Church of Saint Mary Parish Bulletin: August 4, 2024
Parish Mission Statement
We, the community of Saint Mary’s, Manhasset, building on our rich heritage of Catholic faith and tradition, center ourselves in the Eucharist and honor God in proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Guided by the Holy Spirit, we seek to be the presence of Christ through our liturgical, educational and social ministries. We dedicate our time, talent and treasure to the service of all as we build the kingdom of God in our world. We commit to this mission in the name of Jesus Christ.
Church of Saint Mary
1300 Northern Boulevard
Manhasset, New York 11030 (516) 627-0385
Fax (516) 627-6070 www.saintmarysmanhasset.org
Schedule of Masses
Tursday 7:00 AM (when school is in session)
Monday–Friday 9:00 AM
Saturday 9:00 AM, 5:00 PM
Sunday 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:00 Noon
Sacrament of Penance
Saturdays from 4:00-4:45 PM and by appointment. Please call 627-0385.
Anointing of the Sick
Te Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is celebrated in the Chapel on the second Sunday of the month following the 10:30 AM Mass. If you are unable to come to Church, please call the Parish Ofce to make arrangements for Anointing or to receive the Eucharist.
Parish Ofce
627-0385 | Fax 627-6070
Monday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday - Friday 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday - (phone only) 10:00 AM–1:30 PM
Sunday 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
E-mail: information@stmary.ws
Good Samaritan House
365-2705
Monday-Wednesday-Tursday 11:00 AM-3:00 PM
E-mail: kkosciusko@stmary.ws
St. Vincent de Paul Society: svdp@stmary.ws
Religious Education
627-4028
Monday 12:00 Noon-8:00 PM
Wednesday 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Tuesday and Tursday 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
Closed on Friday
PARISH DIRECTORY
Pastoral Staf
Rev. Fr. Robert A. Romeo Pastor 627-0385 | ext. 1004 pastor@stmary.ws
Te Schools of Saint Mary Nursery through 12th Grade
Very Rev. Dom Daniel Nash, Can. Reg. President 627-2711 president@stmary.ws
Norma Ragalli Staford Director of Admissions 627-2711 | ext 1084 nstaford@stmary.ws
Edward Short Vice President of Development 627-2711 | ext 1120 eshort@stmary.ws
Eileen M. Symmons ’82, ’86 Director of Communications 627-2711 esymmons@stmary.ws
Kiera Gmelich Walsh Director of Alumni and Parent Relations 627-2711 | ext. 1162 kwalsh@stmary.ws
Sarah de Venoge Grifn ’02, ’06 Liaison for School Relations sgrifn@saintmarysmanhasset.org
St. Mary’s Elementary School 627-0184 www.stmary11030.org
Teresa A. Kemp Principal tkemp@stmary11030.org
St. Mary’s High School 627-2711 www.saintmaryshs.org
Gerard J. Buckley Principal gbuckley@saintmaryshs.org
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Masses and Special Intentions
Christine Marchese
Maria DeAngelis
Donna Chesney
Erica Klock
Dr. Michael O’Grady
Gladys Jean
Katharin Whelan
Carol Furciato Mason
Tom Francess
Gabriel & Frances Romeo
Ann Shields
Mickey Kennedy
Sarah Horsham
Nina Principe
Cole Marguglio
Sandy Pittman
Richard Atkinson
Anthony Polizzi
Kathy Dellis-Stover
Neil Gillis
Nicolas Inglese
Paul Inglese
James Cunningham
Pamela Gallo
Allison Azzara
Teddy Connolly
Sarah Praay
Names will remain on the list for three months. Please email bulletin@stmary.ws if you would like to continue with the listing
Tomas J. Milone
125th Brigade Support Battalion
23rd Marine Regiment
25th Marine Regiment
