FAITH AND THE HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS OFFERINGS FOR THE WEEK OF 14 SEPTEMBER

BREAD & WINE SANCTUARY CANDLES ALTAR FLOWERS

Father Arcoleo † Richard T. Muldowney, Jr. † Laura Marchese

Please remember the following individual(s) at the Altar of Our Holy Redeemer:

NAME: ___________________________________________________________________ Living Deceased

OFFERING: Bread & Wine ($20.00) Sanctuary Candles ($33.00) Altar Flowers ($40.00)

WEEK OF DATE: __________________________________________________________________________________________

AMOUNT SUBMITTED: ____________________________________ Cash Check #: ________________

OFFERED BY: (NAME):____________________________________________________________________________________

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MASSES Monday, 15 September, Our Lady of Sorrows

7:30 am Intentions of Father Douglas R. Arcoleo

12:10 pm † Arnim Jagnow

Tuesday, 16 September, Saint Cornelius and Saint Cyprian

7:30 am † William Dengel (Birth Memorial)

12:10 pm † Msgr. George A. Kelly

Wednesday, 17 September, Saint Robert Bellarmine

7:30 am Intentions of Father Douglas R. Arcoleo

12:10 pm † William Martin

7:00 pm Intentions of Mike & Shelly Mahoski

Thursday, 18 September

7:30 am † Rudolph J. Harbauer

12:10 pm † Charles Frahme (5th Anniversary)

Friday, 19 September, Saint Januarius

7:30 am † Terance J. Daly

12:10 pm † Lina Iopollo

Saturday, 20 September, Saints Andrew Kin Tae-gon

and Paul Chong Ha-sang & Companions

8:00 am † Jack Collins

5:00 pm † Laura Marchese

7:00 pm Parishioners of Our Holy Redeemer/Freeport

Sunday, 21 September, 25th

Sunday in Ordinary Time

7:00 am Intentions of Pope Francis

8:00 am † Decd. Members of the Holy Name Society

9:30 am Intentions of Father Douglas R. Arcoleo

11:30 am † Theodora & Augusto Monteiro

† Marie Gregorio

† Andrew Hroncich

† Albert Stoessel

1:00 pm † Julio E. Ayora

THE FRUIT OF OUR

CENTENARY YEAR

continues with

A TIME TO REMEMBER &

A TIME TO BE REMEMBERED

BREAD & SANCTUARY ALTAR WINE CANDLES FLOWERS

A WORD ABOUT OFFERINGS

During the Centenary Year (2011-2012) celebration of our

absolutely beautiful church, our Parish family came home for

Mass and we remembered one another with the flowers that

adorn the Altar, with the candles that light up the Sanctuary,

with the bread and wine that is offered, and of course in the

way par excellence, we remembered one another in the

Priest’s Mass Intention that is lifted up with the help of all of

our other remembrances! Thank you for coming home and

remembering one another! Thank you for coming home and

remembering Him Who said:

“Do this in Memory of Me!”

A MESSAGE FROM THE PASTOR

11 SEPTEMBER 2001 – 11 SEPTEMBER 2014 (WHAT LESSONS HAVE WE LEARNED IN THIRTEEN YEARS?)

This past Monday (8 September) as the Church celebrated the Nativity of Mary the Mother of God, and our own Sister Dorothy celebrated fifty-seven years of Religious Life with help at Our Holy Redeemer from the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, (ladies please call Diana Gibson at (516) 623-2185 and join today), millions of boys and girls in America entered into their first full week of school. Across the nation children were taught lessons in Human History, Language, Literature, and the Arts. They were taught lessons in Philosophy, Religion, Economics, and Geography. They were taught lessons in Social Studies, Biology, Physics, and Mathematics. And although the first full week of school for them has only recently ended, their teachers and parents are already asking them: “what lessons did you learn?”

This past Thursday (11 September) Americans entered into the remembrance of a day that Pope Saint John Paul II called “a dark day in the history of humanity, a terrible affront to human dignity”. Thirteen years removed from those terrorist attacks which took the lives of thousands of innocent human beings and caused unspeakable sorrow in the hearts of all men and women of good will, we all could (and should) ask ourselves that same question: “what lessons have we learned”?

