Tune into “Religion & Rock” with Fr. Jim Vlaun

Sunday 7:00 am to 8:00 am on WBAB 102.3 FM or 95.3 FM on Long Island’s East End.  Listen on Saturdays at 11:00pm on Sirius Radio, Channel 159, the Catholic Channel and at 11:00 pm on XM Satellite, Channel 117.  Next Sunday’s theme is “Remembering.”   Listen online or for more information go to www.religionandrock.com or at “Religion & Rock” on ITUNES.  Don’t forget to tune in to TELECARE, Cablevision 29 or Verizon FIOS 296 or visit Telecaretv.org for the Best Catholic Television

Thank you to SS. Cyril and Methodius!

             Thank you for your kind welcome during our visit in March to SS. Cyril and Methodius.  Your attentive listening, words of welcome and spirit of support serve as a tremendous inspiration to both of us.  Many thanks, too, to Fr. Lee, Fr. Costa, Fr. Chrys and Fr. Grace for their wonderful hospitality.  We are grateful and humbled!

             Please continue to pray for us and for all who are discerning a vocational call.   If you would like more information about the priesthood or religious life, you can contact the Diocesan Vocations Office at 631.424.9888 or e-mail to vocations@drvc.org.

Let’s continue to pray for and with one another as we each continue to discover God’s call.  Keep in touch.

 

Gratefully,

Vian Ntegerej'lmana     John Sureau

631.423.0483.              631.423.0483

vianteg@yahoo.com      jsureau@optonline.net

                                   www.johnsureau.blogspot.com

 

P.S. Thanks for taking care of Lawrence for us!

Hope House Golf Outing The 19th Annual Hope House Ministries Golf Classic is scheduled for Monday, May 24th, 2010, with golfing at two locations: the Port Jefferson Country Club and St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Setauket. Includes golf with carts, breakfast, lunch and dinner, with lunch provided by Pace’s Steak House and dinner by Lombardi’s on the Sound. Mid-game refreshments will be on the course and in locker room facilities. Please call Theresa Zeis at 631-473-8796 to reserve your foursome and/or inquire about tee sign and other sponsorship opportunities. Individual golfers welcome.

BEATIFICATION AND CANONIZATION OF MSGR. BERNARD JOHN QUINN ~ The Cause of the Beatification and Canonization of Monsignor Bernard John Quinn has been initiated in the Diocese of Brooklyn.  Msgr. Quinn was ordained for the Diocese of Brooklyn in 1912.  He served in Wading River, was assigned to St. Brigid’s in Westbury, and to Corpus Christi in Mineola.  Please pray for success of his Cause and seek his intercession, whether for a great miracle or a small favor.  If you have any information about Monsignor Quinn that may be useful for Cause of Beatification & Canonization, please forward  to The Chancery Office, 310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, NY 11215.

Catholic Daughters of America presents their Annual Card and Game Party on May 22nd at 12:00pm, in the Leisure Village Auditorium. There will be great prizes and raffles! Cost is $5.00, and includes coffee and cake. For tickets and information, call Marie Alvino at 821-7078.

Our Lady of Mercy Academy is offering a two week COOP test preparation course for any student interested in attending any Catholic High School. The course will be held Monday through Thursday, July 19, 2010 to July 29, 2010, from 9:00am to 11:00am. Total cost is $300.00. If you or your friends have children who will be taking the October 30 exam, this course will provide excellent practice, while making the student more familiar with the material and format. For further information, or to register your child, please contact June Kennedy at 516-921-1047, ext. 12

“Taking Time to Wonder” The Cenacle Sisters invites you to join them on Sunday, June 6th, from 1:30pm to 4:30pm as presenter Madeline Birmingham discusses spending time with God and focuses on simple passages that speak of God’s love. Registration begins at 1:00pm. Offering is $30.00 for the afternoon. A deposit of $10.00 (non-refundable) will hold your registration. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, please call 631-588-8366.