2-4 GSAB Task Force Mustang
2-211th GSAB Task Force
War Horse
51st Security Force Squadron
75th Ranger Regiment
82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron
Alacqua, Alexander, CPT, USA
Amerson, Jason, CPT, USA
Anderson, Michael, 1LT, USA
Arnold, James, LCpl, USMC
Arnoux, Seraph, PFC, USA
Avasthi, David, Capt, USAF
Baber, Joseph, Maj, USAF
Blake, Julia, Cadet, USN
Broderick, Evan, SGT, USA
Broderick, Steven, SN, USN
Brodie, Virgina H., 2ndLt, USMC
Brown, Jason, SGT, USA
Casazza, Jack, 2nd Lt, USMC
Collins, Matthew, LT, USN
Fontanetta, Joseph, Maj, USMC
Hannan, Jack, ENS, USN
Hayes, Andrew, Ca1837-1890pt, US MC
Hellman, Tomas, 2d Lt, USSF
Hernandez, Steven, SSgt, USAF
Higgins, James, GySgt, USMC
Hilton, Justin, SGT, USA
Hilton, Nathaniel, SGT, USA
Horner, Brian G., 1stLt, USMC
Howard, Edward M., GySgt, USMC
Jones, Scott B., LT, USN
Jones, Katherine L., LTJG, USN
Kennedy, Michael, Col, USAF
LaManna, Vincent S., Jr., PVT, USA
Landolphi, Michael, ENS, USN
Lanza, Anthony E., LtCol, USMC
Madden, Michael E., Major, USAF
Major, A. Edward, III, LTC, USA
Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 161
Marine Transport Squadron 352
McGorry, Patrick F., HM2, USN
McKievear, Gary, LT, USA
Millau, Jefrey, PFC, USMC
Morris, Jr., Brian J., ENS, USN
O’Leary, Jason, SSgt, USAF
Petracca, Evan L., LTJG, USN
Quinn, Anthony, Jr., SGT, USA
Richardson, Timothy, PV2, USA
Radman, Paul Cpl, USMC
Rodi, Caroline G., CAPT, USN
Saville, John A., ENS, USN
Sharkey, John J., LtCol, USMC
Spivak III, Edmund, Capt, USAF
Sweeney, Timothy, CPT, USA
Swersky, Roberto, Capt, USMC
Tafone, Samantha, SGT, USA
Ullrich, Kenneth C., HN, USN
Unger, Matthew J., SPC, USA
Vachris, Madison, LT, USN
Wood, Kelly, BMSR, USN
If you have a service member that you would like to add to this list please e-mail bulletin@stmary.ws. Please include name, rank and branch of service.
Masses for the Week
Monday, August 5th
Te Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major Jer 28:1-17, Mt 14:13-21
9:00 AM | Jo Ann Henry
Tuesday, August 6th
Te Transfguration of the Lord Dn 7:9-10, 13-14, 2 Pt 1:16-19, Mk 9:2-10
9:00 AM | Tomas Nicosia
Wednesday, August 7th
St. Sixtus II, Pope, and Companions, Martyrs St. Cajetan, Priest Jer 31:1-7, Mt 15:21-28
9:00 AM | Rolando Abesamis
Tursday, August 8th
St. Dominic, Priest Jer 31:31-34, Mt 16:13-23
9:00 AM | Jo & John Iacono (living) (60th wedding anniversary)
Friday, August 9th
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin & Martyr Na 2:1, 3, 3:1-3, 6-7, Mt 16:24-28
9:00 AM | Tomas Nicosia
Saturday, August 10th
St. Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr 2 Cor 9:6-10, Jn 12:24-26
9:00 AM | Tomas Nicosia
5:00 PM | Tomas J. Flynn, Sr.
Father Damian Halligan, S.J. Altagracia Cesaire
Tomas Nicosia
Helen Kennedy
Gavin Matthew Hyer
Regina Ruscillo
Sunday, August 11th
Te Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 19:4-8, Eph 4:30-5:2, Jn 6:41-51
7:30 AM | Jake Gibbons
9:00 AM | Clarence V. ‘Jake’ Blake 10:30 AM | People of the Parish 12:00 Noon | Peter Cataudella
Michael Sforza
Mary Beth Brady
Paul Hargrove
Jeanette Ferrante
Catherine Viscardi
Mary S. Parisi
Cover Art: Christ the Savior with the Eucharist.
Artist: Juan de Juanes (1503-2579).
Te Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | August 4, 2024
J Stewards of God’s Gifts
As we continue to hear from the Bread of Life discourses, meditate on the Eucharist and pray for those who do not believe in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.