In order to answer that question we need simply to ask a few others. They’re not however, the questions you might expect; questions about

Homeland Security, Airport Safety, and Securing our Borders. Those questions are important, and they must indeed be asked, but whether or not we’ve learned our lessons from the terrorist attacks which brought death and destruction to America on 9/11 can be determined from a different line of questioning:

When I woke up this morning, did I acknowledge the Presence of God and pray?

Before I left the house this morning did I tell my wife and my children that I love them?

On the way to work today did I relinquish my seat on the railroad to the elderly, or if on the LIE, did I graciously allow traffic to merge?

At work, did I give my employer the best that I had, and my employees a wage that is just?

Upon arriving home from work did I, in view of the events of this day thirteen years ago, call my brother, forgive him from my heart, and let go of the grudge that seeks to attack and destroy brotherly love?

And when I lay myself down to sleep, will I pray the Lord my soul and the souls of my family and fellow Americans to keep?

Answer “Yes” to these questions and then we can honestly say that we have learned our lessons. Answer them “No”, and then maybe it’s time for us to go back to School.

“Even if the forces of darkness appear to prevail, those who believe in God know that evil and death do not have the final say.” (Pope Saint John Paul II)

14 SEPTEMBER 2014

BY: POPE SAINT JOHN XXIII

GRATA RECORDATIO

ENCYCLICAL OF POPE JOHN XXIII

ON THE ROSARY: PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH,

MISSIONS, INTERNATIONAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS

26 SEPTEMBER 1959

(Continued from 7 September 2014 bulletin)

An Unbroken Succession

7. One pope bequeathed, as it were, to another pope, as a sacred legacy, the care of the whole Christian flock; with the same pastoral concern each of them declared his paternal love for all mankind.

8. These two events—the one full of sorrow, the other full of joy—attest clearly to the world that while all things human gradually decline and decay, the Roman Pontificate withstands the rush of centuries, even though the visible Heads of the Church must, one after another, leave this mortal exile as they complete the span of days which God in His providence has set for them.

9. But all Christians should turn their thoughts to the late Pope Pius XII and to his lowly successor, in whom Blessed Peter continues his eternal mission as supreme pastor, and they should address this prayer to God: "To preserve in holy religion the Pope, and all clerics in holy orders, we beg Thee hear us."

(To be continued …)

BY: POPE SAINT JOHN PAUL II

“I cannot begin this audience without expressing my profound sorrow at the terrorist attacks which yesterday brought death and destruction to America, causing thousands of victims and injuring countless people. To the President of the United States and to all American citizens I express my heartfelt sorrow. In the face of such unspeakable horror we cannot but be deeply disturbed. I add my voice to all the voices raised in these hours to express indignant condemnation, and I strongly reiterate that the ways of violence will never lead to genuine solutions to humanity’s problems.

Yesterday was a dark day in the history of humanity, a terrible affront to human dignity. After receiving the news, I followed with intense concern the developing situation, with heartfelt prayers to the Lord. How is it possible to commit acts of such savage cruelty? The human heart has depths from which schemes of unheard-of ferocity sometimes emerge, capable of destroying in a moment the normal daily life of a people. But faith comes to our aid at these times when words seem to fail. Christ’s word is the only one that can give a

response to the questions which trouble our spirit. Even if the forces of darkness appear to prevail, those who believe in God know that evil and death do not have the final say. Christian hope is based on this truth; at this time our prayerful trust draws strength from it.”

NOW A WORD FROM OUR SAINTS

Catholic ministries appeal IN GOD WE TRUST

2014 Goal Pledged Amount Paid Pledges No. of Donors Rebate Amount

$72,000.00 $89,421.59* $77,661.59* 278* $18,929.27*

*As of 9 September 2014

Thank you for ALL that YOU do for Our Holy Redeemer!