Victorian Tea Party ~ Sunday, May 16 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm, sponsored by the Columbiettes at Our Lady of Grace Church, West Babylon, Fr. Shanahan Hall.  For ticket information call Bernadette 587-5501. 

On Thursday, May 20th at 7:30pm, the Knights of Columbus Council # 4428 at 759 Long Island Avenue will sponsor a Top Cop Night honoring an officer from the 1st Precinct. Join us and many others for this event...come one come all! For information, call John Lazar 667-9878 or 697-1681.

You can Help Heal Your Marriage Now!  Do you feel alone?  Are you frustrated or angry with each other?  Do you argue or have you just stopped talking to each other?  Does talking about it only make it worse?  Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times in their marriages.  This program has helped thousands of couples worldwide experiencing all types of marital difficulties.  For confidential information about the Retrouvaille program, or to register for the upcoming weekend beginning Friday, May 21, at the Montfort retreat house in Bay Shore, please call 1 (800) 470-2230 and you will be connected directly and confidentially to a couple from Long Island/Metro Retrouvaille who can help.

The Cenacle Sisters invites you to register for their Pentecost Celebration on Sunday, May 23, from 1:30pm to 5:30pm, with registration beginning at 1:00pm. Come and be filled with the Holy Spirit! The afternoon will provide input, time for quiet prayer, and sharing. Offering is $30 for the afternoon. A deposit of $10 will hold your reservation. Light refreshments will be served.

Timothy Jaccard, President/Director of AMT Children of Hope Safe Haven, President of National Safe Haven Alliance and an active police medical technician for the Nassau County P.D. will be guest speaking at the Saturday May 15th Communion Breakfast sponsored by Court St. Joseph Catholic Daughters. Breakfast in lower hall follows 10:00am Mass at St. Joseph R.C. Church: 45 Church Street, Lake Ronkonkoma. $13.00 includes full breakfast. Must reserve to Catherine West 631-585-1719 by May 7th. No tickets will be sold at the door.

Our Lady of Rosary Council Squires Circle 1206 is having a 5K walk on Sunday, May 16, 2010 starting at 1PM at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 759 Long Island Avenue, Deer Park.  The proceeds will be donated to our Seminarians at the Immaculate Conception Seminary in Lloyd Harbor.  If you wish to make a donation please contact Buddy Gillespie at 774-1284.  The Squires thank you for you kind consideration.

Catholic Daughters of America presents their Annual Card and Game Party on May 22nd at 12:00pm, in the Leisure Village Auditorium. There will be great prizes and raffles! Cost is $5.00, and includes coffee and cake. For tickets and information, call Marie Alvino at 821-7078.

You Can Help Heal Your Marriage Now! 

Do you feel alone?  Are you frustrated or angry with each other?  Do you argue or have you just stopped talking to each other?  Does talking about it only make it worse?  Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times in their marriages.  This program has helped thousands of couples worldwide experiencing all types of marital difficulties.  For confidential information about the Retrouvaille program, or to register for the upcoming weekend beginning Friday, May 21, at the Montfort retreat house in Bay Shore, please call 1 (800) 470-2230 and you will be connected directly and confidentially to a couple from Long Island/Metro Retrouvaille who can help.

Medjugorje Pilgrimage

July 29, 2010—August 7, 2010

Through 206 Tours, $2,216 all inclusive includes airfare, taxes, rooms, and meals. Join Sr. Marcie Purpora, Fr. Peter Kaczmarek and Fr. George Werner on this very special pilgrimage to this tiny Bosnian village where Mary has been appearing for years. Call 206 Tours at 1-800-206-8687 ext. 113, or Fr. Peter Kaczmarek at St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Greenlawn at 631-757-7435. St. Marcie has been leading pilgrimages to Medjugorje since 1985; her tours are like no others. Our hosts and guides have been living in the spirit of the Messages of Our Lady since the very start.

Cell Phones For Soldiers

Help Our Troops Call Home!