Living Stewardship ~ Pillar of Formation: Jesus wants us to come to Him with all our issues, concerns and gratitude. Find time this week to go to Eucharistic Adoration and gaze upon the Lord. What a beautiful opportunity you will have to be in the presence of Jesus.
Te collection for Sunday, July 28, 2024 amounted to $21,491.00.
Te collection for Sunday, July 30, 2023 amounted to $18,644.00.
Have you enrolled yet? Visit www.faithdirect.net. Our parish code is NY281.
We Care for Our Parish Community
Baptism
We celebrate Baptism at 1:30 PM on the second Sunday of the month and at 12:30 PM on the fourth Saturday of the month as scheduled. Please call the Parish Ofce at least one month in advance to see if a date is available and to arrange to fll out pre-baptismal paperwork. New parents are required to attend a Baptism preparation session held once every month. Tose chosen as sponsors for Baptism should lead lives in harmony with the Catholic faith and the role of Godparent.”
Marriage
At least six months before you plan to be married and before you make arrangements for the reception, please make an appointment with one of the priests to begin the necessary preparations.
Children’s Education
Saint Mary’s Elementary School ofers excellent education in the spirit of the Gospel from grades N, Pre-K to Eighth grade. For information call 627-0184.
Empowering Character, Innovation and Leadership in our students, Saint Mary’s High School is a dynamic, contemporary, Catholic value-centered school, combining a commitment to academic excellence and educational innovation, with a passion for learning, and an emphasis on moral character development through the pursuit of truth and discovered in faith and reason. For information call 627-2711.
The Religious Education Program provides excellent formation in the Catholic Faith for children in public or private schools. Preparation for First Holy Communion and Confrmation requires two years. Classes are held at St. Mary’s for Grades 1 through 5 on Tuesdays and Tursdays
4:30-5:30 PM. Classes also meet on Sundays from 9:3010:20 AM for Grades 1 through 8 and on Mondays from 7:00-8:00 PM for Grades 6, 7 and 8. We also ofer the option of an online home program for Grades 1 through 7. For information about Grades 1-8 call 627-4028 or email Mrs. Marie Granieri at releddirector@stmary.ws.
Parish Social Ministry
We care for our sisters and brothers through our Parish Social Ministry and Food Pantry. For information call 365-2705.
Youth Ministry
We reach out to our teens though our Youth Ministry Program. For information email youth@stmary.ws or visit stmarysyouth.weebly.com.
New Parishioners
We welcome new members to the Catholic Church and to Saint Mary’s Parish. If you are new in the area or interested in learning more about the Catholic faith, please call the Parish Ofce.
Opportunities For Prayer
Te Church is open Monday to Friday until 8:45 PM, on Saturday until the end of the 5:00 PM Mass, and on Sunday until 6:00 PM so that we may have the opportunity for quiet prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. Te Miraculous Medal Novena is said each Monday following the 9:00 AM Mass. Monday to Saturday the Rosary is said following the 9:00 AM Mass. Eucharistic Adoration is held every Monday from 3:00 to 5:00 PM in the Chapel. On First Saturdays, the Scriptural Rosary is recited following the 9:00 AM Mass.
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Rosary Society
Our Mission Statement: Te Rosary Society fosters devotion to Mary through prayer and good works for causes that would be dear to her heart
Invest 20 minutes of your day to pray the Rosary, and see the diference it will make in your life.
If you would like the Rosarians to pray for a special intention, please e-mail us at rosarysociety@stmary.ws.
Summer Project for Rosary Society Members
Te Rosary Society has a basket on the south (parking lot) side of the church containing Rosary beads for anyone coming in for quiet prayer or refection to use. Tese beads may be kept or returned to the basket. Most of us have numerous Rosary beads acquired one way or another. If you have extra Rosary beads that you can donate to our basket, please reply to rosarysociety@stmary.ws Tank you for your help. Have a restful and enjoyable summer.