You can make a difference! Please make your check payable to: Catholic Ministries Appeal and either mail it to:

Catholic Ministries Appeal, Diocese of Rockville Centre, P.O. Box 4000, Rockville Centre, New York 11571

or deposit it in the Sunday Offertory Basket. Thank you!

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DISCOVERING CHRIST What is the meaning of life?

Why do I need a Saviour?

What does it mean to believe and belong?

Why does Jesus matter?

Discovering Christ proposes that we find our identity

and purpose in God. This course is about a God Who

didn’t just create a set of rules to follow but sent to a

broken world a person Whose name is Jesus Christ.

Our Holy Redeemer – Lower Church

Thursdays: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 October, 13, 20 November

6:45 P.M. – 9:15 P.M.

Dinner – Video Teaching – Small Group Discussion

Saturday, November 8

9:30 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.

Holy Spirit Retreat

2 October – What is the meaning of life?

9 October – Why does Jesus matter?

16 October – What does Jesus want us to know?

23 October – Why do I need a Saviour?

30 October – Why is the Resurrection important for us?

8 November (Saturday) – Who is the Holy Spirit/ New Life in the Spirit: Being a Catholic disciple.

13 November – Believing and belonging: Our need for the Church

20 November – What are the Gospels and are they reliable?

Contact Linda Siani (516) 378-6696; Carolyn Jimenez (516) 546-3910 or

Carolyn Terzulli (516) 546-3910/carolynterzulli@yahoo.com to register.

No charge for the course. ** The opportunity to make a ‘Free Will’ offering to Our Holy Redeemer Parish

will be provided to help cover the cost of the materials. **

FAITH AND EDUCATION "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you."

SCHOOL’S IN: DRIVE CAREFULLY (both on and off the road)

NEWS FROM THE DE LA SALLE SCHOOL (516) 379-8660

For baby boomers growing up in the 50s family references to the attack on Pearl Harbor were comments on a tragic pivotal day in the past. For those who were old enough to recount where they were on 7 December 1941 the event had a different significance than it did for those who just read about it, were told about it, or saw black and white photos of the devastation. The tragic events of 11 September 2001 likewise are known

to some by story and to others by memory. For the students of The De La Salle School, almost all of whom were born after that date and the majority of whom have parents who were not in this country at that time, the attacks of thirteen years ago are as distant as “the day that will live in infamy” from 1914.

In our role as educators we chose to make this aspect of our recent history more clear this year. The eighth graders prepared and let a memorial service for the school community and invited guests. We commemorated the lives lost, the heroism displayed, and the generous service associated with 11 September 2001. And we prayed for peace.

Marine Colonel Daniel J. Lund, Commander of Forward Operating Base Camp Bucca during operation Iraqi Freedom was a special guest at our school. In the context of a prayer service planned and carried out by the eighth graders he presented the school with an American flag that flew over Base Camp Bucca five years ago, on 11 September 2009. The entire school community assembled around the flag pole as the “Stars and Stripes” which once flew over the Iraq desert was raised in our parking lot. Also in attendance were veterans of various branches of the armed services as well as firefighters and police officers, some of whom had been first responders at the World Trade Center site in 2001.

“Remembering those who passed was a nice thing”, said Kenneth, one of the eighth graders leading the commemoration. Fellow eighth grader Orlando, reflecting his hope for the world commented, “It was good to work together on this project.”

14 September 2014 – The Exaltation of the Holy Cross Time A Sunday Readings: Numbers XXI:4b-9; Philippians II: 6-11; St John III: 13-17

Student’s Name: ____________________________________________________

Class Day/Session: __________________________________________________

Catechist Name: ____________________________________________________

Mass Time (Circle One): Sat: 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Sun: 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 9:30 AM 11:30 AM 1:00 PM

GOSPEL QUESTIONS: (Religious Education Students please answer ALL questions)

Fill in the blanks: “Jesus said to Nicodemus: ‘No one has _______________________________________________ except the One Who has

______________________________________, the Son of Man.’”

“And just as ____________________________ lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be

_________________________________, so that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.”

“For God so______________________ the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in __________

might not perish but might have eternal life.”

“For God did not send His Son into the world ______________________________________ the world, but that the world

might be saved _______________________________________________.”

