MASS INTENTIONS Sunday, July 17, Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

7:00 Julia & Albert DiGennaro requested by Loving Family

7:00 Joseph Carnovale requested by Joseph Dinatale

9:00 Cathy Savage requested by The 9:00 Choir

9:00 Catherine Savage requested by Linda & Joe Savage

10:30 Lily Scuccimari requested by Mr & Mrs Restivo

10:30 An End to Abortion requested by Respect Life Committee

12:00 Pasquale Muscolo requested by The Arnold Family

12:00 Patricia Mosca requested by Patricia & Bruce Kalbfleisch

12:00 Matthew DiNardo requested by Mr & Mrs Edward Gabriel

5:00 For the People of the Parish

5:00 Garrison Murphy requested by The Witt Family

5:00 Donald McCarthy requested by Karen Dunphy

7:00 Robert J & Joseph C Hennessy requested by Loving Family

7:00 Shirley Anne Murray requested by Mary Wilson

9:00 Rose DiGirolamo requested by Cheryl Kranz

9:00 Matt Yellico (living) requested by The Yellico Children

7:00 Wendy Alexandre requested by E Corcoran

9:00 Claudia Insinga requested by Joseph & Janet Sheldrick

9:00 Dorothy Holcobe requested by The Rand Family

7:00 Michael Lesniewski requested by Diane & Larry Pollan

7:00 Lucille Barbarito requested by Bronna Silverman

9:00 Patrick Redmond requested by The Murphy Family

7:00 Ernest Decrescenzo requested by

Colleen Murphy & Linda Lubranski

9:00 Theresa DeFilippo - 18th Anniversary requested by

Marie DeFilippo

9:00 Rose Gugliotta requested by The Shorts Family

7:00 Intentions of the Celebrant

9:00 Kathleen Pagliuca requested by Loving Family

9:00 Deacon John Erdman requested by Loving Family

8:00 Harry Ballard requested by Loving Wife & Family

5:00 For the People of the Parish

5:00 Paul Christensen requested by Mr & Mrs Richard Delmater

7:00 For Our Beloved Dead

9:00 Deceased Members of St Regis

Knights of Columbus & Columbiettes

10:30 Dominic D’Angelis requested by Loving Wife

10:30 John Grega requested by Maureen Cestare

12:00 Lorraine Scharff requested by Judy & Eddie Spahn

12:00 SP4 Matthew Curtis DiNardo requested by Loving Family

5:00 Joseph Marchica requested by Kathleen Roach

5:00 Madeline Garcynski requested by Jeannine Bruno

REMEMBER OUR DEAD

Lucille Jordan, Kathleen Adams, Kathleen O’Hagan, Margaret

Hoyer, our deceased soldiers and all of our deceased

relatives and friends.

REMEMBER OUR SICK

For this week, please pray for the sick, especially:

Michael Ambrosio Maureen Borden Mary Ellen Bowers

Emmanuel Coby Fr James Costello Josephine D'Agostino

Angelina DeSimone Olivia Marie Devine Anna Dorney

Geraldine DuBritz Maggie Errico Robert Filce

Maria Goncalves Catherine Gracey Jack Kelleher

Helen Kwiathouski Georgiana Lopez Anita Louise

Dominick Mariano Elizabeth Mauro Allison McAteer

Maureen McCann Michele McGee Josephine Mileto

Tom Nanry Timothy M Nigro Vincent Palladino

Edward Percesepe Grace C Peshkur Arthur Plouffe

Joseph Poirot Joan A Reilly Barbara Rooney

Rose Russo Joyce Ryan Lorraine Schaffer

Sharon Schneider Marie Schwind Antonina Sturiano

Stacie Tizzard Patrick Woods

PLEASE NOTE: To keep our prayer list current, we will keep names on the

OUR PRIEST-CELEBRANTS

Fr Boyle 5:00 pm Fr Thomas

Fr Maffeo 7:00 am Fr Thomas

Fr Liu 9:00 am Fr Boyle

Fr Thomas 10:30 am Fr Maffeo

Fr Maffeo 12:00 pm Fr Liu

Fr Boyle 5:00 pm Fr Maffeo

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ALTAR BREAD & WINE

The gifts offered at our Masses this

weekend

Are Donated in Honor of

Joseph Carnovale

Requested by

Mrs Phyllis Dinatale

OUR LITURGY

Wisdom calls us to acknowledge God as the source of

justice and mercy toward believers. Paul teaches us that

when we do not know how to pray, the Holy Spirit

intercedes for us. The parable of the wheat and the weeds

makes clear the power of God’s justice. Those who are

good will be saved, while the wicked will be destroyed.