Monday, August 5th - Memorial of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major or Our Lady of the Snows
On August 5th, the Catholic Church celebrates the dedication of a basilica in Rome, known as St. Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore), or Our Lady of the Snows. St. Mary Major was originally dedicated after the Church had confrmed Our Lady’s title as “Mother of God,” in the 400’s A.D. It is the largest church building in the world named in Mary’s honor. Several popes are buried there, as is St. Jerome. Te “snow” comes from a legend of a wealthy couple who prayed to Mary, asking for a sign as to how they could best put forth a donation to the Church. In a dream, Mary appeared to the husband, asking for a church to be built in her honor. Mary promised to identify the location for the new church by sending a snowfall there. Tis couple approached the Pope (Liberius) with the news, who coincidentally had a very similar dream. And on August 5th, 352 A.D., tradition holds that snow fell in Rome, on the spot where the basilica is now located. Although the feast now celebrates the anniversary of the dedication of the basilica, each year on August 5th, white rose petals are dropped from the high point of the church’s dome during Mass.
St. Mary Major is one of the seven pilgrimage Catholic churches of Rome. Mary, Mother of God, Pray for Us!
Good Samaritan House
Our pantry is running low on the following items:
SUNDAY MASS
Bread & Wine
are ofered this week in loving memory of Dr. Tomas Nicosia
Second Time
Megan Clarke and Brian Hartnett
St. Ignatius, St. Ignatius, New York, NY New York, NY
Tird Time
Melissa Lombard and Matthew (Mac) Howard St. Mary, Manhasset, NY
Don’t miss your obligation to attend Mass on Sunday (or Saturday evening) while on vacation this summer. Visit Masstimes.org to find a Church nearby. Visit the parish website: www.saintmarysmanhasset.org for the latest parish news and events
Readings and Questions for Faith Sharing on the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reading I: 1 Kings 19:4-8
“Get up and eat, else the journey will be too long for you.”
Reading II: Ephesians 4:30-5:2
So be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us.
Gospel: John 6:41-51
“I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever.”
Question for Adults:
How has the Eucharist helped me to live, or renewed my faith, or given me hope?
Question for Children:
How does receivng Communion help me to be more like Jesus?
Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
A Prayer for America
Father, we beg Your blessing for the Right to Life, the Unborn, the weak, the sick and the old; all who are fnding themselves being targets of the vicious culture of death; that our Lord Jesus bless and protect all who stand up for the Christian dignity of persons.
Tat God enlighten those who are traveling down death’s highway by their involvement, in any way, with either the contemporary death culture, selfsm, relativism, or any of the new age errors of our times, that God envelop our culture with His Divine protection and help us both individually and as a nation to true enlightenment, conversion and repentance of ourselves and our culture.
Help us to turn from our national sin of abortion, and return to, and once again become a Christian nation, on the narrow road, that is, the path to becoming a nation and culture under God. Amen.
Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with Closing Benediction
Mondays 3:00 - 5:00 PM in the Church
A Prayer for Our Nation’s Election
O God, we acknowledge You today as Lord, Not only of individuals, but of nations and governments.
We thank You for the privilege
Of being able to organize ourselves politically And of knowing that political loyalty
Does not have to mean disloyalty to You.
We thank You for Your law,
Which our Founding Fathers acknowledged And recognized as higher than any human law. We thank You for the opportunity that this election year puts before us,
To exercise our solemn duty not only to vote, But to infuence countless others to vote, And to vote correctly.
Lord, we pray that Your people may be awakened.
Let them realize that while politics is not their salvation,
Teir response to You requires that they be politically active.
Awaken Your people to know that they are not called to be a sect feeing the world
But rather a community of faith renewing the world.
Awaken them that the same hands lifted up to You in prayer Are the hands that pull the lever in the voting booth; Tat the same eyes that read Your Word
Are the eyes that read the names on the ballot, And that they do not cease to be Christians When they enter the voting booth.
Awaken Your people to a commitment to justice, To the sanctity of marriage and the family, To the dignity of each individual human life, And to the truth that human rights begin when Human Lives Begin, And not one moment later.
Lord, we rejoice today
Tat we are citizens of Your kingdom.
May that make us all the more committed To being faithful citizens on earth.