 Cell Phones for Soldiers is calling on

all Americans to support the troops by

donating old cell phones. Cell Phones for

Soldiers hopes to collect over 50,000

unused cell phones this year. Proceeds will be

used to purchase calling cards for our troops so they can stay connected with their families.

Donate your cell phones to:

Mangano Funeral Home, Inc.

1701 Deer Park Avenue

631-586-3600

www. cellphonesforsoldiers.com

Ss. Cyril & Methodius

Pilgrimage to Spain

 

Sponsored by the “Love of Christ”

 Prayer Group

October 4th-16th, 2010.

 

Come join Ss. Cyril & Methodius Parishioners as we visit the splendor of Seville, Grande, Cordoba, Madrid, Toledo, El Escorial, Avila, Alba de Tormes,

Garabandal,and Santiago de Compestela.

 

If you enjoyed Italy with us a few years ago,

you’re going to love Spain!

 

$2,799 per person + $352 taxes

 

Call Lucille at 631-586-2438

or Annette Arena at 631-661-9109

Good Shepherd Hospice & Our Lady of Consolation Bereavement Group: “Because it Helps to Know You’re Not Alone.” An eight session support group for those who are mourning the loss of a loved one will be provided. May 21, & 28, June 4, and 11. From 2:30pm to 4:00pm, at Our Lady of Consolation main conference room, 111 Beach Drive, West Islip, NY. Space is limited. Please call 631-587-1600, ext. 8297 to reserve a place in this new group.

Sons of Italy Bingo every Monday evening at the Constantino Brumidi Lodge located at 2075 Deer Park Avenue, Deer Park.  Doors open at 6:00 pm.  Games begin at 7:15 pm.  Over $3,000 in prizes.  For information contact 940-2006 or 666-0413

a deposit of $10.00, which will be returned to you when you enter the bus. 

On Thursday, May 20th at 7:30pm, the Knights of Columbus Council 759 on Long Island Avenue will sponsor a Top Cop Night honoring an officer from the 1st Precinct. Join us and many others for this event...come one come all! For information, call John Lazar 667-9878 or 697-1681.

FREE FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED

The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (formerly FAN) is offering free food for seniors age 60 and over, children from the age of 5 up to their 6th birthday, and 6-12 months post-partum women, who are income ineligible. The food package includes cheese, milk, cereals, juices, canned fruits, canned vegetables, starches, canned fish, canned meats & more. For further information and income guidelines call: 631-491-4166.

Is it time for you to consider a

degree in Social Work?

Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service and Molloy College offer an exciting Graduate Social Work Program (MSW Degree) at Molloy College, Rockville Center and Fordham’s Lincoln Center campuses. Bus transportation to Lincoln Center from Molloy will be provided. Information sessions will be held at the Molloy Campus (Casey Center, Room 014) Monday, May 10th at 6:00pm. For more information, please contact Agnes Mitchell at 516-678-5000 extension 6590, amitchell@molloy.edu.

Come Celebrate with us 40 Years of Loving and Adoring the Holy Face of Jesus and Serving Jesus through the Intercession of Saint Padre Pio.

May 25, 2010, at 7:30pm, Our Lady of Grace Church, 700 Albin Avenue, West Babylon, NY 11704. Crowning of the Blessed Mother, followed by the Holy Mass. Mass Celebrant: Fr. Joe Barbier. For more info, call 631-587-5185.

Independent Retirement Community

Assisted Living Residence

Respite Care

Conveniently located on a sprawling, thirteen-acre campus, Dominican Village is a non-profit, non-sectarian, Independent and Assisted Living Residence Rental Retirement Community offering outstanding programs, all-inclusive services & bountiful amenities.

 Please join us for an open house at any of these dates:

Thursday, May 20th, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Thursday, May 27th, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm

565 Albany Avenue, Amityville, NY 11701

 

For more information, or to schedule a tour at your convenience, contact us today at 631-842-6091 or at info@dominicanvillage.org.

 

Sponsored by the Sisters of St. Dominic.

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