living. They are also a wonderful way to help support the

parish Restoration/Rebuilding Fund. Each new brick

donated will be placed with the other bricks already

located at the Church’s Main Entrance. The donation for

each memorial brick is $1,800 and your pledge can be

fulfilled in many different ways even over the course of

several years. While that seems high, please remember

your life-giving donation will go a long way in helping us

carry out the repair projects that were not able to be done

during the last restoration campaign, and to maintain a

fund, which will make future repairs and maintenance

easier to accomplish.

If the Memorial Brick is not possible for you, there is

also the Memorial Leaves for the Tree of Life or you can

donate to the Restoration Fund in any amount you wish.

Any amount helps us maintain our beautiful parish

grounds. As you know the funds that were collected by

Msgr. Midura, all went to accomplish the plan he laid out

to the parish when he arrived. The only project that could

not be completed was the convent. The funds collected

for this building were used to fix the emergency repair of

the heating system in the Rectory that went back to the

time when Fr. Carew built the Church and the Rectory

almost 40 years ago. Not only must the Convent be

repaired we must replace the Religious Education Officethe

original plan was to move Religious Ed into the

Convent, but that may change depending on the actual

state of the old Convent. While the remaining pledges

from Msgr.’s time are going to the restoration fund, it will

not be enough to finish the work. Hopefully we can all

pull together to get the job done, thanks.

Alan C. Fricke Memorials Inc. American Legion

American Office Supply Bank of New York

Cancos Tile Corporation Chiarelli Religious Goods

Curves for Women D.P. Murphy Co., Inc.

Dr John S Valente Dr. Louis Lupinacci

Earthrite Textile Recycling Greg & Bill's Auto

Hilton Garden Inn Lake Auto Service

Long Island Ace Hardware Lyon Tree Service Ltd

Maid Brigade Moloney Funeral Homes

Okey Dokey Outback Steak House

Ronkonkoma Plumbing Supply Sachem Building Supply

Shirley Auto Body Inc Skee Containers & Fuel

St. Joseph CYO St. Regis Council

Tantone & Gulotta Villa Lombardi

Weber Funeral Homes Z & J News Service

We again see Jesus speaking to us in parables and

likewise explaining to the disciples, and us, their meaning.

This parable The Weeds amongst the Wheat deals with the

coming of the age (the end of the world). We are told by

Jesus to pay special attention to The Last Judgment, when

the just will be judged side by side with the who have not

chosen life or love. As we see in this parable, the weeds

have been mixed in with the wheat by the work of some

enemy, but the farmer refuses to remove the weeds because

the good wheat could also be removed. But there is the

worry that the weeds will choke off the wheat-so the farmer

looks to the harvest with some fear, but also with hope!

This Parable in a sense warns us to be strong, for so

many times in our lives or in the lives of people we know,

we encounter these weeds, and we must ask God to give us

the strength not to be choked by them. To fight them off,

we must accept the Kingdom like yeast that a woman took

and mixed with 3 measures of flour. Once the yeast does

its work, the dough grows and becomes larger and larger.

When the Kingdom does its work, in us-through, the power

of The Holy Spirit- we become more and more like Jesus

and the Kingdom grows through our actions. When we

grow in the ways of the Kingdom then we shall be the

wheat that survives the weeds. And when the Harvest

Master comes, we will not share the same fate as the weeds.

This week our 10th Annual Summer Family Festival

begins on Wednesday at 7PM, and we thank all who

volunteered to help, our sponsors, and all who donated

goods and services to make the Festival a great success.

Again, one special way to thank our sponsors is to

patronize their businesses-what a great way to reward them

for their generosity.

Rectory Lawn during the month of August at 7 PM.

