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Rev Frank Grieco, Pastor Ext. 116

E-mail: [email protected]

Deacon Lachlan Cameron Ext. 112


Deacon Douglas Ferreiro Ext. 171


Music Director: Mary Bolan

Religious Education Office Ext. 132

E-mail:[email protected]

Bulletin


Carolyn Mueller Ext 117


Parish Social Ministry

Mr. Tom Friel, Director Ext. 138


Website: www.holyspiritchurch.com

Website Coordinator : May O’Boyle Deegan


LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS

Mass Schedule Sunday: Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00 PM 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM Monday Through Saturday: 8:30 AM Holydays: As announced Family Mass: 9:30 AM Mass Confessions • Saturday: 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM • Call for an appointment (call the rectory to arrange a mutually convenient time.)

Baptisms Please contact the rectory to make arrangements for your child’s baptism.

Sacrament of Matrimony Arrangements must be made at least six months prior to the ceremony and before arranging the reception.

PASTORAL STAFF

Rectory OfficePhone: 516-354-0359Fax : 516-354-2611

Rectory Hours:Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri: 9:00am - 8:00pmWednesday: 3:00pm - 8:00pmSaturday: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Church Hours:Monday Through Friday 7:00am -8:00pmSaturday: 7:00am-6:15pmSunday: 7:00am-2:00pm

Emergency call (516) 880-2936

Church of the Holy Spirit16 South 6th Street, New Hyde Park, New York 11040

The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - February 7th 2016

PASTOR’S PAGE

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Ash WednesdayThis Wednesday is Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. This is the part of the Church year during which the faithful prepare for the risen Christ at Easter. On Ash Wednesday the curse of Adam, mortality and death, is recalled by the placing of ashes upon the Christian’s head with the prayer, “Remember that we are dust and to dust we shall return”, or “Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel.” The Ashes are applied in the form of a cross, which signifies the Christian resurrection with Christ on Easter Sunday. Lent is the forty day period before Easter, excluding Sundays, which ends on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday.

Fast and AbstinenceIt is a traditional doctrine of Christian spirituality that a constituent part of repentance, of turning away from sin and back to God, includes some form of penance, without which the Christian is unlikely to remain on the narrow path and be saved. Christ Himself said that His disciples would fast once He had departed (Lk. 5:35). The general law of penance, therefore, is part of the law of God for all human beings.

Fasting and abstainingToday, abstaining applies to all Catholics age 14 and older and means that they must not eat meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all Fridays in Lent. Fasting applies to all Catholics ages 18 to 59 and means they must eat only one full meal on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, which means no snacks between meals! However, two smaller meals, such as breakfast and lunch, can be eaten in addition to the one full meal as long as they don’t equal the one full meal if combined. Before Vatican II, every Friday of the year – Lent or not – was a day of abstinence from meat.

Please consider taking the season of Lent seriously by following these great practices of our faith. In showing acts of mercy toward others and making specific sacrifices for our Lord, we will be turning away from sin and being faithful to the Gospel.

Be assured of my prayers for a grace filled lent.

Fr. Grieco

DEACON LACHLAN

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They say they didn’t move all the way from the United States to an obscure town in Italy just to end up as the latest media sensation. But there they are, topping charts with the CD Benedicta, a dozen or so men who wanted to withdraw from the world to focus on God, and are now known all over the world for the chants they sing every day. The CBS News show Sunday Morning featured New England native Father Cassian Fol-som and his fellow Benedictines in Norcia, the birthplace of St. Benedict. Father Folsom left his secular life in 2000 to reestablish monastic life in a place where it had ironically not existed since 1810.

About the only thing Father Folsom did not leave behind when he went behind clois-tered walls, the report noted, was his love of music. The Monks of Norcia have tried to restore traditional Bene-dictine life. As they became “proficient” at what they do, the monks made private recordings for friends. And then they got “discovered.”

Now, with the help of De Montfort Music, they have taken their place alongside the Monks of Silos, Spain, whose recordings back in

the 1990s exposed millions of listeners around the world to the beauty of Gregorian chant. And that, even more than hitting number one on the Classical Billboard Chart, is what makes the Monks of Norcia happy. “It shows there is something in the music that attracts people, across a huge spectrum,” Father Folsom said. “And that something, I think, is a desire for what people today call ‘spirituality,’ something more than the everyday lives that they lead.”