We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
JULY 2024
ST. MARY’S WELCOMES
Those who registered in our parish:
Mr. & Mrs. Derek Sudan
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Porras and Family Mr. & Mrs. Harry Kucharczyk
Those who were baptized:
Jenna Olivia Jones
Rory Kumar Sudan
Moria Faye Burns
Charlotte Lucia DaSilva
Eva Joey Landa
Leonardo Daniel Landa
Lucy Margaret Meyer
Tomas Nigro Nigro
Those who were enrolled* in our
Purgatorial Society:
Daniel Marangiello
Glenn Di Prima
Elizabeth Kovic
Salvatore Vitolo
Robert L. Desyic
Corrado Mancini
Monica Homer
Eighteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time
Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15: “Te Lord said to Moses, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather their daily portion, thus will I test them, tol see whether they follow my instructions or not. In the evening twilight you shall eat fesh, and in the morning you shall have your fll of bread so that you may know that I the Lord, am your God.” God gives us food from heaven. Tis food gives life to the whole world. If we believe and take the bread God gives us, we will have new life. Want “new life” in your marriage, check out a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Experience today. Te call of marriage is to love, to be at peace with one another, to live according to God’s will. You can fnd one by looking up WWME.org. Some of the dates to sign up are:
September 20-22 in Huntington, NY
October 18-20 in Sunapee, NH
Worldwide Marriage Encounter sponsors a variety of in-person and virtual marriage experiences, some on weekends and some on seven weekdays. Couples explore their relationship with each other, God, and the Church. Registration is limited; there is a $100 application fee. For more information or to apply, call Kevin & Regina Hickson at 516-554-3835 or https://wwmenyli.org/.
The Gift Shop
*enrollment begins August 1, 2024 is closed during July and August
Business Owners:
Please consider advertising in our bulletin. It’s a great way to support our parish. Call our printer, LPi, at 1-800-477-4574
Please Patronize Our Advertisers
Any inquiries, please call 526-627-0385 ext. 1033
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
THE NEXT SVDP MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7TH via ZOOM
We will resume in-person meetings in September if anyone would like to join us.
We invite you to explore the St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Mary’s Church. Tere are no special qualifcations to join, other than the desire to join with others in helping Neighbors in need. As a group, we meet monthly. Come decide for yourself if God is calling you to this special Ministry.
Te Gospel tells us “Tis is my beloved Son. Listen to him.” By “listening” we are able to live the gospel. Gospel living is something so simple as taking the time to listen to those who need to spill out their hearts when seeking help. Trough your gift to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul you enable the members of the Society to become a “listening heart” to the hungry, the homeless and the struggling poor.
Our St. Vincent de Paul Conference is able to help our neighbors in need through the generosity of our St. Mary’s parishioners. Each time you donate, either through the collection slots at the doors of the church, or in an envelope marked for St. Vincent de Paul, you are helping our neighbors within St. Mary’s Parish. If you or someone you know is in need of assistance, contact the St. Vincent de Paul Society at 516-627-0385, ext. 1125, or email SVDP@stmary.ws. To donate furniture, clothing or household items, please call the store in Garden City Park at 516-746-8250. Tank you for your continued support.
Knights of Columbus
Father William A. Daly S.J. Council #2122
Serving St. Mary’s Parish in Manhasset and St. Aloysius Parish In Great Neck www.kofc2122.org
What is a Knights of Columbus Family?
We are Catholic families building a bridge to our faith.
Our lives, time, eforts, and resources are dedicated to these values: Charity. Unity. Fraternity. Patriotism.
We come from diferent places, backgrounds, and all stages of life. But the common thread is our Catholic faith. We are Catholic families seeking to improve ourselves and the world. It’s one thing to say who you are. It’s another thing is to live it. Put your values into practice. Become a Knights of Columbus family.
Interested? Please call: Tony Racioppo 917 539 0859 Dan Garcia 516 358 1817
Ladies interested in joining the Columbiettes Please contact Maura Cliford at Maclif56@gmail.com
Venerable
Anthony Vincent Gallo
Diocesan Priest, Oblate of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart
Montforte Irpino: 11 January 1899 - Rome: 2 May 1934
O Most Holy Trinity, Who deigned to raise Venerable Anthony Vincent Gallo to the priesthood, and endowed him with precious gifts, especially that of a burning love for sufering and immolation, we humbly beseech You, if it be Your will, that he may be glorifed on earth, and that we may obtain through his intercession the particular grace which we ask for with living faith. Amen.
