MASS INTENTIONS
Sunday, October 30, 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:00 For the Intentions of the Celebrant
9:00 For the People of the Parish
9:00 William Keating Jr requested by The Valente family
10:30 Ellen Curran requested by Rosemary & Jerry
10:30 Debra Longo requested by The McCabe Family
12:00 Josephine Laurence requested by Her Loving Family
12:00 Elizabeth DeMaio requested by Loving Husband
5:00 Charles Richard Contato requested by Loving Family
5:00 SSGT James McNaughton requested by
Brendan, Gina, Kelly & Brian
Monday, October 31
7:00 Carmelita Roxas requested by Rusel Roxas
9:00 Nicholas D’Alessandro requested by
Jacqueline Castellano
9:00 Sebastian A Napolitano requested by
Angel & Peter McCabe
Anticipated Mass for Feast of All Saints
7:30PM For the People of the Parish
Tuesday, November 1, All Saints
7:00 For the People of the Parish
*9:00 For the People of the Parish
12:10 For the People of the Parish
5:00 For the People of the Parish
7:30 For the People of the Parish
Wednesday, November 2, All Souls
7:00 For All Souls
9:00 For All Souls
7:30PM Mass of Remembrance
Thursday, November 3, St Martin de Porres
7:00 Theresa & Timothy Donovan request by Loving Family
7:00 Philip Serritella requested by Rae Rifenbury
9:00 Brian Zorn requested by Bill & Andrea O’Neill
9:00 Nicholas Supakoff requested by Loving Family
Friday, November 4, St Charles Borromeo
7:00 For the Intentions of the Celebrant
9:00 Jack Kalish requested by Loving Family
9:00 Jack Finnerty requested by Jim & Joan Vann
Saturday, November 5
8:00 Theresa DeFilippo requested by Marie DeFilippo
8:00 Guiseppe & Caterina Giordano requested by
Virginia Buccelatta
Anticipated Mass for Sunday
5:00 Mary & Tom Hackett requested by The Hughes Family
5:00 William & Theresa Foy requested by
Mr & Mrs James Foy
Sunday, November 6, 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:00 Joseph Dieudonae Bernard
7:00 For All Souls
9:00 Florence Soyks requested by The Joe Savage Family
9:00 Raymond Kraft Sr requested by
Linda Savage & Nancy Hamilton
10:30 For the People of the Parish
10:30 James Pistritto requested by Loving Wife
12:00 Emma Turi requested by The LoGiudice Family
12:00 Charles P Guthrie requested by Mom & Dad
5:00 Soudade M Pedra requested by Lizete & Aires Goncalves
5:00 Anita Kirwin requested by Mr & Mrs Borneman
IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP THE GIFTS AT THE MASSES ON
SATURDAY OR SUNDAY, PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE USHERS WHEN
YOU ARRIVE FOR MASS.
REMEMBER OUR DEAD
Susan Palminteri, Matthew Taylor, Kevin Asciutto, Anna Loehr,
for our deceased soldiers and all of our deceased
relatives and friends.
REMEMBER OUR SICK
Rosemarie Aiello Michael Ambrosio Jeannie Badolato
Maureen Berdom Oliver Bouchard Maryellen Bowers
Mr. Michael Boyle Sr Norma M Brown Steven Check
Joyce Ann Ciullo Marialen Cooper Fr James Costello
Angelo Cutrone Maureen Daly Angelina DeSimone
Olivia Marie Devine Barbara DiGirolomo Anna Dorney
Mary Dougherty Geraldine DuBritz Mary Duerr
Kristine Duschenchuk Robert Filce Catherine Hickey
Jack Kelleher Joseph Kelly Georgiana Lopez
Juliana McLarney Rita Meehan Sam Monte Leone
Timothy M Nigro Theresa Orlandi Antonietta Partenope
Nancy Percoco Grace C Peshkur Joseph C Poirot
Joan Reilly Barbara Rooney Christopher Rubino
Rose Russo Marie Schwind Toni Shea
Lorraine Stiefel Antonina Sturiano Stacie Tizzard
Lloyd Turnier
PLEASE NOTE: To keep our prayer list current, we will keep names on the
sick list for two months. We ask families to return the bulletin cut-out to
include names of those who are ill for another two months.