**7th Grade Catechist (volunteer) for Wednesday afternoon needed. If interested, please call the Religious Education Office.**

YOUR TITHING (25 CENTS AND MORE)

IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE!

(GOD WILL NOT BE OUTDONE IN GENEROSITY!)

MASS FIRST COLLECTION

ENVELOPE USERS

SECOND COLLECTION

(COLA)

** E-Giving ** $ 1,033.00 28 $ 135.00

Prior to Weekend $ 368.00 15 $ 149.00 5:00 pm $ 2,159.75 67 $ 524.00 7:00 pm $ 281.00 8 $ 225.00 7:00 am $ 1,183.25 33 $ 276.00 8:00 am $ 1,242.00 44 $ 300.00 9:30 am $ 1,876.75 66 $ 503.00

11:30 am $ 1,824.15 65 $ 644.00 1:00 pm $ 1,503.42 36 $ 633.00

TOTAL $11,471.32 362 $3,389.00

HOW DO YOU MAKE PURCHASES??? If you use a credit card then please consider

a credit card from our friends at Oceanside Christopher Federal Credit Union:

“The Catholic Credit Union.” A percentage of your spending will be

given back to Our Holy Redeemer Parish.

REVENUE SHARING PROGRAM

Oceanside Christopher Federal Credit Union’s Revenue Sharing program generates revenue for our Parish. If you obtain an Oceanside Christopher VISA Card or debit card, Our Holy Redeemer will benefit monetarily every time you use them. The amount we receive is dependent on the number of parishioners who join the program. This program, which is two and one half years old, is voluntary; there are no contracts. For more information please call the Oceanside Christopher Credit Union at (516) 620-8100. Oceanside Christopher Federal Credit Union is owned by its members and exclusively serves the Catholic community. They provide all financial services gotten at a bank. As part of a joint agreement, many of their members in Freeport can use the Bethpage Federal Credit Union (located around the corner from Our Holy Redeemer on Merrick Road) to make deposits, withdrawals, etc.

FAITH AND FINANCES PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL MEMBERS:

Charles Shields III Donald Gallant

Joann Flaherty Sheila Walsh

SUNDAY, 6/7 SEPTEMBER OFFERING TOTAL: $14,860.32

FIRST COLLECTION: $11,471.32

SECOND COLLECTION: $ 3,389.00 (COST OF LIVING)

NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENVELOPE USERS: 49

2014 Year to Date

return to

Our Holy Redeemer:

$900.00

FAITH AND PRAYER

Please continue to say your prayers

for the following members

of our Armed Forces:

Capt. Thomas Collins III, Anthony Costante, Tyler Daly, Sgt. Adam Dengel, Juan Diaz, Ryan Dugan,

Michael George Gonzalez, Daniel Ingin, Brig. Gen. Kevin Killea, Susana Ladino, Sgt. Ramon Marrero,

Pvt. Jack McKnight, John Mediate, Sgt. Kelvin O. Melara, Airman 1st Class Jerome Miles, Lt. Cmdr. Colleen Minihan,

Maj. Paul Minihan, Sebastian Moreno, Sean Joseph Mormon, Sgt. Allyson Parla, Petty Officer Floyd A. Rivera,

Sgt. Sammy Rodriguez, Benjamin Rhodes, Edwin Sandoval, Doug Schambert, Paul Seiden, Luis Sic, Capt. John Talafuse,

Lt. Matthew Talibon, Corp. Daniel Vargas, Chief Petty Officer William A. Vega,

Capt. Johnetta Washington, Anthony Williams, Sgt. 1st Class Lynroy Williams; Lt. Cmdr. Brad Younger

Please Pray for Our Seminarians:

Br. Pierre Toussaint Mr. James Hansen Mr. Odalis Rodriguez (Alain) Guiteau, C.F.R.

Heavenly Father, please grant to Your Faithful servants, the grace and strength to carry out Your mission for the Church

each day. Keep our Seminarians close to You and continue to inspire them to serve others in Your Holy Name. Please inspire the men You have called to the Priesthood to respond "yes" to Your call through our Lord Jesus Christ Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever

and ever. Amen.

