June 2, 2013 bulletin

Solemnity of the Most Holy

Body and Blood of Jesus June 2 , 2013

Serving the people of God in the communities of

Sea Cliff ~ Glenwood Landing ~ Glen Head ~ Glen Cove “We are a pilgrim people on a journey toward the Kingdom of God.”

Fr. Robert A. Romeo, Pastor

St. Boniface Martyr

Roman Catholic Church

Established 1898

Solemnity of the Body & Blood of Jesus: June 2 Genesis14:18-20;1Cor 11:23-26; Luke 9:11b-17 The bread, wine, candles and sanctuary lamp were donated in memory of James and Brigid Moran by Eileen Moran. 5pm Vigil Mass Intentions: Anna Marie Conti, Patrick Melchione, Elizabeth Melchione, Cathy Trotta, Joyce Walsh, Noah Paulis, Ethel Forster 8am Mass Intention: Parishioners 10:15am Mass Intention: George Rieger Monday, June 3 (Nick Landro) Tobit 1:3; 2:1b-8; Mark 12:1-12 8am Mass Celebrant: Fr. Azubuike Tuesday, June 4 (Charles T. Hunt) Tobit 2:9-14; Mark 12:13-17 8am Mass Celebrant: Fr. Azubuike Wednesday, June 5 (Harold Vlasak) Feast of St. Boniface, martyr Tobit 3:1-11a, 16-17a; Mark 12:18-27 8am Mass Celebrant: Fr. Bob Thursday, June 6 (Angelo D’Avino) Tobit 6:10-11; 7:1bcde, 9-17; 8:4-9a; Mark 12:28-34 8am Mass Celebrant Fr. Bob First Friday, June 7 (Harold Vlasak) Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Ezekiel 34:11-16; Romans 5:5b-11; Luke 15:3-7 8am Mass Celebrant: Fr. Bob Saturday, June 8 (Werner H. Geiger) Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary Tobit 12:1, 5-15, 20 ; Luke 2:41-51 8am Mass: Celebrant Fr. Azubuike 5pm Vigil Mass Intentions: Parishioners 5pm Celebrant: Fr. Bob

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RENEW & RESTORE THE HOUSE OF GOD “Lord, I love the House in which You dwell” Ps. 76:8 We have just completed the first year of our capital campaign and have reached $1,150,217 in pledges!! Total amount paid to date $747,308.00 Payments are due as follows:

Monthly payments are due on/before June 30, 2013. Second Quarter Payment for 2013 is due on/ before June 30, 2013. Annual Payments are due December 31st, 2013.

Credit Cards Payments continue to be processed the last day of each month. If your credit card expiration date is soon we will be contacting you. It is not too late to participate in the Campaign!! There is still time to enroll! Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions. Kindly leave a message at the Parish Office or email [email protected]. We are extremely appreciative of your generosity and your continued efforts to satisfy your pledged amount Thank you! The Campaign Committee

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5pm Vigil Fr. Azubuike Lectors: Kevin Kelly Ministers: Katherine Miller, Debbie Mink Kathleen Van Bloem Eileen Bowersock 8am Fr. Azubuike Lector: Cathie Guagenti Ministers: Peggy Cullen, Andrew DiSalvo Peggy Niper, Lorraine Petschauer 10:15am Fr. Bob Lector: Carol Griffin Child Liturgy: Margaret Cuomo Maier Ministers: Laureen Feehan, Patty Lizza Mary Ann & Paul McDermott Mary Martone, Camille Miritello

Bagels, Belief and Beyond

Please join Fr. Bob for “Bagels, Beliefs and Beyond”, an informal gathering to discuss any teaching of the Church. Ask any questions you might have regarding faith practices.

We will gather after the 10:15am Sunday Mass

June 9, June 23 and June 30 in the Parish Center Chapel. Grab a cup of coffee in the Church vestibule after Mass and join us!