OUR PRIEST-CELEBRANTS
This Week End Mass Next Week End
Fr Maffeo 5:00 pm Fr Boyle
Fr Maffeo 7:00 am Fr Boyle
Fr Thomas 9:00 am Fr Maffeo
Fr Tapel 10:30 am Fr Thomas
Fr Boyle 12:00 pm Fr Tapel
Fr Tapel 5:00 pm Fr Thomas
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ALTAR BREAD & WINE
The gifts offered at our Masses this
weekend
Are Donated in Honor of
Henry & Helen Wiener
Requested by
Loving Family
OUR LITURGY
The prophet Malachi warned those priests who did not
teach the truth, and who did not give glory to God, that
they would be made contemptible. They had caused many
to stumble by their false teaching. The Gospel teaches
about the true nature of religious leadership, that it is not
just a name or a title, but a vocation to reflect God’s
fatherly love.
St Joseph’s School
Thank you to everyone who worked so hard for our
Craft Fair. We had two weekends of rain and unfortunately
we had to cancel the event. However, thanks to our
supportive parents we worked together and sold the baked
goods and also the mums. All our work is not in vain, we
will put all the knowledge learned into a
great event next fall.
Our students in grades K-3
worked with the Long Island Science
Center this week. They looked at bones
and fossils and even had the chance to
bring some home as necklaces! It was a
great learning experience for our
children.
This week our children participated
in a “Fun Hat Day.” It was part of our
celebration along with the Halloween Fun Night and
Halloween Dance.
Our Nursery and Pre-K classes carved jack-o-lanterns in
class and had a pumpkin hunt right on our school grounds.
The following poem was written by one of our students,
Nicole McCormick in grade 4.
Halloween
Halloween, so spooky and fun,
Makes us yell in moonlight and sun,
Ghosts, Vampires, Witches too,
All these creatures say, BOO!
We’ll trick-or-treat and hope for good candy,
It’ll keep our Halloween spirit dandy,
Let’s dance in joy,
Every girl and boy,
Let’s sing and shout,
‘Cause that’s what Halloween is all about!
SAY A PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS
Please continue to remember them in your prayers.
CPL Deborah Alfieri Tech SGT Louis Barletta
PFC Justin Browne PC Michael Dean Cantley
SPC Thomas E. Corcoran SGT Ryan Delaney
LTCOL Kurt Diehl SGT Stephen DiGirolamo
CPL Keith Flick SP4 Thomas Flood
RCT Michael Gabriellini SGT John W Keohane
SGT Steven Knight CPL Andrew Kochman
1SGT John Krumholz SSG Stephen LeGrady
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 LCPL Anthony Notaroberta
N/Seal Paul Padro NS3 Lucy Padro
MAJ Paul E Pinaud SGT Edwin Rivera, II
SSGT Jason Schiavo RCT Brian Schildt
LCPL W Mason Shehan 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
their name and rank on a piece of paper and put it in the collection basket)
Religious Education
Monday and Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday and Wednesday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The office is closed on Fridays.
Reminder there are no Religious Ed classes on
Tuesday, November 1st , All Saints Day, which is a
holy Day of Obligation. Please attend Mass.
There are also no Religious Ed classes on November
8, November 9, and November 10, due to the Parish
celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Monday, November 14 Reconciliation for level 7.
Tuesday students please arrive at 7:15 p.m. and
Wednesday, Thursday students arrive at 7:45 p.m.
Confirmation information can be found on page 7 of
the bulletin.
Mark Your Calendars
Nov 1 All Saints Day
Nov 2 Mass of Remembrance 7:30 PM
Nov 5 Defensive Driving Course
Nov 6 Unity Sunday
Nov 7 Baptism Prep Class 8-9PM
Nov 10 Confirmation
10:00AM & 1:30PM
Nov 11 & 12 Vegas
Alexa Grace Scharf
Sunday, October 30, 2005 Page 3
describes his relationship with the Thessalonians-as
being like a nursing mother caring for her children.
Paul was to them a leader who was not only the boss,
but also their older brother and friend. Paul was not
just the administrator of affairs, but their pastor who
was one with them in the daily process of them
knowing Christ and becoming fully Christian.
Yes, Christ, St. Paul, and The Prophet Malachi
give us the proper instruction for all Church Leaders,
and again I ask you to please pray for all of our
leaders. Pray for His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI,
Our Bishop William Murphy and all of the Bishops,
all of the Priests and Deacons (especially those of us
who are given the great honor and privilege of
serving here at St. Joseph’s), those preparing for the
Priesthood and Diaconate, and all those in Religious
Life (Brothers and Sisters). Pray for us that we will
always be people who place God and His people
first, and that we dedicate our lives to their serviceas
God has called us to do! Only then can we be
true Christian Leaders, following the one who came
into the world to serve and not to be served!
