Bread & Wine
The Eucharistic bread & wine for this week is in memory of Raymond LaBau from Gloria and Family.

Family Liturgy’s Special Anniversary Blessing
If celebrating a wedding anniversary this month, come to the 10:15 AM Mass in the Holy Family Chapel next week to receive a special blessing.

Please Pray for the Repose of the Souls of the Recently Deceased
Philip Mandracchia, Martin C. Moser, Mary H. Simpson and James Connors

Bereavement Support Group
For your convenience, our Bereavement Support Group will have two Wednesday sessions beginning March 2nd at 10:30 AM and 7:30 PM. Both will take place in the rectory meeting room. This is an eight-week program conducted by two trained facilitators. If you have recently experienced the loss of a spouse, please consider being with us, and know that you are most welcome. For additional information, call Margaret Pariseau at the Outreach Office, 785-6243.

Lenten Activities
Stations of the Cross:
Friday, February 18th - 1:30 PM

Evening Lenten Services
Join us for these evenings of Eucharist and reflection at 7:30 PM in the Church.

Tuesday, February 22nd
Like Peter, We are Called to Confess the
Lordship of Jesus
Rev. George Hernandez
Parish of St. Barbara, Brooklyn

Tuesday, March 1st
Lent: A Time to Forgive From the Heart
Rev. Steven Brigandi, Associate Pastor
Parish of St. Agnes Cathedral, Rockville Centre

Tuesday, March 8th
Social Justice and The Church
Rev. Charles Sultana
Parish of St. Mary, Manhasset

Tuesday, March 15th
An Ecumenical Look at Lent
Rev. Laurie Cline, Pastor
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Bellmore

Stations of the Cross for Children
Friday - March 18th
4:30 PM - Main Church

Parish Soup Supper
Friday, March 18th
5:30 PM - School Cafeteria

Lenten Feast Days
Thursday, March 17th, Feast of St. Patrick
Saturday, March 19th, Feast of St. Joseph
Join us for Mass at 9:00 AM on March 17th followed by hospitality and entertainment in the Holy Family Chapel to honor both saints.

Adult Faith Formation
Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ - How Do You Film God?
Monday, March 7th, 7:30 PM, Upper Church
Rev. Robert Lauder, LI Catholic Columnist
Professor of Philosophy, St. John’s University
This film may be one of the most powerful contemporary art form. Religious films are the most difficult to create. Is Mel Gibson’s film one of them?

Lenten Almsgiving 2005
As a parish committed to stewardship, Saint Barnabas continually shares its resources with the needy, both among and around us. During Lent, we have always made a special effort to do even more in this regard. For each of the six weeks, $500 from the parish collection is sent to a group or agency which serves the needy in a particular way. Some of you who wish may even send a contribution, on your own, to these charities. This week our parish donation will be sent to God’s Love We Deliver, 166 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013, which provides nutritious, life-sustaining meals to anyone in the five boroughs of New York City and surrounding areas who is living with HIV/AIDS, cancer or other serious illness. God’s Love We Deliver makes such a difference in the lives of over 1,400 men, women and children who are too sick to shop and cook for themselves.

In Your Prayers Remember the Sick
Patti Fischer, Joe Mammano, Andrea Of, Sal Pitti,
Anthony Zaragoza, Angelo Insardi, Lorraine Degeilh, Cynthia Price, Stephen Hyland, Rosemarie Kreuder, Andrea DeFino, William Quinn, Teresa Procopio,
Baby James Michael Bayley, Theresa Ryan,
James Fenton, Jack Eschmann, Angela Insardi,
Florence Johanson, and all the sick of the parish.

Girl Scouts
Last Religious Award Workshop for Brownies working on the Family of God Award is Saturday, February 19th, 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM in the south cafeteria.

Christian Ministries Appeal
Last weekend parishioners pledged $48,146 for the Catholic Ministries Appeal toward our goal of $103,000. The parish staff thanks all who have made a pledge for your support. Once again this week, we offered you an opportunity to complete a pledge card in the pew. Whatever you can do is most appreciated. If you have any questions about the Appeal, please contact Father Peter in the rectory. Those who seek to donate directly to the parish or seek an alternative method of donating can contact Father Peter in the rectory. Some parishioners have chosen to donate directly to the parish in lieu of the Catholic Ministries Appeal. Their contributions have amounted to $5,050.

Helping our Soldiers
Recently we received this note from Msgr. Thomas Molloy, a chaplain in the U.S. Army Reserve who works with our soldiers on both sides of the ocean. The note is self-explanatory and is a wonderful way for all of us to support those currently serving in the war in Iraq.