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All Saints Catholic School 22nd Annual Golf & Dinner Outing

Thursday, June 6 Glen Cove Golf Course

Cocktails & Dinner at the Glen Cove Mansion Inclusive Golf Package $200; Dinner Only: $100 For information contact [email protected]

or www.ASRCatholic.org

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Thank you, parishioners of St. Boniface for your very

generous donation of gift items and necessities for mothers and babies

this past Mother's Day. Through your generosity Madonna Heights, a member program of SCO Family of

Services, is able to make a difference in the lives of the children,

women and families we serve. Thank you for being such good

friends to us, for being dedicated to our mission and helping us to

continue this very necessary work!

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR DECEASED Please pray for those who have entered

into eternal life, especially Rose DeRosa.

5% DONATION “Your plenty at the present time should

supply their needs so that their surplus may in turn one day supply your need.” (II Cor 8:14)

If you have any “plenty” left over, please place it in an envelope marked “For Special Assistance” and Fr. Bob will make sure it is given to those “to supply their need." PLEASE PRAY about this and see what Jesus is calling you to do.

THE CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY Fridays 3pm in the Chapel

“Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful,” from Saint Faustina’s diary.

Placement of names on the sick list must be requested by an immediate family member through Fr. Bob. Names will be announced at weekend Masses for 3 weeks; then listed in the bulletin only.

Martha Anna, Mae Caffney, Caesar Cavese, John Cini, Ro D'Alessandro, William J. Dobrowski, Anthony Grasso,

Anthony Grella Jr., Sandra Haberle, Carol Hartney, Baby Jack, Cecelia Johnson, Janine D. Kelly, Carmen Listro,

Carol MacGuffin Langstroth, Peter McCarthy, Baby Max, James Molloy, Catherine Mortell, Mike Napoli,

Baby Ouin O’Shea, Luz Payano, Kathleen Quinn, Jeanne Riccardo, Maria Santoli, Gloria Weis, Priscilla Waltz,

Lillian Weber, Carolann White.

ST. BONIFACE HOLY HOUR AND BENEDICTION

Wednesdays at 2pm in the Chapel.

PRAYER GROUP Mondays 7:30pm in the Chapel.

All welcome. Come and bring a friend! Call John & Rosemary Murello at 676-2767 for more information.

STEWARDSHIP . . . A WAY OF LIFE Thank you for your

Financial Stewardship of $7745 and $1187 for the Missions

last Sunday. This week there will be a second collection

for the Religious Retirement Fund Thank you for your generosity!

PRAYER VIGIL FOR THE SICK Thursdays 7pm -7:30pm in the Chapel

LAY CARMELITES OF BLESSED TITUS BRANDSMA Third Saturdays 9am in the Parish Center

Call Flora at 656-9375 or Pat at 887-7265 for details.

Lieutenant Melissa Buffa & Lieutenant Travis Buffa Petty Officer Keith Cano USCG

Lance CPL Matthew B. Christman Flight Lieutenant Joseph Doyle

Jake A. Hojnowski, Sailor E-3, US Navy Lance CPL Gregory Knox

Captain Brett Korade, USN Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Brian McMenamin

Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Ian McMenamin Private First Class Joshua McMillan

Ensign Michael R. Ragusa, USN Lieutenant Drew Whitting, USN

Captain Christina Merrick-Wright Captain Bradley Wright, US Army.

ST. BONIFACE BIBLE STUDY Thursdays 7:30pm in the Parish Center. All are welcome. Call 676-2767 for details.

MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA Saturdays after 8am Mass in the Chapel

with the veneration of the relic of St. Catherine Labore.

ROSARY Mondays-Saturdays after 8am Mass in the Chapel.

BINGO! Fridays 7:15pm at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Glen Cove.

All proceeds go to charity, including our St. Boniface Outreach Program.