Bring your Rosaries, your lawn chair, and a tasty treat to

share with your parish family. Also on Monday August

8th from 3:30-9 PM we will hold our Annual Blood Drive

in Carew Hall, if you can give this much-needed gift of life

please do so. Remember during the summer months there

Perhaps you have seen the MEMORIAL BRICKS

located on the table in the church lobby, we apologize

because we have not provided enough information about

them. These memorial bricks are a great way to remember

a loved one who has gone on or to commemorate the

Sunday, July 17, 2005 Page 3

FROM THE DESK OF FR. MIKE

Rectory basement meeting room.

Stewardship

“Those who are just must be kind,” says today’s

first reading. If our words and deed are kind and

selfless, we will be like the good seed in the Gospel

parable and gathered as wheat in the Lord’s harvest.

Weekly Offering

594 Envelopes $ 11,879

Loose collection 3,358

Total Last Sunday $15,237

Weekly Operating Expenses 21,250

Weekly Excess/(Debt) (6,013)

Same Sunday last year 14,163

Poor Box last weekend $348

Mission Appeal $ 1040

Parish Outreach

The Outreach cliental are in need of toiletries -

toothpaste, soap, deodorant, toilet paper, shampoo,

etc. - please help them if you can. Also paper towels,

tissues and paper napkins would be appreciated. All

donations can be left by the Blessed Mother statue in

the front of the Church. Thank you.

PREGNANCY CRISIS HOTLINE - We

are here to help you. Please call 981-6888.

Banns of Marriage

( Second Time)

Michelle Falsetta of St Joseph’s and

Edward Becker of Good Shepherd

Mary Kate Prigge of St Joseph’s and

Frederick Hausmann of St Margaret’s of Scotland

Jo Ann Tavano of St Joseph’s and

Peder Foss of St Elizabeth Ann Seton

Madeline Inserra of St Joseph’s and

Leonard Campione of Good Shepherd

Kimberly Bilello of Holbrook and

John Povey Jr of St Joseph’s

Karla Manzueta and Michael SanGiovanni

both of St Joseph’s

Deanna Iorio of Good Shepherd and

Timothy Kelly of Our Lady of Visitation

Gina Olkuski of St Joseph’s and

Ross Castaldo of St Patrick’s

Gianna Tringali of Immaculate Conception and

Religious Education

The Religious Ed Office is closed for the summer we will

reopen on August 22nd.

Since our office is closed during the summer months we

would like to take this opportunity to welcome the new

families who will be moving into our parish and inform

you about our Religious Education program. Each week

we will give you a heads up on the different levels of our

Program.

Level Two This is the second half of our two year

preparation for receiving the Sacraments of

Reconciliation and Eucharist. Through the use of text

book, videos and prayers services, the children learn

about forgiveness and making good choices. They learn

the different parts of the liturgy and the gift of the

Eucharist.

R C I A

The summer inquiry schedule is as

follows:

Meetings on 2nd & 4th Thursdays

of June, July, August and

September

from 7:30 - 8:30 in the

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Please continue to remember them in your prayers.

