Music

Mrs. Jean Rico, Assistant Director of Faith Formation

Mrs. Jeanmarie Smith, Pastoral Associate Mrs. Marie Winn, Parish Organist

THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Arrangements for preparation and celebration of infant

baptism may be made by calling (631) 589-0042, Monday through Thursday.

THE SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Arrangements should be made with the church

at least six months prior to the wedding celebration. Either the bride or the groom, or one of their families,

should be associated with the parish.

THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: (Confession) Celebrated each Saturday in church from 3:45-4:45 P.M.,

or by appointment with one of the priests.

VISITATION TO THE SICK: May be arranged through the rectory office for the purpose of

Holy Communion or the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. For emergency sick calls, phone the rectory at any time.

COMMUNAL ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Celebrated immediately following the 9:00A.M. Mass on the first Saturdays of December, February, April and August.

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

August 4, 2019

Image of our patron, St. Lawrence the Martyr, reproduced from an original painting in the church by

Louis S. Glanzman.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

THE RECTORY OFFICE : Open Monday to Friday, from 9:00 A.M. to 12 Noon and 1:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.; Saturdays by appointment.

THE FAITH FORMATION OFFICE : Open Monday through Thursday, from 9:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., and Friday by appointment. PARISH OUTREACH (SOCIAL MINISTRY): Open Monday through Friday , from 10:00A.M. to 12 Noon; Closed on weekends and holidays. THE PARISH CEMETERY OFFICE: Open by appointment weekdays from 9:00 A.M. to 12 Noon SAINT LAWRENCE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. Please call (631) 317-9027 for more information. SAINT LAWRENCE COLUMBIETTES: Meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month. for information or email stlcol.pres@gmail.com

PARISH DEVOTIONAL LIFE

THE ROSARY: Prayed in common from Monday through Saturday immediately following the 9:00 A.M. Mass in the church. CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP: Meets in the school on Mondays at 7:00 P.M. QUEEN OF PEACE ROSARY AND MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA: Mondays in church 6 to 7:15 P.M. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Come worship the Eucharistic Lord on the First Friday of the month, from 12noon to 3:30 P.M., with the Divine Mercy Chaplet recited at 3:00 P.M. There is also a holy hour every Wednesday, dedicated to prayer for priests and priestly vocations, from 6 to 7:00 P.M.. MINISTRY OF PRAISE: Members pray at home for the intentions of the Church and parish. Designed for the homebound, senior citizens, etc. CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER GROUP: An ancient form of prayer that sets aside words and images in favor of sitting silently and receptively in the presence of God. Please contact Mrs. Barbara Shea at (631) 589-5257.

MASS SCHEDULE The celebration of the Eucharist will be offered in a special way for each of the names or intentions listed below. The donation received for each of these Mass intentions helps support the work of the parish, and our priests who minister at the Lord’s altar. Saturday August 3, 2019 5:00 Stephen Ferrante + Jack Wilson + Paul McCormick + Michael J. Scagluso + John Hamilton Thierfelder + John Maloney Jr. + All Parishioners Sunday August 4, 2019 7:30 Bob Cruse 9:00 Ruth Schurr + 11:00 Deceased Members of St. Lawrence Knights of Columbus Monday August 5, 2019 The Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major 9:00 Thomas Stufano + Tuesday August 6, 2019 The Transfiguration of the Lord 9:00 Janice Pillar + Claranne Berg + Wednesday August 7, 2019 Saint Sixtus II, Pope and Companions, Martyrs; Saint Cajetan, Priest 9:00 Rev. Msgr. Daniel S. Hamilton + Thursday August 8, 2019 Saint Dominic, Priest 9:00 In thanksgiving for Baby Alexandra & Baby Brynn Sanders Friday August 9, 2019 Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin and Martyr 9:00 John Hill + Saturday August 10, 2019 Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr 9:00 All Our Parishioners 5:00 Philip Miele + Diane Lynch + Ann McKeown + Helen Visone + Mac Titmus + Tony Vormittag All Our Parishioners Sunday August 11, 2019 7:30 Gerald Barnett + 9:00 Victor & Emma Vohwinkel & Margaret Perretti + 11:00 James M. Folks, Sr. +

Weekly Collections

“How shall I make a return to the Lord , f or all the good He has done for me?”