Check Bishop Murphy’s blog at www.licatholic.org

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Dear Parishioners,

"Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him." John 6:57

Last week we celebrated the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, which is not meant to simply be explained, but rather encountered as mystery. A mystery that is meant to be pondered to draw us into the mystery of God. Today we celebrate another Solemnity that is meant more to be pondered that explained. This Solemnity of Corpus Christi, or the Body and Blood of Christ, doesn't need theological explanations; they will never be enough. What we need is faith and trust. Trust that the Word of Jesus is true. Many Christians believe that Jesus was speaking metaphorically and not literally about His Body and Blood but rather to feed on the "Word" that Jesus came to preach. While the Word is certainly important and that understanding would be easier to accept it is certainly NOT what Jesus was saying. If it were, He would have clarified His teaching when many who could not accept it turned away. What Jesus says is to reiterate more strongly His words and this teaching. After many leave Him, He turns to the Apostles and says "Will you leave me too?" This would have been the opportune time to explain a different teaching to His Disciples so they would understand more clearly. Yet there is nothing. So we conclude from this teaching and others in the Scriptures that Jesus wants to give us His very Self as food for our journey. This teaching has be believed from the earliest times in the life of the Church. We share this continual believe in the Real and True presence of Jesus in the Eucharist with our Orthodox sisters and brothers. As the Churches founded by Jesus we have kept faithful to this beautiful yet difficult teaching. Like the Trinity, we again encounter mystery. Theologians have attempted to help us grasp this mystery through the teaching of Transubstantiation. This states that the accidents (external presence) remains the same but its substance changes into the Body and Blood of Jesus. So bread still looks and tastes like bread but is reality the Body of Christ. The same would be true for the accidents of the wine and its change into the Blood of our Lord. Again, this is helpful but falls short of the beauty of what Jesus intends. What we need is faith to see past the accidents and to believe what Jesus intends. Faith acknowledges this great and wondrous Sacrament so that He may become part of us as food for our journey and that hopefully we become what we eat and drink...namely more like Jesus Himself. So what do we believe? After the priest calls down the Holy Spirit on the gifts of bread and wine they truly BECOME the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Himself. Not a symbol, not a mirror of something else, BUT Jesus Himself. Have you ever pondered while walking up to communion that you will cradle in your hands or on your tongue the true Body and Blood of our Savior? This awesome and humbling gift is Jesus' abiding presence to us. We come to Mass to receive Jesus as Savior and Lord. We gather to worship this wondrous presence among us. May we stand in awe at this mystery, BUT more importantly, may it cause us to seek Jesus and become more like Him whom we consume. In Jesus, Fr. Bob

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Sunday, June 2, 2013 Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Approaching the minister of the Holy Eucharist in the communion procession, you can hear the same words repeated again and again: “The body of Christ” and the response, “Amen.” The declaration “body of Christ” refers not only to the consecrated bread handed to the communicant; it also refers to that woman or man whose hands reach out to receive it. In the New Testament those words apply to Jesus’ human body born of Mary, to the Eucharist, and to the Christian assembly, the believers. Spiritual writer Ronald Rolheiser points out that “God still has skin in this world, in the Eucharist and in the community of believers. The incarnation is still going on”—to which we may attest: Amen! Monday, June 3 The opinions of others can affect whether you choose right or wrong. People like to be praised for doing good and usually fear condemnation for doing what is bad. What, though, about the opposite? It’s much harder to do a good thing when you won’t get recognition for it or to do the right thing in the face of mockery. As Jesus said in the gospels, “Your Father who sees in secret will repay you” (Matthew 6:6); what you do quietly or even invisibly does not escape God’s notice. A similar reward awaits anyone who has the courage to do what is right even when it brings them contempt. God, not others, is the judge. Tuesday, June 4 Antigovernment sentiment, much in the news of late, is nothing new. Jews in the time of Jesus resented the taxes the Roman Empire imposed on them. But Jesus had bigger things on his mind than the question of what was owed to worldly empires—namely the question of what was required in the reign of God. The take-away for those of us living in modern democracies? Pay your rightful taxes and make your peace with government but let your heart and your vocation belong to God. Wednesday, June 5 Great difficulties in life can take us in many directions—sometimes away from God and sometimes closer.