I visited the monks in Norcia 3 years ago. This small community of priests and brothers have revived the mo-nastic tradition in the birthplace of Saint Benedict and his twin sister St. Scholastica. These monks, most of whom are from the U.S. have been charged with the care of the Basilica of San Benedetto, which sits in the main square of the small town of Norcia. The basilica is in fact built over the birthplace of the two saints. I had the opportunity to visit the room where they were born, a small room located in the cellar of the basilica.

Working alongside Father Folsom who is from Connecticut, there are priests and brothers from Texas, Illi-nois, Arizona, South Carolina and Ohio. These men have gone deep to the roots of monasticism and engage fully in a life of ora et labora…prayer and work…as outlined by St. Benedict in his Rule. They have built a brewery and produce a dark beer and a light beer called Birra Nursia. The brewery is part of their commit-ment to work, while also providing a source of income. Their life of prayer is enhanced by their work reviv-ing the beauty of Gregorian chant in a traditional monastic setting. How inspiring that this great revival is be-ing undertaken by a group of monks who have left behind the New World…. and gone back to strengthen the roots from which their order began. Perhaps there is a lesson there for us!

May Almighty God bless us, protect us from all evil, and lead us into everlasting life. Amen.

SCRIPTURE READINGS

February 7th - February 14th

SUNDAY: IS 6:1-2A, 3-8; 1 COR 15:1-11; LK 5:1-11

MONDAY: 1 KGS 8:1-7, 9-13; MK 6:53-56

TUESDAY: 1 KGS 8:22-23, 27-30; MK 7:1-13

WEDNESDAY: JI 2:12-18; 2 COR 5:20-6:2; MT 6:1-6, 16-18

THURSDAY: DT 30:15-20/LK 9:22-25

FRIDAY: IS 58:1-9A; MT 9:14-15

SATURDAY: IS 58:9B-14; LK 5:27-32

NEXT SUNDAY: DT 26:4-10; ROM 10:8-13; LK 4:1-13

This week the Bread & Wine are inThanksgiving for

all Parishionersof the Church of the Holy Spirit

This week the Candlesare in Thanksgiving for

all Parishionersof the Church of the Holy Spirit

Ninabeth Palces, Jola Griffen, Matthew Wargas, Damon Andrade,

Rita Tynan, Jack Baierlein, Janet Rossano, Dolores Dragonetti,

Joe Sharkey, Neil Duggan,Eileen Hammand

LET US PRAY

For Those Who Died in the Lord

Daniel Joseph Tynan

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THIS WEEK’S GIFTS AND CANDLES

WAITING FOR THE GIFTS

SATURDAY February 6th - Vigil Mass5:00PM Alvaro Vargas

SUNDAY February 7th - Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time8:00AM Parishioners of Holy Spirit9:30AM Kathleen Kilcommons11:00AM Gerard Beyrodt12:30PM France and Fred Protasiewicz

MONDAY February 8th - Weekday8:30AM Purgatorial

TUESDAY February 9th - Weekday8:30AM Richard Mohr

WEDNESDAY February 10th - Ash Wednesday7:00AM Vincenza Geraci8:30AM Marie Fives9:30AM Fernandez Family

THURSDAY February 11th - Thursday after Ash Wednesday8:30AM Charles Kibort

FRIDAY February 12th - Friday after Ash Wednesday8:30AM Irene Haskins7:30PM Irene Haskins

SATURDAY February 13th - Saturday after Ash Wednesday8:30AM Mass of Multiple IntentionsDeceased: Richard Dowdell Kyle KulishSATURDAY February 13th - Vigil Mass5:00PM Julia Hysyk

SUNDAY February 14th - First Sunday of Lent8:00AM Joanne Sharkey9:30AM Parishioners of Holy Spirit11:00AM Kathleen Kilcommons12:30PM Betty and Ken Doyce

LET US PRAY FOR OUR PARISH FAMILY

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THIS WEEK AT HOLY SPIRIT

Sunday, February 7th, 201611:00 AM Boy Scout Sunday

Monday, February 8th, 2016 7:15 PM AA Meeting7:30 PM Family Mass Band

Tuesday, February 9th, 20167:00 PM Columbus Club7:30 PM Legion of Mary8:00 PM K of C Business Meeting

Wednesday, February 10th, 2016 Ash Wednesday7:00 PM Columbiettes

Thursday, February 11th, 20166:30 PM O.L. of Guadalupe Prayer Group7:15 PM AA Meeting Caf7:30 PM HS Choir Regearsals7:30 PM Religious Education Board Meeting