Remember this example and warning is not just for
Church Leaders, it is also for all Christians to follow,
as all are called through Baptism to put themselves in
service to God and others.
This weekend at all of the Masses we are
speaking about Stewardship, and as this is
Autumn, and we are about to begin our new
Liturgical Year in just a few weeks, we ask
you to consider how you can put yourself in
service to the whole community through
sharing of your treasure. Through your great
generous giving the mandate that Christ gave
the Church, to feed the hungry, clothe the
naked, visit and minister to the sick
(Mt. Chapter 25) and to preach the Gospel to
all nations, is able to happen. Without you,
none of this is possible and none of this
happens. Likewise without you we cannot
maintain our parish home the Church
Building, or the School Building that serves
all of our children (those who attend the
school, our religious education students, our
Sunday School students, CYO, our various
Scout Troops), and the grounds that always
On one occasion a priest when faced with today’s
readings from Malachi and Mathew’s Gospel was
known to get up and offer these words for his homily;
“I should simply like to say that there is no other text
in all of Scripture that frightens me more!” Now, I am
sure that many in the congregation were happy
because it was a very short homily (keep wishing), but
with these, few words he said a great deal.
A few weeks ago, Jesus in the parable of the Tenant
Farmers told the religious leaders that they would be
replaced for not being good leaders. They did not help
the people of Israel come closer to God no; they
placed barriers between God and the people, and cared
only about themselves. Even when God sent the
Prophets and then His own Son, the leaders still acted
wrongly. Well today, Jesus continues the thought, and
again it is directed to all leaders, and it serves as a
warning to those who are Church leaders. But what is
the cause of Jesus’ criticism toward the Pharisees and
Scribes? It has more to do than their acceptance of
titles like Rabbi (remember Jesus was addressed by
many and responded to the title Rabbi), and wearing
Phylacteries [small wooded boxes with quotes from
the Torah that were strapped around their foreheads
and arms]. It has to do with the fact they seemed to
forget why they were called Rabbi and wore the
Sacred Scriptures on their person. It became more
important for them to be treated with respect and given
the places of honor than to realize that they had to earn
them by respecting and caring for the people and
offering humble service.
In one commentary on today’s Gospel, (Douglas R.
A. Hare) clarifies the point by saying: “it is not a
mortal sin for clergy to be addressed as Reverend,
Doctor, Pastor, or Father. However, the eagerness of
the congregation to revere the ordained by the use of
honorific titles serves to intensify the minister’s
responsibility to break down the barrier between
clergy and laity.” In short, Jesus in the gospel is
telling those who He appoints over His flock not to act
like heartless taskmasters or attention grabbers at
public functions. They must not wear their piety like a
costume that one can easily put on and take off. No,
they are instead to be humble servants looking always
to Christ for example, and inspiration with regard to
leadership, piety, integrity, and caring compassion for
others.
Paul’s letter today also backs this up when he
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FROM THE DESK OF FR. MIKE
need a great deal of attention. Without your
great help, we will not be able to provide the
services and facilities we have grown
accustomed to receiving at St. Joseph’s.
We know the economy is rotten and prices keep
going up-especially gasoline, oil, gas, phone and
electricity. We know because we are faced with the
same bills (and in most cases we are treated as a
business so we have to pay the higher commercial
rates) and like you so many more. Just think of your
monthly bills and multiply them by 10 or 20 then you
realize what we as a parish have to pay! Please be
assured that we are doing our best to cut cost and even
personnel where ever we can, but there is only so much
we can cut. Like you, we are not going to live above
our means, but there are still necessary repairs and
renovations that have to be carried out AND WE
CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT YOU!
Please use this week and the weeks ahead to look at
what you return to the Lord from the many gifts He has
given to you. If you can increase, your donations even
a little bit more thank you. If you feel that you cannot
give any more, please continue to give what you are
currently giving. And if times are really hard and you
feel that it is even harder to give that, we
understand and ask you to do what you can and
continue to pray for those who are able to do more.
Also, if you have not increased your offering over the
course of years, and you have the means to do so,
please consider doing it at this time perhaps you can
make a difference in what St. Joseph’s is able to do!
