July 4, 2004 - Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Masses for the Week of July 5 - July 11
Monday, July 5
6:30 AM Virginia & Salvatore Scozzari
9:00 AM Lillian A. McKaigney
Tuesday, July 6
6:30 AM George Onufrey
9:00 AM Daniel Carey
Wednesday, July 7
6:30 AM Thomas McEntee
9:00 AM Raymond Hertling
Thursday, July 8
6:30 AM Cornelius Counihan
9:00 AM Daniel Carey
Friday, July 9
6:30 AM Kathryn Gover
9:00 AM For the Bahnken & Brady Families
3:00 PM Wedding: Richard Fascianella & Ann Marie Sergi
Saturday, July 10
8:00 AM Zebroski Family
5:00 PM Margaret Trattner, Bert Hirten, Madeline Kaiser, Mary Gannon, Annette Ferruggio, Josephine Moschetta
7:30 PM Nilsa Ramos
Sunday, July 11 (Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
7:00 AM For the People of the Parish
9:00 AM Francesco Tavella
10:15 AM Joseph Doria
10:30 AM Dominick Villani
12:00 PM Bella & Sam Marzigliano
5:00 PM Augusta Zaniello & Christopher Morelli
Rectory Closed
The Rectory Office will be closed on Sunday, July 4th and Monday, July 5th in observance of Independence Day.
Second Collection
The second collection this week is for the American Missions.
Welcome Once Again
Welcome next week Father Lawrence Nwachukwu who will be with us for the months of July and August. This is Father’s third summer with us, coming to us as he does from Nigeria in Africa. Father Martin Noone another familiar face will also arrive this week and be with us until the first week of August. Please welcome these good priests and assist us in making them feel at home here at St. Barnabas.
Bread & Wine
The Eucharistic bread and wine for this week is in memory of George Onufrey from friends.
Volunteer Registration Meetings
Over the next few months we will be implementing the program now mandated by the Diocese for all parish employees and volunteers. Details were in the parish bulletin three weeks ago. Your parish staff is sponsoring meetings for their activities but volunteers can really attend any of these meetings. In order to provide you with multiple opportunities, the currently scheduled meetings are listed below.
Wednesday, July 7th at 10:00 AM - Holy Family Chapel
Monday, July 12th at 7:30 PM - North Cafeteria
Thursday, July 15th at 7:30 PM - North Cafeteria
Volunteers are required to attend one of these meetings and complete the forms now required. Thank you for your patience with this procedure.
Altar Flowers
The flowers on the Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton for this week are in loving memory of Jeffrey Calichio from his family.
Sanctuary Lamp
The Sanctuary Lamp Candle will be lit this week in loving memory of Doug Quackenbush on his 2nd anniversary from Nancy, Jennifer & Ryan.
Mass on the 4th of July
The 5:00 PM Mass on this Sunday, the 4th of July is cancelled.
Please Pray for the Repose of the Souls of the Recently Deceased
Josephine Viola
Kathleen M. Keegan
Friendly Seniors
Meeting Tuesday, July 6th, 1:00 PM in the Holy Family Chapel. New members over 55 years are welcome.
Food Pantry Weekend
July 10th & 11th
Important Notice - Because of the July 4th holiday, our July Food Pantry Collection will take place on the 2nd weekend of the month - July 10th & 11th. Please wait until then, as our volunteer haulers and shelvers will be away for the holiday weekend, so there will be no one to transport the food.
We have more than enough pasta and sauce, but this month, we are in need of juices, tea, evaporated milk, cereals, cookies & crackers, rice-a-roni, cooking oil, dish & laundry detergents, personal care items (toothpaste & shampoo) & paper goods (paper towel & napkins). Please leave your pantry donations on the lobby benches in church. We are also happy to accept them at the rectory during the week. Kindly do not leave outdated or perishable foods, clothing items and other non-pantry goods, as we really can’t distribute or store them. The Ten-Minute Club also meets on Pantry Sunday. If you signed up for either the 9:00 AM, 10:15 AM, 10:30 AM or 12:00 PM Masses, we’ll need you to take this month’s food donations over to the rectory basement. Please meet our Saint Vincent de Paul Society members in the church lobby after Mass. Your generous support of our Pantry, as always, is deeply appreciated. Thank you so much.
Knights of Columbus
Knight Under the Stars
Saturday, July 10th - 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Bellmore Council - 2333 Bellmore Avenue
BBQ, Open Bar, Coffee, Tea and Desert
Live Music - $20.00 per person
For reservations and information call Jack Falci at 785-2502 or Joe Camillery at 785-5894.
Bellmore/No. Bellmore Mercy League
As a fund raiser for Mercy Hospital, we will be sponsoring a bus trip to Atlantic City on Monday, July 26th, to Showboat Casino. For further information, please call Alice at 781-2783 or Emily at 781-7330.
Attention Eucharistic Ministers
Eucharistic Ministers are needed to bring the Eucharist to patients at the Belair Nursing Home. Two ministers go together and your turn would be about once a month. If interested, please contact Sister William Noreen at 785-0130. Thank you for your help.