CPL Deborah Alfieri PFC Justin Browne

PC Michael Dean Cantley SPC Thomas E. Corcoran

SGT Ryan Delaney LTCOL Kurt Diehl

SGT Stephen Gene DiGirolamo CPL Keith Flick

RCT Michael Gabriellini SPC Daniel Heuman

SGT John W Keohane SGT Steven Knight

1SGT John Krumholz SSG Stephen LeGrady

MAJ Kevin McCue PFC Edward McGinn

SGT Patrick McNally PFC William Meyer

Andy Mezador SGT Glenn Miller

SGT Daniel Montville SSGT Brian Moran

SGT James Munro LCPL Thomas Napolitano

LCPL Michael Napolitano LCPL James Neubauer

N/Seal Paul Padro ENS3 Lucy Padro

MAJ Paul E Pinaud SGT Edwin Rivera, II

SSGT Jason Schiavo RCT Brian Schildt

SPC James Stanek SSG Nick Vicale

SGT John Thomas Vogt

(If you would like to include a soldier from your family who is serving, place

RESPECT LIFE

Congress recently (2004) passed legislation

stipulating that state and local governments

can’t coerce hospitals, insurers and other

health care groups into performing or

supporting abortions. This legislation will

deny federal funds to any federal agency,

state or local government that discriminates against a health

care entity because it does not provide, pay for or support

abortions. The provision also expands a federal law

specifying that a doctor can opt out of abortion training. The

law was crafted by Representatives Henry Hyde (R-Ill) and

Dave Weldon (R-Fla) and was included in a $388 billion

spending bill. The Washington Times

Umbilical cord blood is a plentiful, rich source of

stem cells that are genetically unique to each child and

family. They are the building blocks of the immune system

and already have been used in the treatment of over forty

different diseases, including many cancers. Unlike the

harvesting of human embryonic stem cells, which kills a

human being, the saving of cord blood stem cells is entirely

moral. Arrangements for the saving of the cord blood must

be made before the birth of the child. Such saved stem cells

have the potential to treat not only the child from whose

umbilical cord the blood was taken, but also parents and

siblings. Celebrate Life, Nov/Dec 2004

Pro-lifers cheered the announcement that Gloria

Feldt has resigned as president of Planned Parenthood

Federation of America, the nation’s largest abortion

provider. During her eight years, Feldt “presided over more

abortions (1,370,000) than any other PP president, and we

are happy to see her go,” said Jim Sedlak, executive director

of American Life League’s STOPP International.

CNSNews.com Celebrate Life, Mar 2005

If you feel called to assist the worthwhile effort of

offering those about to abort their child one final chance

to CHOOSE LIFE, please help to expand the pro-life

presence at 200 Motor Pkwy. (West of L.I.E. exit 55 – the

second building east of Adams Avenue.)

Please consider joining the Respect Life group from Our

Lady of the Snow when they witness at that location on

each first Saturday from 10:30 AM to Noon. Persons

wishing to attend on Saturday, August 6th are asked to

call Marie Mawn of St. Joseph Respect Life Committee

at 631-588-0168.

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Mark Your Calendars

July 20 - 24 10th Annual

Family Festival

August 1 Rosary (on the lawn) 7PM

August 8 Blood Drive 3:30-9PM

August 8 Rosary (on the lawn) 7PM

St Joseph’s School

The students of St Joseph School

would like to thank the parish family

For helping us with our Box Tops

collection this past school year. We

earned $1963.02, of which the parish

collected $245.40. This was a great

help to the school!

We are already collecting for the

‘05-’06 school year, so please keep

those box tops coming. They can be

left at the rectory or dropped in the

Sunday collection basket. In addition to the Box Tops

please collect the General Mills “whole grain” logo found

on all General Mills cereal boxes, from now until Dec. 31.

Each logo will give us one entry into a contest where 100

schools will win 10,000 bonus Box Tops or $1,000!

Presale Ride Tickets

are now available at the rectory!

The tickets are being

sold at a savings of 50% off

the regular cost. Tickets are 50 for $25.

Sale price is available until opening of the

festival on Wednesday, July 20th at 7 PM.

Ava Eileen Cooper

Daniel James DeRienzis

Mackenzie Jean Kelly

John Joseph Lesko

Nicholas Michael Marotta

Thomas Charles Nemeth

Scott Richard Ospitale Jr

Andrew Mihkel Pennica

ST JOSEPH’S

SUMMER VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

Catholic Ministries Appeal 2005

St. Joseph’s by the

Numbers

Goal $74,800.

Pledged 52,548.

Percentage of Goal

70.3 %

Our thanks to all have made

a pledge the Catholic

Ministries Appeal and to

those who are still planning

to. Your generous gift

enables our parish and

diocese help those in need

on Long Island. The work

of the church is able to

continue because of your

support and we look forward

to the future with great

optimism because of your

leadership.

Catholic Ministries Appeal 2005 St Joseph R C Church, Ronkonkoma, NY

Pledge: $ _________ Initial Payment: $ ________ Balance: $ _______

Thank you for your support. Please make checks payable to: Catholic Ministries Appeal

Name: ______________________________________________________

Address: ____________________________________________________

City_____________________________ State ____ Zip __________

This form can be returned to St Joseph Rectory or put in an envelope and placed in the Sunday collection.