I assure you that your contribution will not be
wasted, no it will go to support all we do here and help
us to do all that Jesus command us to do in His Holy
Name. Thank you, for your prayers and your
thoughtful consideration of the Parish’s financial needs
and obligations, and thank you in advance for your
generous response. God bless you always.
Fr. Mike
In the right hand column we have provided a quick look
at our Annual Income & Expenses for the past year, so
you can be more familiar with the financial realities we
are speaking of.
Fiscal Year 04-05
(8/31/05)
Income
Sundays & Holy days includes
Christmas & Easter $935,373
Fund Raising includes Festival, Backward Raffle,
Football Fund, Vegas, etc 83,096
Parish Programs includes Religious Education,
Outreach & Adult Education 193,531
Auxiliary Income includes Funeral & Wedding
Fees, Mass Cards, Flower Donations, Long Island
Catholic Collections, Tree of Life, Phone & Ink Jet
redemptions, Bottle & Can Deposits, etc.
127,050
Total Ordinary Income
$1,339,050
Expenses
Salaries & Benefits $812,827
Parish Programs includes Religious Education,
Outreach, School, Adult Education & Youth
Ministry 408,016
Printing & Office 51,953
Auxiliary Expense includes Candles, Book Rack,
Missalettes & Hymnals, Choir expense, LI Catholic
subscriptions & Charity. 128,200
Rectory, Office & Household 30,918
Buildings & Maintenance
Utilities 80,119
Contracted Services, Ordinary repairs,
maintenance supplies, Parish vehicles, Property
Tax & Liability Insurance 106,350
Total Ordinary Expenses
$1,618,383
Year End Result (-279,333)
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Stewardship
“The greatest among you will be the one who
serves the rest,” Jesus says in today’s Gospel.
What
wonderful good news for those who give of their
time in service to others!
Weekly Offering
614 Envelopes $ 11,968
Loose collection 3,164
Total Last Sunday $15,132
Weekly Operating Expenses 21,250
Weekly Excess/(Debt) -(6,118)
Same Sunday last year 15,274
Poor Box last weekend $260
Fuel Collection $ 587
This Fiscal Year to date 3,600
World Mission Sunday $1007
Same Collection Last Year 1503
Apostolate for Family Consecration
Invites you to bring your family
and friends for an opportunity to
pray with your parish family. We
meet on Mondays at 7:30 PM in
the church for a holy hour which
includes: Listening to some of our
leading theologians, Praying the
Rosary using meditative
music video images of the life of
Christ and Fellowship (coffee & cake).
All are welcome.
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS NEWS
Court St. Joseph will meet on the SECOND Tuesday of
November, instead of the first for this month only. All
members please meet on Tuesday, November 8 in Father
Carew Hall at 7PM C. West, Regent 585-1719
Blood Drive
St Regis Knights of Columbus
will be sponsoring a Blood
Drive on Monday, November
14th from 4-9PM. There are so
many people urgently in need
of our blood donations so we
are asking the community for
help. For more information call Karl at 265-2691.
RESPECT LIFE
Almost everyone knows the cute, orange
boxes young supermen, gorillas, ghosts, and
cartoon characters carry around collecting
money for United Nations Children’s Fund
(UNICEF). But what they don’t know is where the
money really goes. UNICEF was created to feed, clothe
and provide medication for poor children caught in the
disastrous wake of WWII. In spite of this, over the past
thirty to forty years, UNICEF has been playing a devious
little trick of its own. Starting in the late 1960s under
pressure from Sweden, India, and Pakistan, UNICEF
began funding contraceptives, abortifacients and
sterilizations worldwide. This was begun in spite of
opposition from all African countries except Nigeria and
nominal opposition from the United States. In 1972,
UNICEF met with the World Health Organization
(WHO), another pro-abortion organization, to discuss the
“ways of accelerating the expansion of family planning
services.” This, like many of UNICEF’s statements, may
sound benign, but their actions proved their evil
intentions. In 1987, UNICEF, according to its own
records, officially endorsed abortion after years of
silently supporting it as a way of family planning. But the
worst was to come. In 1997 this
organization named China as the “most baby friendly
nation in the world.” They forgot, however, to mention in
their report China’s “One Child” policy, the freezing and
dying rooms for unwanted baby girls, and the frequency
of forced child labor.