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Pastoral Team Pastor: Fr. Robert A. Romeo E-mail: [email protected] In Residence: Fr. Azubuike Deacon Tom Fox: [email protected] Music: Jeffrey Schneider E-mail: [email protected] All Saints Regional Catholic School (ASR) Principal: The Very Reverend Dom Elias Carr, Can. Reg. Joanne Fitzgerald, Dean 12 Pearsall Avenue, Glen Cove, NY 11542 (516) 676-0762. Wesite: www.asrcatholic.org Religious Education: Karen Croce Phone: (516) 671-0418; E-mail: [email protected] Youth Ministry: Chris Mandato Email: [email protected] Parish Outreach: Jerry Moran & Kevin O’Shea Parish Center. Wednesdays & Saturdays. 10 am-1pm Phone: (516) 676-0676. Email:[email protected] Business & Finance: Eileen Krieb E-mail: [email protected] Administration: Joan Schiller E-mail: [email protected] Bulletin Editor: Julie Byrne. E-mail: [email protected] Deadline: Mondays at noon. Webmaster: Robert Lynch Website: www.saintboniface.org Maintenance: Anacleto Rivera: 516-676-0676 Parish Center: 145 Glen Avenue, Sea Cliff, NY 11579 (516) 676-0676 / Fax: (516) 674-6742 E-mail: [email protected] / www.saintboniface.org Office Hours: 9am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:30pm, Monday-Friday Parish Registration: We welcome all new members of our parish family. We ask all parishioners to welcome and invite new neighbors and their families to become a part of St. Boniface Martyr Parish. Parish registration (census) forms available by the main doors of the church and in the parish office for new members. Please return completed forms to the parish office. Baptism: Parents wishing to present a child for Baptism should be registered members of St. Boniface Martyr Parish. Parents are required to have a Baptism Preparation Interview and attend a Baptism class. Baptisms are celebrated on the last Sunday of the month. Godparents must be fully initiated members of the Catholic Church (having received the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist), and provide a sponsor certificate. Please call 676-0676 to pre-arrange. Marriage: Couples wishing to be married should call the parish office before any other arrangements are made. A minimum of six months is needed for marriage preparations. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): An ongoing process of formation for those who ever wonder if they should become “Catholic”. If interested, call Fr. Bob at 676-0676. Reconciliation (Confession): Saturdays 4pm-4:45pm in church.

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St. Vincent de Paul Society Today as we celebrate the gift of the Body and Blood of Christ let us pray for those who are hungry, malnourished and starving. Is there a family you know who needs assistance? Please call the Society of St. Vincent de Paul so that together we can help those who are hungry.

Thank you for all your support! Furniture and financial donations are always welcome. You are too! Come join the St. Vincent de Paul Society and become a communal part of your parish. Call 822-3132.

FKG j|ÇÇxÜá May 25: $25 Ralph Casey, Glenwood Landing May 26: $25 Jill Sackett, Glen Head May 27: $25 Judy Bramfeld, Glen Head May 28: $25 Walter & Tara Smith, Sea Cliff May 29 $25 James O’Neil, Glen Head May 30: $25 Jean McNamara, Williston Park May 31: $25 Annette Marra, Sea Cliff End-of-Month: $100 McNamara Family, Glenwood Landing

Tickets are in the church vestibule & parish center.

There will be a Teen Mass at 6pm on June 2nd followed by dinner in the chapel. We will be honoring our seniors and welcoming all recent 8th grade Confirmandi. All are

encouraged to attend! For an updated schedule of youth group events please join our Facebook page ‘St. Boniface Martyr Youth

Group or email the youth minister Chris at [email protected]

Religious Education Registration 2013-14 If you did not pick up a form at Religious Education class, please e-mail the Religious Education Office at [email protected] and request a form. All families new to the parish or with children registering for Religious Education for the first time, please call the Religious Education Office at 671-0418 to set up an appointment to register their children. All parents that missed the Pre-Confirmation Parent meeting in April should contact Karen Croce at the Religious Education Office. This information is for next year’s grade 8 Confirmation class.

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