Sunday, July 28, 2019: $ 13,336.00

(this figure includes donations thru Faith Direct)

Weekly amount budgeted for the current fiscal year: $13,078.00

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Please remember in your prayers as they prepare for their marriage in the

Lord: Nicholas Aquino

& Alison Sturchio

A Message from Father Brian ~

Thank you!

Two Tuesdays ago, a group of our young parishioners met me and our Music Director, Joe Mankowski, at the Island 16 multi-plex in Holbrook to see Disney’s new CGI version of The Lion King. The movie was meant to be a “thank you” to our kids and teenagers who participate in the life of our parish in any num-ber of ways—as altar servers, junior lectors, junior choir mem-bers and cantors, lectors for the Children’s Liturgy of the Word, and members of our Youth Group. We were a small group (summer can be tough for scheduling an outing), but I didn’t want to lose any more time in expressing the parish’s gratitude to these generous young people for lending their time and tal-ent in a wonderful variety of ways to enrich the life of our com-munity. A special thank you to all who were not able to join us on July 23rd—the parish is so proud of you, and grateful for the gifts you bring to St. Lawrence! Hopefully we can schedule another event to enjoy together without waiting till next sum-mer. And parents, please encourage your children and teens to get involved as soon as the next invitation comes along! And thanks again!

I’m guessing many of you were puzzled walking into church last weekend, seeing projectors and big movie screens set up to either side of the sanctuary. Bishop Barres has asked that every parish in the Diocese view the 9-minute video we saw, which spoke about the 2019 Catholic Ministries Appeal. Rather than talking or writing about the “CMA” in generalities, it was help-ful to hear firsthand testimonials from men, women, and young people who have actually benefited from the monies collected each year. Over 600,000 people are directly helped by the Ap-peal, right here in Nassau and Suffolk counties, and I’m genu-inely proud that St. Lawrence has not only met but exceeded our goal for several years running. (That’s a great “fringe bene-fit” for us, since we receive a substantial rebate when we reach our goal, and an even more generous one if we surpass it.) As we work harder at understanding what it means to be stew-ards of the good things God has entrusted to us, the Appeal presents a very practical, concrete way of sharing our blessings with our sisters and brothers here on Long Island. If you’ve already made a pledge toward the 2019 Appeal, I want to thank you, most sincerely, for your generosity (no gift is too small). If you haven’t made a contribution yet, or have never participat-ed, would you please consider it? Green donation pamphlets can be found on the tables by the doors. You can also call (516) 678-5800 x 296, or go to www.drvc.org/cma/ May our patron and brother, St. Lawrence, pray for us! God love you.

FAITH FORMATION PASS ON THE GOOD NEWS!! What good news? The Good News of Jesus Christ and our Catholic faith! This fall, over 1,000 of our parish children from grades 1-8 will participate in our Faith Formation program to learn more about Jesus and the Catholic faith. At this time, over 80 of these children have no catechist to teach them. You can be the solution when you help them learn and grow in their faith by becoming a catechist. As you nurture the faith of our young people, you will grow and learn, also. We provide you with training, mate-rials, and support. Please prayerfully consider becoming a part of this important ministry. If you are interested, or for more information, please contact the Office of Faith Formation at 589-3160 or email jrico@stlawrencesayville.org. FIRST GRADE FAITH FORMATION REGIS-TRATION-begins on Sunday, September 8th. Children and their families are invited to the 9:00am Family Mass. After Mass, please join us across the street in the gym of the school for “Ice Cream Sundae Sunday.” While your child (and you!) enjoy some delicious ice cream, you can register for our two-year preparation program for First Holy Communion. Please provide a copy of your child’s baptismal certificate. Please contact the Office of Faith Formation at 589-3160 for more information.

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The Altar Rose, which stands to the left of the tabernacle as a reminder of our prayers for the

unborn, is donated in memory of:

Diane Lynch Frank Napoli & the Souls in Purgatory

The Bread and Wine that will be consecrated at celebrations of the Eucharist during the week of

August 4th has been donated in memory of Diane Lynch

Madeline Downes; Andy Magyar; Grace McDonough; Eileen Devlin; Christian Preuss; Elizabeth Benson; Katherine Benson; Robert A. Lee III; Gloria Portman; Allison Ruddick; Anthony Burke; Lorraine Mattimore; Bruce Weiler; Carol Hughes; Rosemary and Jim McCarthy; Michael Schindlar; Nancy Grimes; Donald Lang; Regina Caridi; Jeannine & Matthew Young; Carol Hansen & Harold Knox; Ricky Yuen; Anna Tornabene; Muriel Maxwell; Michaela Kruger; Gerald Coughlin; Baby James Oehl, Susan Hickson; Mary Jane Ingram; Mary Ann Guerrieri; Joe Ruddick; Maude Mangels; and Augusto Medellin

Please call the Parish Office if you wish to place some-one on the sick list. The request to have a name placed on this list must be made by the sick person himself or herself, or by an immediate family member.