Thursday Night Bible Sharing Group
Beginning July 15th, in the Rectory Meeting Room at 7:00 PM, a study guide program will commence based on the bestseller, The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. A study guide booklet will be used each week for 40 weeks, a new booklet for each month. The program is open to the parish. We are able to order The Purpose Driven Life book for $9 and the study guides are $5; we will order both for anyone interested. For further information call Ann at 631-924-5169 or Linda at 826-8832.
Banns of Marriage
Thomas Cole & Jacqueline Gallagher
New Life - New Love
The parish rejoices with our young families who celebrate the baptism of a child. Please be assured of our prayers and support. We welcome our newest parishioners.
Paige Babette Faberman
Julianna Grace Mullaney
Robert John Aruanno
Mikayla Skye Adorno
Sean Michael Cates
Riley Elizabeth Clark
Vincent Dominic Guella
Aidan Riley Hamou
Kelly Lynn Johnson
Kelly Marie Martin
Amanda Michele O’Brien
Hailey Lynn Stork
Kyle Thomas Ulmschneider
Michael Eoin Paris
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Eric Douglas Schiller
Erin Anne Alden
Jake Robert Aurigema
Danielle Nolan Biscardi
James Andrew Griffin
Chloe Frances Henderson
Isabel Maria MacDonald
Megan Mary Ellen Merting
Gabriella Pintauro
Anna Paulina Pitt
Anthony Rey Rodriguez
Jackson Charles Schmidt
Hailey Dolores Seelig-Nesvitt
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Charismatic Renewal Center
The Diocesan Office of Charismatic Renewal will sponsor a period of praise and worship on Monday, July 12th in the Holy Family Chapel beginning at 8:00 PM. A sharing will be given on “A deeper walk through Intercessory prayer”, presented by Leslie Bresnick. For information call 631-952-7400.
Golf Outing
Mark you calendars now for our Annual Golf Outing at Lido Beach Golf Club on Thursday, October 7th. Details to follow in future bulletins.
Support Group
The Support Group for Catholic Parents of Gay and Lesbian Children meets monthly in Nassau County. For more information please contact Lillian at 785-9169 or Eddie at 679-3051.
What Up, Up There?
If you stand north of the Church – maybe up by the library or near Bartholomew’s parking lot you will notice that a good bit of the roof is clear of the tiles. Work has begun on the removal of the tiles and the placing of the materials that are installed beneath the tiles. To date we haven’t found any surprises – thanks be to God! A number of people have asked a few questions that might be on the mind of some others. People have asked about the old tiles and what is being done with them. The old tiles are very fragile – most break into pieces as they are removed. Early on the contractor hoped to rescue these tiles but that did not work out, they were entirely too breakable to conserve. Others have asked why we are putting on a slate roof on the Church rather than a less expensive imitation. Honestly the slate is more expensive than many alternatives, but the difference was $30,000 for the entire roof and it was recommended that we spend the additional $30,000 since the slate will last about twice as long as any alternatives. And so we will have a slate roof. The pastor in 2070 will probably be grateful as he won’t need to replace the roof. Most of us, except perhaps our youngest members will be enjoying the heavenly choirs of angels at that time.
In Your Prayers Remember the Sick
Patricia Birbiglia
Evelyn O’Brien,
Teresa Coleman
Kevin Keegan
Frances Walsh,
Catherine Webber
Peter Lang
Maureen Hopkins,
Marcia Toole
Patti Fischer
William Patrick Quinn,
Arlene Perez Matera
Richard Mistretta
Nicole Link,
Victor Mingovits
Florence Johanson,
Benjamin Honor
Maria Agogiotta,
and all the sick of the parish.
Nocturnal Adoration
First Tuesday, July 6th, at 8:00 PM in the church. Please note: Nocturnal Adoration will now be the first Tuesday of the month.
Help Wanted
The Office of Parish Social Ministry at St. James Church, Seaford is seeking someone to assist the coordinator with clerical duties, part-time on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM. Must be computer literate and have good telephone and interpersonal skills. Seeking someone who is compassionate and people friendly. If interested, please call Vilma Nuzio at 735-8690.
A Letter from the Pastor - July 4, 2004
My dear friends,
This weekend we celebrate the Fourth of July rejoicing in our independence as a nation of people gathered together as “one nation, under God” from throughout the world. As a nation we are so aware of who we are and the power we have as a country at this time in our history. Our strength is highlighted by the respect accorded us by nations throughout the world. Just the other day our government orchestrated the re-formation of the government of Iraq and hopefully initiated a period of peace in that country.
Most of us however are aware of the need for peace in our world. We have heard of the death of so many people during the war in Iraq, we have watched with horror additional acts of terrorism and barbarism, and we have shared in the sadness of watching the caskets of our soldiers being returned to their homeland and to their families.
But peace must still come to our world. So much needs to be done to see that people treat others with dignity, that humanity not sink into acts of aggression against one another. We know this in the deepest recesses of our hearts but we find ourselves and others acting in violent ways. And so we are called to pray for peace and do all we can to create a place of peace in our homes, our towns and hopefully well beyond the boarders of our town.
As we celebrate the Fourth of July and our national independence, let us redouble our prayer that peace would come to our world, that terrorism would be far from the hearts of all people and that humanity would flourish as God created it to be.
Happy Fourth of July!
God Love You,
-Father Peter
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