I just returned from serving as the Army Chaplain at the military hospital at Landstuhl, Germany, where wounded soldiers are flown after being stabilized at a field hospital. They receive wonderful medical care but because they are evacuated so rapidly from the battlefield to Kandaharr Airport, to Ramstein Air Force Base, and on to the hospital at Landstuhl, they find themselves temporarily with almost nothing. Most of their “stuff” is either back at Fort Wherever USA or lost. What they carried in their backpacks is scattered on the ground in Iraq at the spot where they were wounded when they were loaded onto a helicopter for transport to a hospital. The soldiers could use our help in sending them a few basics that would make life more comfortable. They need the following: Tee shirts (S,M,L); men’s underpants (size 32-42); women’s underpants (sizes 6-9); sweat pants and shirts (S,M,L); sports bras (all sizes); socks and tennis shoes (size 8-13), pajamas; tote or gym bags. For wounded soldiers able to walk or get around in a wheelchair, send Burger King gift certificates (in the hospital there is a Burger King and it is a welcome change from hospital food) and AT & T prepaid phone cards so the soldier can make a call home. Homemade “Get Well” cards from the kids are always a big hit. Send any of the above to:

Landstuhl Regional Medicate Center
Pastoral Services, CMR 402
APOAE 09180
Attention: Mrs. Loretta Wood

Tsunami Fundraiser
St. Barnabas’ 6th grade religious education students are hosting an ice skating fundraiser for the victims of December’s Tsunami disaster, Monday, February 14th at Newbridge Ice Skating rink, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Admission is $7.50 and includes rentals. There will be raffles, prizes and goodies. Come join the fun!

Help Needed
Planning meeting, Monday, February 28th, 7:30 PM, in the rectory meeting room for set up and/or decorating for Rock ‘n’ Roll Dance. Call Rosemary at 785-0130.

Altar Flowers
The flowers on the Blessed Mother’s Altar are in memory of Marion Tagle from Eileen & Don Williams.

The flowers on the Blessed Sacrament Altar are in memory of Thomas Gilchrist on his 5th Anniversary from the Gilchrist Family.

The flowers on the Sacred Heart Shrine are in loving memory of Joseph O’Neill from his wife Ann.

Operation Rice Bowl - Lent 2005
Working together as a faith community, our parish will again participate in Operation Rice Bowl this Lent. “Rice Bowl” is a special Lenten Program of Catholic Relief Services coordinated by our Social Justice Committee, which gives the parish a unique opportunity to pray, fast, learn and share, as we are called to do during Lent. Our Lenten offering to Operation Rice Bowl supports Catholics Relief Services as it works to alleviate human suffering in more than 87 countries. The Rice Bowls and a Lenten Calendar with a daily reflection for Lent have been placed in baskets in the back of the Church today. When Lent ends, the contributions you have saved in your own rice bowl should be returned in check form, made payable to St. Barnabas Church. A second collection, on the weekend of April 2nd & 3rd, will be taken for this purpose. Our total donation as a parish will then be forwarded to Catholic Relief Services. Look for more information on Operation Rice Bowl as Lent continues and thanks very much for anything you might do to help.

Rosary Society
Our annual Dinner-Fashion Show and Chinese Auction will be Wednesday, April 6th at 7:00 PM in the Coral House, Baldwin. Tickets are $31 per person and are available from Linda Dunbar, 221-4479. To donate a prize for the Chinese Auction, new items only, contact the chairladies, Lisa Boscarino, 781-5448 or Mary Hall, 546-8437. Baskets for the prizes are also needed.

Sanctuary Lamp
The Sanctuary Lamp Candle will be lit this week in loving memory of Catherine O’Connor.

Widow & Widowers
The Widows and Widowers Club is having a dinner at The Nook on Thursday, February 24th at 6:00 PM. For reservations, please call Millie McDevitt at 221-2602.

Friendly Seniors
Meeting Tuesday, February 15th, at 1:00 PM in the Holy Family Chapel.

Adult Night Out
“Rock ‘n’ Roll is Here to Stay”
Saturday, March 5th - 7:30 PM - 11:30 PM
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Regional School Gym - $22.50 per person
Dance to the music of the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s - DJ with MC - Krompier Entertainment. Cold buffet, soda, beer, coffee, tea and cookies. For information and reservations call Rosemary Pettei at 785-0130. Please CLICK HERE for the sign-up sheet.

Easter Flowers
Remember your loved ones living and deceased at Easter by having Easter flowers on the altar in their honor. The offering is $15. To arrange for this, please fill out the form by CLICKING HERE. Print and drop off at the rectory or in the collection basket.