Friday, February 12th, 201612:15 PM “TOPS” Meeting3:00 PM Divine Mercy and Rosary7:00 PM Holy Spirit Singles8:00 PM Stations of the Cross

Saturday, February 13th, 20167:00 AM AA Meeting3:45 PM Confessions

Sunday, February 14th, 20162:00 PM Baptisms

FAMILY MASS

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SAVE THE DATE

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Monday, March 7, 2016 and Tuesday, March 8, 2016

7:30 p.m. Mass, followed by:

MISSION

Presented by Father Robert Ketcham

Fr. Ketcham has been a Priest for eight years, and presently is the Chaplain at

St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School. The weekend prior to this Mission, Fr. Ketcham will also be providing the Homily at each of our Masses:

Saturday Vigil Mass on March 5th and

8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 6th.

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BOY SCOUT BREAKFAST

BABY BOTTLE CAMPAIGN

Don’t Forget Your Baby Bottle!The Holy Spirit Pro-Life Committee is hosting a Baby Bottle Fundraiser to benefit The Life Center of Long Island. The Life Center is a crisis pregnancy center that counsels women and men who are experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. Did you know that they provide: free pregnancy tests ,maternity housing with eligibility requirements, medical care, referrals, cribs, car seats, diapers and ALL other baby items that are needed. We are asking that you pick up a baby bottle and fill it with your change. Most importantly, we are asking you to recite the prayer on the bottle. The prayer attached to the bottle will enable the counselors at The Life Center to say just the right words a mother or father may need to hear. It especially opens a mother’s heart to accept the truth. We believe these

prayers lead abortion-minded women to call The Life Center in the first place.

Please return the bottles on February 20th & 21st Let us pray with our whole heart for the lives of our unborn children.

Feb 10, 2016: Ash Wednesday Mass and Distribution of Ashes will be at: 7:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

Prayer Service and Distribution of Ashes will be at: 12:10 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

Throughout Lent:Mass Wednesday and Friday nights at 7:30 p.m. and

Stations of the Cross Tuesday nights at 7:30 PM andFriday nights at 8:00 PM.

Food Pantry

Thank you for all that you do!

Items needed for this week:

Pancake syrup, Pancake mix, and Spaghetti.

We wish to thank Dominick’s Deli of Herricks Road

For their continuous donations of hot food for our clients at the pantry.

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Holy Spirit Church is having its 6th Annual Oldies Concert on Saturday, March 12, 2016! Risky Business will be the main entertainment for the evening! This group

includes a 9 piece band! I went to see them perform and everyone in the audience was dancing! They are amazing performers! Don’t miss out on this great evening of fun!

The show will begin with new dance performances by the Louise Benes Dance Company! Air personality, Don K. Reed, will MC the concert! Doors open at 6PM.

Dinner is included! The cost of the ticket is $35.00. If the ticket is purchased at the door the cost will be $40.00 per ticket.

Tickets will be sold after all the Masses beginning Saturday, February 20th and Sunday, February 21st. Tickets are available now in case anyone would like to purchase their

tickets early!

If anyone would like to make a basket for the raffle table or donate a new gift it would be greatly appreciated!

The last five Oldies Concerts have been a lot of fun and have been great fundraisers for the parish! Come join us for an evening of Oldies music and a trip down memory

lane! Bring your friends and reserve your table early! For tickets or any additional information, please contact Dolores Santangelo at 516-903-6630.

SOCIAL MINISTRY

HOLY SPIRITS 6TH ANNUAL OLDIES CONCERT

May our Lord continue to bless Holy Spirit Parish and all those who give unconditionally.Last weeks collection, Sunday, January 17th was $14,149.

Thank you!

PARISH OFFERING

FAMILY MASS LECTOR SCHEDULE

Feb. 7th 1st reading: Daniel Corcoran 2nd reading: Jasmine Garnica Petitions: Jason Padilla Intro: Audrey Brooker

Feb. 14th 1st reading: Larissa Scandura 2nd reading: Nicole Dana Petitions: Ciara Lennon Intro: Alanis Navas

Feb. 21st 1st reading: Darla Petricca 2nd reading: Ally Petricca Petitions: Eamonn Lennon Intro: Pia Alana

Feb. 28th 1st Jason Padilla 2nd Alanis Navas Petitions: Darla Petricca Intro: Daniel Corcoran

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