By 1998, UNICEF could no longer carry out projects
like this on its own, so the UN allied it with UNFPA
(United Nations Fund for Population Activities) and the
WHO, both of whom had strong ties to Planned
Parenthood International and encouraged abortion and
sterilization. The bottom line is that UNICEF has
changed drastically over the years, from what it started
out to be, a
humanitarian group, to a group associated with Planned
Parenthood, the largest and richest abortion provider in
the world. You could do better things with your spare
change than to put it in any of these boxes.
Celebrate Life, September/October 2004
Election Day, Tuesday, November 8, 2005
Call 631-243-1435 or 516-825-4852 for responses to
Candidate Questionnaires...You may be wondering how a
specific candidate stands on the pro-life issue, for
example. Call and find out.
PREGNANCY CRISIS HOTLINE - We are here to
help you. Please call 981-6888
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Confirmation Corner
Reminders:
Those who have not handed in their Enrollment forms must do
so AT A MASS by October 29 - 30th. NO EXCEPTIONS
Make up session for those who missed any of the preparation
sessions will be held Wednesday, November 2nd at
7PM in Room 15 of the Old School. YOU MUST ATTEND
Confirmation robes have been distributed. If you have not received
your robe please contact the Religious Ed Office.
Rehearsal -
Monday, November 7th at 7:15 for 10:00 Mass Nov 10
Tuesday, November 8th at 7:15 for 1:30 Mass Nov 10
Sponsor or Designee must come to the rehearsal.
Confirmation - Thursday, November 10th 1st Mass 10AM
2nd Mass 1:30PM
All the above information is contained in your letter dated September 7th, 2005.
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Football Benefit Fund
Week 7 Winners
1st Place 2628 G T Y
38 52 38 128 $100.00
2nd Place 2499 G L T
TIE 38 30 52 120 $77.50
3788 L T Y
30 52 38 120 $77.50
4th Place 2627 G T X
TIE 38 52 28 118 $25.00
4746 T X Y
52 28 38 118 $25.00
Low Score 1595 D P V
Tie 10 10 6 26 $6.00
1610 D Q V
10 10 6 26 $6.00
1666 D V $
10 6 10 26 $6.00
4326 P Q V
10 10 6 26 $6.00
4382 P V $
10 6 10 26 $6.00
4487 Q V $
10 6 10 26 $6.00
Have You Ever Thought About Serving as an
Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion?
Our parish is in need of more parishioners who have
a devotion to the Eucharist to serve as Extraordinary
Ministers of Holy Communion. Candidates must
meet the following requirements:
1. Actively living the Catholic faith.
2. Be registered in St Joseph’s Parish.
3. Have been confirmed.
4. If married, the marriage must be a valid Catholic
Marriage.
5. Be eighteen years of age.
If you are interested, please let us know in writing.
Kindly include your telephone number and the best
time to call. Candidates will be contacted for an
interview to discuss eligibility requirements and
registration for the training session required by the
Diocese of Rockville Centre. Please place your
request in the collection basket or drop it off at the
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$10,00000 GRAND PRIZE
Last ticket drawn All Prizes Pro-Rated if all tickets not sold.
PRIZES
Ticket Drawn Prize Amount
1 $200.00
50 $200.00
100 $200.00
150 $200.00
200 $200.00
250 $250.00
300 $200.00
350 $200.00
400 $200.00
450 $200.00
495 $300.00
496 $400.00
497 $500.00
498 $750.00
499 $1,000.00
LAST TICKET DRAWN $10,000.00
PLUS!!
FOOD- DRINK- MUSIC- PRIZES
(Ticket Stub Entitles 2 People Entrance to the Party) Extra Guests welcome for $10.00 a person.
$100.00 Donation Only 500 Tickets Sold
Winners need not be present.
St Joseph RC Church 45 Church St Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
NAME ________________________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS _____________________________________________________________________________
Phone # ___________________________________ # of Tickets _______
Complete this form and return it to the Rectory.
A numbered ticket stub will be returned to you upon receipt of this form with $100.00 donation.
Please enclose your donation with this order. Thank You.
2005 Backward Drawing
November 26, 2005
Around The Parish
Annual Craft Fair St Regis Columbiettes are holding their Annual Craft Fair on Sunday, November 14th from 10AM
to 4PM at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Pond Road and Rosevale Ave. Indoor / Outdoor Fair. Come join us!
St Joseph’s CatholicYouthOrganization Boys & Girls Fall 05/Winter 06 Basketball registrations are still being accepted.