Please Pray for our beloved deceased:

Monsignor Edward J. Breen Ramona Crook; Bela Mako; Melisa Mendez

Graciela Quiros Matamoros

PLEASE PRAY FOR: Mary Acosta, Baby Ava, Jessie Aue, Naomi Aue, Robert Baciuska, Robert Biscardi, Virginia Brehaut, Kathleen Breihof, Gerard Burton, Blanca Cales, Louise Callus, Therese Charles, Warren P. Cochol,

Barbara Costante, Aileen D’Avanzo, Felicitas DeLa Garma, Moira Dennis, Barbara Emerick, Raymond Enright, Charles Ettlinger,

Lois Foley, Lynn Giordano, Veronica Groth, Kathy Hobkirk, Susan Huyler, Ciro Iannacone, Baby Joshua, Baby Juliana,

Linda A. Kane, Sara Kataeva, Carol Kelly, Nancy Lamb, Karen Larson, Cecelia Lerro, Josephine Lucci, Aura Marine, Barbara McEneaney,

Terry Meyers, Amanda Mucaria, Alexander Nadeau, Adryana Navarro, Paul Navarro, Jean Nicholich, Eleanor Ramos, Kathleen Randall, Jim Reed, Frederick Roberts, Sylvia Roberts, Lidiana Santiago, Maria Santos, Brielle Saracini, Linda Schultz, Suzzanne Serino,

Carmen Spearmen, Ernie Stoessel, Mercedes Sumner, Ray Washecka, Gerard Wright

READINGS FOR

21 September 2014 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY

IN ORDINARY TIME

1ST READING: ISAIAH LV: 6-9

RESPONSORIAL PSALM: PSALM 145

2ND READING: PHILIPPIANS I: 20c-24, 27a

GOSPEL: SAINT JOHN III: 13-17

Please Pray for Our Priests O God, Who made Your Only Begotten Son eternal High Priest, grant that those He has chosen as ministers and stewards of Your mysteries may be found faithful in carrying out the ministry they have received. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You

in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

15 September Monsignor Ellsworth R. Warren & Father Hugh Cannon

16 September Monsignor John C. Nosser & Father Thomas Murray

17 September All those Discerning Religious Life

18 September Monsignor James P. Lisante & Monsignor Joseph P. Granata

19 September Monsignor Donald T. Bennett & Father Thomas Edamattam

20 September Father Polycarp Nnajiofor & Father Harold Noviello

21 September Bishop Robert J. Brennan & Bishop Andrzej Zglejszewski

OUR HOLY REDEEMER

23 West Merrick Road, Freeport, NY

Our Doors Are Open, So Please Come In!!!

HUMAN SERVICES (516) 868-8289

Open Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Thanks to your generosity on September’s

FIRST SUNDAY WORKS OF MERCY, children in Freeport returned to school this past week armed with the necessary supplies to assist

them with learning.

Thank You!

ADVENT SHOP BACK-TO-SCHOOL DISCOUNT The Advent Shop in Rockville Centre is offering a 10%

discount on all Back-to-School Religious items for parishioners of Our Holy Redeemer Parish until

30 September 2014. For info call (516) 536-7900.

Please bring this page with you to receive your 10% discount on your total purchase.

SOCIETY OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL

2014

FRIENDS OF THE POOR WALK

SATURDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER

Want to help feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, and clothe the naked right here in Freeport?

Then join Our Holy Redeemer’s Young Vincentians as they walk to support the work of our Parish’s Human Services.

If you can’t walk with them then please show your support that day and come out and cheer them on as they walk for those in need.

To help the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul help your neighbours in need, please make a donation to:

SOCIETY OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL Our Holy Redeemer Conference

Friends of the Poor Walk 37 South Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520

(516) 378-0665

FAITH AND SOCIAL MINISTRY “Produce good fruit as evidence of your repentance.”

HUMAN SERVICES (516) 868-8289

THRIFT SHOP (516) 623-3247

SHOPPING HOURS: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday

10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.