A Guide to Giving

Pledge 10 Payments

$ 300 $ 30

500 50

1,000 100

1,500 150

2,500 250

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10th ANNUAL FAMILY

FESTIVAL

Church Street, Ronkonkoma

LAS VEGAS NIGHTS

Wed. &Thurs.

7 pm to 11 pm

Fri. 7 pm to Midnight

& Sat. 6 pm to Midnight

Presale Ride Tickets

50 for $25.00

Buy Early Save 50 %

(Tickets Good Any Night)

RIDES GAMES

Fun FOOD

ENTERTAINMENT

Fun

REFRESHMENTS

PAY ONE PRICE

ALL RIDES

$15.00 Per Person

FREE ADMISSION DAILY

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Around The Parish

Visit teacher pages for summer reading lists,

summer news, and back to school supply lists.

Volunteers are needed for Vacation Bible school - we are in need of more adults and teens - anyone

interested please call Mary Lou at 981-9314 and leave your name and phone number.

Atlantic City Trip - On Saturday, July 23rd, St Regis Knights of Columbus will sponsor a

bus trip to the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City. We will be meeting at the council at 8AM for

a Continental Breakfast of coffee, juice and cake. The bus will be departing at 9AM and

leaving to return home at 6:30PM. The cost is $30 per person with a return of about $5 each.

There are no refunds. Everyone is invited - bring a friend or neighbor. This is a fundraiser for

the St Patrick’s Day Parade. For more information please call Mo Maloney at 981-7759.

Courtesy Announcements

Blood Drive - Holy Cross Parish will hold its annual Blood Drive on Tuesday, July 19 between

3:00 and 8PM. For more information, or to make an appointment, please call Outreach at 631-

265-2200.

The 37th Annual Long Island Feis will be held on Sunday, August 7th beginning at 9AM at

The Student Activities Center Stony Brook University. Admission is Adults $10, Children and

parking free. Competitions in the Irish Arts. Step Dancing, Art, Singing, Irish Language and

Irish Soda Bread Competition. Vendors of Irish Wares 9 AM to 5PM.

Adult Education program at the Joseph M Barton District Building in Smithtown is

providing English as a Second Language classes, High School Equivalency Preparation

and a Senior Citizen class for adults during the day and evening. The courses are

federally funded and free to all Suffolk residents. For more information please call 382-

2181.

Family, Marriage and Individual Therapy is available at The Catholic Counseling Center. Professional

therapy, provided by New York State licensed or certified therapists, is available to our parish. Most insurance

policies are honored. Confidential information and appointments are available by calling Dr.Giuliani at 631-

243-2503.

The Sisters of St Joseph will begin their celebration of their 150th Anniversary in September of this year. The

sisters have served the dioceses of Brooklyn and Rockville Centre for all those years and invite us to join in a

Gala Dinner Dance at the Garden City Hotel on Thursday, October 27,2005. For additional information on this

and other events of the Jubilee Year, please contact Mary Ann Crimmins, CSJ at 631-273-1187 ext 25 or you

can e-mail her at mcrimminscsj@aol.com.

Secular Franciscan Day of Recollection will be held on Saturday, August 20th from 9:30 AM to 3 PM at the

Shrine of Our Lady of the Island, presented by St Lawrence of Brindisi Fraternity. The Director will be Fr

Matthias Wesnofske OFM,CAP. The cost is $10 per person. Come join us !!!

Our Lady of Grace Center, Manhasset (www.olgcenter.com) offers days and evenings of prayer, weekend

retreats, holistic spirituality and wellness services and workshops, space for groups to meet, and a hermitage

for private days of prayer. For brochure call 516-627-9255.

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Late Registration- info and forms

“Pennies From Heaven”

Help raise money for the WALK FM KIDS CAMPAIGN

Give all of your pennies that you have been saving to a worthwhile cause.

As we begin the summer thinking of the beach, pool parties and barbeques, we

need to remember those children who are less fortunate. Our children look

forward to summer vacation, but children less fortunate look forward to school

starting again so that they will have a place to go, friends to play with and healthy

food to eat. Please, give those pennies or other spare change to a most needed

cause. 100% of your donations will go directly to the WALK FM KIDS

CAMPAIGN.

