Rectory Closed
The Rectory Office will be closed on Monday, September 6th in observance of Labor Day.

September 11th Memorial Mass
Continuing our tradition of prayer and consolation for the families of those who were most closely affected by the tragedies of September 11th, 2001, we will have a memorial mass for the deceased on Saturday, September 11th at 11:00 AM. Please join us at this time praying for those who died on that day, for their families and for peace in our world.

Bread & Wine
The Eucharistic bread and wine for this week is in memory of Robert Mullane from the LaPadula Family.

Altar Flowers
The flowers on the Blessed Mother’s Altar for this week are in loving memory of Marie Toto from her family.

The flowers on the Shrine of the Sacred Heart for this week are in loving memory of Adele from her daughter.

Friendly Seniors
Meeting Tuesday, September 7th, at 1:00 PM in the Holy Family Chapel.

Rosary Society
Our Annual Investiture Mass will be held on Monday, October 4th at 7:00 PM in the Church. Immediately following the Mass, a dinner will be held at the Knights of Columbus. Tickets are $21 per person. For reservations, please call Barbara Merget at 221-1726 or Tecla Curcio at 781-0237. Anyone wishing to be invested into the Rosary Society please contact Marie Scheibeler at 826-3974.

Widows & Widowers
The St. Barnabas Widows and Widowers will hold a luncheon on Thursday, September 16th at 12:30 PM at the Brown Osprey Restaurant in Seaford. Cost is $18. For reservations please call Dolores at 826-2512 or Marge at 826-3608.

Holy Family Chapel
The 10:15 AM Mass in the Holy Family Chapel is cancelled and will resume on September 19th.

Second Collection
The second collection today is for the support of the National Catholic University.
There will be a second collection next week for the repair of the Church roof.

Please Pray for the Repose of the Souls of the Recently Deceased
Ethel Duffy

Golden Wedding Jubilee
On Sunday, September 26th, couples married 50 years or more, who have not already been honored by the Bishop, are invited to receive a special blessing and certificate from His Excellency Paul Walsh, following the celebration of the Eucharist at Maria Regina Church, Seaford at 3:00 PM. Please pick up your registration card at the rectory, fill it out, and return to the Diocese no later than September 8th.

St. Barnabas Golf Outing
St. Barnabas will be holding its 3rd Annual Monsignor Potterton Memorial Golf Outing on Thursday, October 7th at the Lido Beach Golf Club. Monsignor loved to play golf and he loved his parish. Let’s help keep his memory alive by joining in this annual event. Many of you who are not golfers, and would like to share in this day, could do so by being a sponsor, donating a prize, attending the dinner or making a donation in his memory. For further information, contact the rectory office. Thank you for your support.
- Sister William Noreen, Honorary Chairperson

Catholics Daughters of the Americas
The first meeting of the 2004-2005 year for the Catholic Daughters of the Americas will be held on Tuesday, September 7th at 7:30 PM in the school cafeteria. Come join the largest Catholic Women’s organization in the United States. For further information, call Jackie at 781-7846 after 7:00 PM.

Christmas Cards
Any one interested in ordering hand crafted Christmas Cards from Fr. Lawrence can call or stop at the rectory. The proceeds from the sale of these cards will support St. Theresa’s Minor Seminary in Nigeria.

Divorce and Beyond
The Diocesan Ministry for Separated and Divorced Catholics will be running the Divorce and Beyond Program this fall, sponsored by Parish Outreach, here at St. Barnabas. Meetings will be held in the Rectory Meeting Room on Wednesday evenings from September 22nd through November 10th from 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM. For further information, call Nancy at 731-3321.

Office of Christian Formation
We are currently assigning our students in our parish Christian formation program (religious education) into classes for the upcoming school year. It has come to our attention that we are in need of special needs catechists or teachers for some of the children in our program who might present some learning difficulties. We invite parishioners who have experience working with special needs children to consider teaching religion to some of these children on a one to one basis or in a small classroom setting. We also need catechists and hall monitors for grades 2-8. If you can share an hour a week monitoring the hallways or teaching the faith to a small group of children, please call the OCF at 785-0130. We appreciate your assistance and support.

Banns of Marriage
Christopher Noone & Meredith McCoy
Joseph Catapano & Nancy Heinrich
Leonard Wood & Kira Gallagher

Boy & Cub Scouts Car Wash
St. Barnabas Boy Scout Troop 580 and Cub Scout Pack 580 will have their annual Car Wash on Sunday, September 12th from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Bellmore Knights of Columbus. Please support the scouts by bringing us your cars. We appreciate any old towels you can donate also. Please bring them down to the car wash or call Debbie Marzigiliano at 316-0045 for pick-up before the 12th. The money raised helps defray the cost of the scouting program for the coming year. Both the Troop and Pack are active in the St. Barnabas community. Thank you for your support.

Nocturnal Adoration
First Tuesday, September 7th, at 8:00 PM in the church.

Girl Scouts
On Saturday, August 21st, a Youth fest was held at Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington. We wish to recognize three of our Girl Scouts from St. Barnabas Parish for volunteering their services at the Youth fest - Pamela Karchinski, Mary Anne Monastaro and Katlin Rolston. Job well done! Our Religious Awards program will again be getting underway with the first workshop being held on Saturday afternoon, September 18th, in the school cafeteria. 2nd grade Brownies, contact Joyce Caggiano at 796-9754; 3rd grade Brownies, contact Pauline Schlenke at 785-5549; Juniors, contact Judith Hughes at 781-8040 and Cadettes, contact Janet Donnelly at 826-1766.

In Your Prayers Remember the Sick
Patricia Birbiglia, Evelyn O’Brien, Teresa Coleman, Patti Fischer, Marcia Toole,
Richard Mistretta, Jane Deyette, Peter Lang, Daniel Murphy, Catherine Antonucci,
Megan Drumm, Ursula Nemeiksis, Lily Zaborowski, Muriel Zaborowski, Florence Johanson
and all the sick of the parish.

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.

Sophia Marie MacNeil Brendan Agustin Carron Matthew Richard Leitenberger Megan Patricia Hansen Thomas Joseph McDonald, Jr.

Timothy Nicholas Burke Daniel Robert Fitzgerald Adriana Angela Pioli Leila Maddalena Schwartz Isabella Rose Buono

Carnival
Our Lady of Peace, Lynbrook
September 16th through September 19th
Rides, Raffles, Casino Games, Food

Altar Server Training
If you are in the 4th grade or higher and would like to give Altar Serving a try, please complete the Altar Server Registration Form and return it to Fr. Gil by September 12th. You can drop the form off in the rectory or in the Sunday collection. Training will last for seven weeks (there will be no training on November 2nd), one day a week, from 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM in the Church beginning Tuesday, September 21st and ending Tuesday, November 9th. New altar servers will be installed at the 9:00 AM Mass on Sunday, November 28th.