Please Pray for the Sick

Gifts of Love

MISSION STATEMENT The parish of St. Lawrence the Martyr is a family of be-lievers, rooted in the Roman Catholic faith, and striving to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ in both word and action.

As disciples of the risen Lord, and stewards of his extraor-dinary gifts, we seek to grow strong in faith, hope, and love. With the parish as our spiritual home, we commit ourselves to prayer, to teaching the faith, and to serving the needs of the poor.

Nourished by the Word of God and the Church’s sacra-ments, we cherish our rich Catholic heritage as we strive to build a welcoming faith community and proclaim Christ to the world. We look to our patron, St. Lawrence, who challenges us to see in one another—and in all God’s children—the “treasure of the Church.”

We lift up our hearts in prayer for our brothers

and sisters who have died, in the sure hope that they will one day see the Lord face to face:

Joan M. Kennedy Christopher Ross

Remembering Our Departed Loved Ones

Celebrating Our Patronal Feastday

The feast day of our patron saint,

the heroic Roman deacon and martyr, SAINT LAWRENCE

is Saturday, August 10th.

Join fellow parishioners in honoring this extraordinary man, under whose protection

we journey together as a Catholic family. Mass will be celebrated at 9:00 A.M., and followed by light refreshments

in the Bethany Center.

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Please join us as we celebrate the

Feast of the Assumption of the

Blessed Virgin Mary

Mass times will be: Thursday, August 15th

7:00 A.M., 9:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M.

Please note, there is no vigil Mass on August 14th.

THE QUESTION BOX

Just for fun—and some ongoing education—each week’s bulletin will offer a question on our Catholic spirituality and tradition. Enjoy! Q: This Tuesday, August 6th, is the Feast of the Transfigura-tion—one of the major feast days in the Church year, and the fourth Luminous Mystery of the rosary. In the Gospel account, Jesus is radiantly transformed before the eyes of Peter, James, and John at the top of a mountain (traditionally identified as Mt. Tabor). Who is it that ap-pears in conversation with the Lord? (a) Abraham and Moses (b) David and Solomon (c) Moses and Elijah (d) Isaiah and John the Baptist A: All the versions of this pivotal moment agree in this de-tail: Jesus, transfigured in glory, is seen speaking with Mo-ses and the prophet Elijah. Symbolically, Moses represents the Law—the Torah, so foundational to the Jewish tradition. Elijah is understood to be the greatest of the prophets given to Israel. Hence, these two figures ʺsum upʺ the whole of the covenant between Yahweh and his people—a covenant which is soon to be reborn through the saving death and resurrection of the Fatherʹs beloved Son.

MASS AT THE PINES A relatively small but very prayerful group contin-ues to gather each Sunday at 12:30 PM for Mass at Whyte Hall, at the Fire Island community of the Pines. Many of you are aware that the communi-ties of the Pines and Cherry Grove are canoni-cally part of our parish, and for years there has been a Mass offered virtually every Sunday from mid-June through Labor Day. The tentative sched-ule of celebrants for the remaining Masses is as follows: August 11th - Fr. Sean Gann August 18th - Fr. Tom Pers August 25th - Fr. Brian Ingram September 1st - Fr. Seth Awodoqu September 8th - Msgr. John Rowan

MASS INTENTIONS FOR 2020 We are happy to announce that the 2020 Calendar for Mass intentions will be open on Tuesday, August 20th. Please feel free to come to the rectory office during regular business hours, that is, Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 12 noon, and 1 PM to 4:30 PM.

All intentions will be for “announced Masses,” (that is, the intention will be read aloud at the Mass being celebrated). On Tuesdays at 9:00 A.M., and on Saturdays at 5:00 P.M., we will continue to offer “multiple” Mass intentions (that, is, as many as five different intentions may be prayed for at that liturgy).

Initially, we must limit the number of Mass intentions to five (5) per person. Due to the large number of requests we re-ceive, we regret that we cannot accept arrangements over the phone at this time. As always, your donation can be paid in cash (exact, please!) or by check. Many thanks in advance for your cooperation and patience.

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