If you were unable to attend one of our “in person” registration dates earlier this month due to the inclement
weather, please MAIL your form ASAP to: St Joseph’s CYO Basketball , PO Box 2755, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779.
St Joseph's Play Group Calling all babies, toddlers and Pre-schoolers ! Come meet new friends at the St Joseph’s
Playgroup! Bring your Mom, Dad, Grandparents or caregiver to Father Carew Hall on Friday mornings at 9:30 AM.
You’ll meet other St Joseph’s families & spend an hour of fun with other children from ages birth to 5. For more
information please call Sally Miller at 737-5120. Hope to see you there!
Courtesy Announcements
Kevin Tims (pianist at the 10:30 mass on Sundays) and clarinetist, Robert Dalpiaz, will be performing a free recital of
classical music by Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, and Poulenc. The concert will be at Connetquot Public Library on Sunday,
November 6th at 2:00PM.
Professional Therapy and Counseling provided by NYS licensed psychologists are available to our parish through the
Catholic Counseling Center, a proprietary professional corporation, which is independent of and not controlled or
supervised by the aprish or diocese. Most insurance policies are honored. For confidential information and appointment,
call Dr. Giuliani at 631-243-1550.
St Elizabeth Ann Seton Annual Holiday Craft Fair will be held on Saturday & Sunday,
November 5th & 6th. Come and browse and shop and win prizes.
St Anthony’s High School will be holding their Annual Christmas Craft Fair on Saturday,
November 5 from 10AM-4PM. For directions call 631-271-2020 #7.
Jesus, in the Letter to the Hebrews will be offered as a 5 week course in The Assumption of
the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Hall beginning Tuesday, November 8th. It will be presented at
9:30AM and 7:30PM. Msgr Curley will be the presenter. Please bring a Bible. For more
information call 631-585-8760.
Andy Cooney’s “Classic Irish Christmas Show” to benefit Hope House Ministries will be held
at St Joseph’s College, Patchogue on December 11th at 3:00PM. Andy and his band will be
joined by “Ireland’s Funniest Man”, Noel Ginnity. Reserved seat admission tickets are $25 per
person, and may be purchased through Hope House Ministries at 928-2377 ext 22.
The Annual Chinese Auction to benefit the RC Church of the Resurrection will be held on
Wednesday evening, November 9th at the Portuguese American Center on Horseblock Road in
Farmingville. Doors open at 6:00PM and the price of admission is $6.00 which includes 50
tickets, coffee and cake. For advance ticket sales or more information call 696-0270.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend to celebrate the beauty of your marriage and family.
The nest weekend on Long Island is November 11-13th. For information call 1-866-499-6354.
Retrouvaille is a program for marriages that are in trouble. No group discussions. Examine your
life and learn to communicate more effectively. The next weekend will be held at the Immaculate
Conception Retreat Center in Douglaston on Nov 4-6. For more information or to register, call
1-800-470-2230.
Compulsive Eaters’ Retreat November 4-6 at the Cenacle Retreat. The retreat opens Friday with 4:00 registration and
closes after noon on Sunday. For more information call 588-8366.
Dickens Weekend Holiday Craft Fair, Saturday Dec 3 from 10 AM - 5PM at Infant Jesus parish Center, Main Street in
Port Jefferson. Vendors Wanted! New and handcrafted items only. $50 reservation. Call Infant Jesus Rectory 473-0165.
St Agnes High School (RVC) Class of ‘56 - 50th Reunion will be held the weekend of June 23-25, 2006. For more
information call Elaine Edden Stillwell at 516-766-4682.
Molloy College will be holding a Fall Open House on Sunday, November 6th at 1:00PM for prospective students
and their guests. Molloy College is located on Hempstead Avenue in Rockville Centre. For more information
call 516-678-5000 ext 6230.
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PARISHIONER REQUEST FORM
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
(Please return to the Church Office or place in Collection Basket)
PARISH RESTORATION FUND
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 return this form in the collection basket or
to the Church Office)
REMEMBERING THE SICK
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 #: _____________________
(Please place in collection basket or return to Church Office)
We’re Looking For…
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
Sport for all Seasons
ST JOSEPH
CYO
Cub Scout Pack 272
Boy Scout Troop 272
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).
For more information or to enroll your child,
contact Dr. Louis Scotti at 656-8428
or e-mail JoinScouting@StJoRonk.org.
Even Used Inkjet Cartridges,
Have Their Uses
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!!!
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