Holy Family Chapel
The 10:15 AM Mass celebrated in the Holy Family Chapel will not take place from August 1st through September 12th. Please remember this when planning your Mass attendance.

Altar Flowers
The flowers on the Main Altar are for the occasion of the wedding of Richard and Ann Marie from Richard and Pat Fascianella.

The flowers on the Blessed Mother’s Altar for this week are in loving memory of Marie Connelly on her birthday from her husband Thomas.

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.

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.

Small Christian Community Facilitators
The August & September issues of “Exploring” are available in the Outreach Office. Please stop at the rectory, and pick up enough for your group. Thanks very much.

Sanctuary Lamp
The Sanctuary Lamp Candle will be lit this week in loving memory of Annette Ferruggio from Elaine Abes.

Golf Outing
Mark your calendars now for our Annual Golf Outing at Lido Beach Golf Club on Thursday, October 7th. Details to follow in future bulletins.

Bread & Wine
The Eucharistic bread and wine for this week is in loving memory of Marie Connelly on her birthday from her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren of the Harnett Family.

Please Pray for the Repose of the Souls of the Recently Deceased
Ernest Lombardi
Paul Piszczkiewicz
Maria Agogiotta
Catherine Webber
Kathleen Noone

Al-Anon
Meeting every Wednesday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 7:30 PM in the school cafeteria.

What Up, Up There?
Last weekend I suggested that you stand near Bartholomew’s parking lot to take look at the work on the Church. This week the final layout of slates was approved and so it shouldn’t be long before you can look and see the actual slates being laid in place. So far we have been lucky and have not uncovered any additional problems, which also means there haven’t been any new expenses. The one additional expense that has been added to the job was the refurbishing of the metal cross that sits atop the bell tower. Needless to say this hasn’t been given much attention since 1958 when it was placed there. Those with a “bird’s eye view” say it is in pretty bad shape – lots of rust, etc. So it should shine brightly when the roof is finished.

Father Edward Beck
Many of you will remember Father Edward L. Beck, C.P. (Passionist priest) from the mission/retreat he gave in our parish some time ago. Many purchased his first book, God Underneath, at that time. This month his second book, Unlikely Ways Home: Real-Life Spiritual Detours will be published. It is a collection of 12 stories of peoples’ journey back to God and faith. All of Father Beck’s proceeds from the book will go to help support the ministry of the Passionists. The book is now available on-line at Amazon.com HERE or wherever books are sold.

Office of Laity & Family
The Office of Laity and Family is offering Ministering with Families Leadership Training, July 26th & 27th. The program has been designed to help you realize and experience, first hand, a broadened understanding of a family perspective in ministry. This is a wonderful opportunity to become aware of how the development of stronger, healthier families can reinvigorate ministries and parishes. For more information, you can download a brochure with registration form from http://www.drvc.org/laity/website and click on Ministry to Families or you can call our office at 678-5800, ext. 508 or 538.

Alcoholics Anonymous
Meeting every Thursday at 7:30 PM in the school cafeteria.

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.

Banns of Marriage
Michael Mundy & Jeanne-Marie Ann Toole
Salvatore Sardisco & Maria Vallone

In Your Prayers Remember the Sick
Patricia Birbiglia, Evelyn O’Brien, Teresa Coleman, Kevin Keegan,
Frances Walsh, Maureen Hopkins, Peter Lang, Marcia Toole,
Richard Mistretta, Patti Fischer, William Patrick Quinn, Daniel Murphy,
Arlene Perez Matera, Victor Mingovits, Nicole Link, Florence Johanson,
Benjamin Honor, Catherine Antonucci, and all the sick of the parish.

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.

Considering Catholicism?
This past year we welcomed a large number of men and women into the Catholic Church through a process known as the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (“RCIA” for short.) If you, or someone you know might be interested in pursuing full membership in the Church, now is the time to contact us. RCIA is intended for adults in any of three categories: (1) those who have never been baptized; (2) those who are already baptized Christians of another denomination; and (3) baptized Catholics who have never had the opportunity to receive the Eucharist and Confirmation. If interested, please leave a message at the rectory for Terry Hubert.

Craft Vendors Wanted
St. Brigid/Our Lady of Hope Regional School in Westbury is looking for vendors for their annual Fall Craft Festival to be held on Saturday, September 25th from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. For information please call Alex Nunez at 984-7617.

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.

Summer Programs at the Cenacle
Thomas Merton’s “Contemplation In a World of Action” (Workshop)
July 26th - 29th, 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM; Donation: $50.

“With Open Hands” - A Week with Henri Nouwen (Workshop)
July 26th - 29th, 9:30 AM - 12:00 N; Presenter: Thomas Petriano, Ph.D.;
Donation: $50.

Exploring the Heart of Celtic Spirituality
July 30th - August 1st; Presenter: Sr. Kathleen O’Brien; Donation: $150.

Directed Retreat: August 5th - 15th; Directors: Cenacle Sisters
Donation $300 six days plus $50 each additional day.

Seven-Day Preached Retreat - Finding God in Our Desires
August 22nd - 29th; Presenter: Fr. Harry Cain, S.J.; Donation: $350.

For information and reservations contact the Retreat Center at 631-588-8366.

Holy Hour for Vocations
The Friends of the Seminary sponsor a monthly Holy Hour for the intention of an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life. The Holy Hour, which is held on the 3rd Friday of each month at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, 440 West Neck Road, Huntington, will include Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction. The next Holy Hour will be Friday, July 16th at 8:00 PM. All are welcome. For further information, please contact the Vocation Office at 631-424-9888 or e-mail them at vocations@drvc.org

Volunteer Your Time
Madonna Heights Services, a residential care agency in Dix Hills, servicing adolescent girls are seeking volunteers as tutors, grades 7-12 and mentors/visiting resources. If interested, please contact Kerry Balletti, Volunteer Coordinator at 631-643-8800, ext. 292.