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JUBILEE
YEAR IN REVIEW
From the time Sr. Pat Duffy spent a month with us in October 2004 we
have been celebrating our jubilee.
First was the spiritual preparation with the mission Sr. Pat conducted
for us. Then small groups gathered to plan the events for our jubilee.
We began and ended celebrating at Mass followed by our fabulous pot luck
dinner. We have our own jubilee song, thanks to Deacon Jim Murano. Our
family photo journal gave us memories of our parishioners. Our retreat
in September 2006 led by Fr Jude Siciliano continued our spiritual
journey.
In addition to our usual annual events, our Knights of Columbus honored
our seniors, many of whom have been here from the beginning. Our school
Parents Association hosted a 50’s Dance remembering what it was like
when our parish began.
A snow storm in February cancelled our event for the feast of St
Valentine and Ss. Cyril and Methodius, and poor weather limited our 40
hours devotion to about 30 hours.
The summer celebrations included the Long Island Ducks game, prayer on
the lawn, a great boat trip to Manhattan, and our parish picnic.
Throughout the year we welcomed back many of the priests who have served
here over the years as they came to preside at Sunday Mass. Our sisters
were honored in September, followed by a mission with Sr. Pat Duffy
where we renewed our Baptismal call.
The memories of the 50 years were compiled into a video viewed at our
pot luck supper and a picture display at our gala dance at the Crest
Hollow. Memories were made in Italy as our pilgrims traveled to Rome,
Florence and Assisi.
Our jubilee year was spent remembering the past, celebrating in the
present and now securing our future. At our ministry Expo close to 50
active ministries filled the auditorium with displays. We had about 250
parishioners stop by and more than 50 of them expressed interest by
signing up.
It was a year filled with memories on which we continue to build the
Kingdom as the Family of the Eucharist.
Presentation made by Kerry Brennan at
the
TOWN HALL MEETING ~
NOVEMBER 19TH
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