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DONATIONS ACCEPTED: Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and by appointment.

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Volunteers Accepted All the Time!

Collect

O God, Who adorned the Bishop Saint Robert Bellarmine with wonderful learning and virtue

to vindicate the faith of Your Church, grant, through his intercession,

that in the integrity of that same faith Your people may always find joy.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.

The literal explanation of the first Word,

"Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." “Christ Jesus, the Word of the Eternal Father, of Whom the Father Himself hath spoken, "Hear ye Him," and Who hath said of Himself, "For One is your Master, Christ," in order to perform the task He had undertaken, never ceased from instructing us. Not only during His life, but even in the arms of death, from the pulpit of the Cross, He preached to us words few in number, but burning with love, most useful and efficacious, and in every way worthy to be engraven on the heart of every Christian, to be preserved there, meditated upon, and fulfilled literally and in deed. His first word is this, "And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." Which prayer, as though it were altogether new and unheard of before, the Holy Spirit wished to be foretold by the Prophet Isaias in these words: "And He prayed for the evil doers." And the petitions of our Lord on the Cross prove how truly the Apostle St. Paul spoke when he said: " Charity seeketh not her own," for of the seven words our Redeemer spoke three were for the good of others, three for His own good, and one was common both to Himself and to us. His first care, however, was for others. He thought of Himself last.

Of the first three words which He spoke, the first was for His enemies, the second for His friends, the third for His relations. Now, the reason why He thus prayed, is that the first demand of charity is to succour those who are in want: and those who were then most in want of spiritual succour were His enemies; and what we also, the disciples of so great a Master, stand most in need of is to love our enemies, a virtue which we know is most difficult to be obtained and rarely to be met with, whereas the love of our friends and relations is easy and natural, increases with our years, and often predominates more than it ought. Wherefore the Evangelist wrote, "And Jesus said:" where the word and shows the time and the occasion of this prayer for His enemies, and places in contrast the words of the Sufferer and the words of the executioners, His works and their works; as though the Evangelist would explain himself more fully thus: they were crucifying the Lord, and in His very presence were dividing His garments amongst them, they mocked and defamed Him as a seducer and a liar; whilst He, seeing what they were doing, hearing what they were saying, and suffering the most acute pains in His Hands and Feet, returned good for evil and prayed; " Father, forgive them."

He calls Him "Father," not God or Lord, because He wished Him to exercise the benignity of a Father and not the severity of a Judge; and as He desired to avert the anger of God, which He knew was aroused at their enormous crimes, He uses the tender name of Father. The word Father appears to contain in itself this request: I, Thy Son, in the midst of all My torments have pardoned them; do you likewise, My Father, extend your pardon to them. Although they deserve it not, still pardon them for the sake of Me, your Son. Remember, too, that you are their Father, since you have created them, and made them to your own image and likeness. Show them therefore a Father's love, for although they are wicked, they are nevertheless your children.”

FAITH AND FROM THE ROMAN MISSAL WITH WORDS FROM SAINT ROBERT BELLARMINE

FEAST DAY: 17 SEPTEMBER

Our Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church Freeport, New York

Hail Mary,

Full of Grace,

The Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women,

and blessed is the fruit

of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary,

Mother of God,

pray for us sinners now,

and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Intention: For Mr. James Hansen and for an Increase in Vocations to the Priesthood.

Please join us for our

Family Rosary Night Friday, 19 September 2014

7:30 p.m. in Church

Everyone is Welcome!

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THE SIDEWALKS ARE OPEN!!!