THANK YOU !!

Your pennies will be collected in the lobby of the church as you leave Mass.

Please Help

Evan McAteer ‘s (a kindergarten student at St Joseph’s) aunt, Allison McAteer, is very sick. She is an

elementary Teacher Assistant and not married. Unfortunately, she also has no medical insurance coverage.

Financially she just makes ends meet. She has two neurological disorders, Syringomyelia and Chiari

Malformation.

Surgery is necessary to treat this condition. The procedure involves removing a piece of the skull in the back

of the head near the bottom (craniectomy). Having to go through this ordeal is difficult enough but the

financial burden that it is creating is almost too much to bear.

Evan’s family is trying to raise funds to help defray some of her medical expenses. They would appreciate any

donation which will go toward the cost of her medical care. They are very concerned and hope that you will

keep her and the family in your prayers. Any donations should be made directly to Katherine Yamaguchi

(her sister in law) and dropped off either at the church or rectory.

You may also mail it directly to Katherine Yamaguchi at 38 West Court Drive, Centereach, NY 11720

Sincerely,

The McAteer Family

SOCCER CAMP - 18-22 at Ronkonkoma Middle School.

Please call Rich @ 874-0550 or Cathy @ 588-1879.

BASEBALL CAMP - August 1-5 & 8-12 at Slocum Elementary School.

Please call Henry @ 676-6347 or Cathy @ 588-1879 for more information.

be selling tickets for CYO BBQ NIGHT, Friday, September 2 at the LI DUCKS/ Citibank Park.

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I/we would like to register as members of St. Joseph Parish.

NAME (s): ____________________________________________

ADDRESS:__________________________________ _________

PHONE: _______ - _____________ unlisted? (Yes) (No)

I/we would like become members of the parish. ( ) Yes

I/we would like to receive contribution envelopes. ( ) Yes ( )No

We make our donations each Sunday ( ) Weekly

We make our donations once a Month ( ) Monthly

( ) I would like to become an usher

( ) I would like to become a lector.

( ) I would like to become an altar server.

( ) I would like to become a Eucharistic Minister.

( ) I would like to become a choir member

( ) I would like to become a Catechist

( ) I would like to help maintain the parish plantings

( ) I would like to offer my following talents to the parish

I/we wish to pledge (or increase our pledge to)

___ $5,000 ___ $4,000 ___ $3,000 ___ $2,000 ___ $1,000

to St. Joseph’s Parish Restoration Campaign.

I/we would like to make payments

___Annually ___Semi-Annually ___Quarterly ___ Monthly

spreading the payments over

___One year ___ Two years ___ Three years ___ Four years

NAME (s): ________________________________________

ADDRESS:_______________________________________

_______________________________________

PHONE: ______ - _________

AMOUNT ENCLOSED NOW: $ ________

Please include the following in the bulletin sick list:

______________________________

Name of person who is ill:

_____________________________ ____________________

Person making this request: Relationship to ill person

Your Phone #: _____________________

BOX TOPS from cereals for Educational purposes are always

welcomed. Please drop them in the collection.

DEPOSIT BOTTLES AND CANS—Please place them in the

baskets that are located on the school side of the Church on

weekends or behind the rectory during the week.

CELL PHONES—Please bring your no longer used or needed

cell phones and deposit them at the Scrip table in the Church

lobby.

Travel Soccer:

Gene ?467-0541

Intramural Soccer:

Beth ?737-6299

Track

Karen ?588-8636

Chairman: Henry

Baseball:

Gene ?588-1879

Girls Basketball:

Christine ?737-3142

Boys Basketball:

Frank ?585-6921

Melchiona ?676-6347

ST JOSEPH

CYO

St. Joseph’s Cub Scout Pack 272 and Boy Scout Troop 272

have fun, exciting, educational, character building programs

for boys, age 7 through 17 (first grade and up).

We have found a way to help St Joseph and keep those

complicated pieces of plastic, metal and printed circuit

boards out of the land fill. Drop them off (in a plastic

baggie) when you come to mass. We will send them to a

company who reuses them and gives the parish a bounty for

each. One note, to clear confusion, if it is larger than a fist,

it is not an inkjet cartridge!!!