THANK YOU: Amy & Warren Cochol; Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Garavuso; Lawrence & Ngozi Ogbutor;

Thomas & Karin Goodwin; John & Eileen Skinner; George & Tessa Park; Lawrence & Catherine Vodopivec;

James Wehrum; Dalia Ramirez; Ann Kelly; Robert & Adele Dzenius; Barbara Kaider; Peter & Angela Ruiz;

Louis & Muriel Royer; Frances Tarantino; John & Lydia Anzovino; Eric & Leeanne Kraus; Paul & Barbara Eberst;

Andrew Longo; Charles & Deborah Shields; Margaret Thompson; Warren & Helen Christopher;

John & Nancy Solazzo; Alfred & Gayle LaCascia; Margaret Bade; Benjamin & Tihana Badurina; Melanie Curtin;

Kevin & Susan McShane; Gloria Cintorino; Lorraine Martin; Sheila Vann; Tina Scalamandre;

Allen & Elizabeth Weick; James & Heide Fitzgerald; Vincent Mastroianni; Thomas & Kristine Raynor;

Ernest & Mary Stoessel; Raymond & Barbara Burke; Donald Suchan; William & Sheila Walsh; Patricia J. Warren;

Maria Escalante; Yenis Quintana; Gloria DiBrizzi; Laura Jannetto; Oscar Romero & Victoria Romero-Cespedes;

Jose Vasquez & Adelma Marroquin; Anna Mae Verzyl; Patricia Toval; Virginia Notarstefano;

Paul & Connie Gianferrara; Hector & Theresa Duran; Anthony & Norma Solazzo; Kevin Sweeney; Shireen Taylor;

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Noll; Gene & Joann Flaherty; Lawrence & Sonia Taylor; Bruce Wimbiscus & Dianne Ryan;

Hulbert & Jeanette Millington; Thomas & Norma Andrino

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O God, Who in Your inscrutable providence will that the Church be united to the sufferings of Your Son, grant, we pray,

to Your faithful who suffer for Your Name’s sake a spirit of patience and charity, that they may be found

true and faithful witnesses to the promises You have made. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,

Who lives and reigns with You, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

SCRIPTURE REFLECTION

“So must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life” (See John 3:13-17). “Today’s feast celebrates a double anniversary. In Jerusalem, Constantine erected around church, the Anastasis, above the empty grave of Jesus, and a basilica, the Martyrium; in the square between the two churches, a shrine, Calvarium, marking the place of the crucifixion. Dedicated in 335, they were destroyed by the Persians in 614. The two churches were rebuilt by Patriarch Modestus of Jerusalem c. 626, but were later destroyed by the Muslims in 1009. The present church of the Holy Sepulcher, rebuilt by the Crusaders, was dedicated in 1149. Today also commemorated the discovery of the Lord’s cross by the empress, St. Helena (From The 2014 Order of Prayer in the Liturgy of the Hours and Celebration of the Eucharist, page

197). From today’s feast we also learn that the cross is the place of exaltation. Thus, we as Christians, together with all of our saints and our Blessed Mother Mary, accept the crosses life may send us knowing full well, that this place of sorrow becomes as it did in Jesus’ case, the place of exaltation. Amen.

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Our Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church Freeport, New York 11520

The Nocturnal Adoration Society

invites you to their

59TH

ANNIVERSARY

DINNER

Saturday, 27 September 2014 after the 5:00 P.M. Mass

in the lower church

The cost is $20.00 per person. To reserve tickets, please complete the form below and deposit it

in the Sunday Offertory basket. In addition, tickets can be obtained from either

Jane Dengel or Judy Germaine.

NON-MEMBERS WELCOME!

Tickets WILL NOT be sold at the door.

Tickets will NOT be sold at the door.

Our Holy Redeemer Nocturnal Adoration Society’s 59th Anniversary Dinner Please make checks payable to: Nocturnal Adoration Society

NAME: ____________________________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS: _________________________________________________________________________________

CITY, STATE, ZIP: _________________________________________________________________________

PHONE: _______________________________________________

NUMBER OF PERSONS @ $20.00 pp: _________________

AMOUNT SUBMITTED: _________________________________ CASH CHECK #: ________________

OUR HOLY REDEEMER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH FREEPORT

ATTENTION STUDENTS! THIRD ANNUAL

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

PRO-LIFE ORATORY CONTEST

Sunday, 26 October 2014 4:00 P.M.

Lower Church

The Parish of Our Holy Redeemer is holding its second annual Our Lady of Guadalupe pro-life essay

and oratory contest. A parishioner has donated $1,500 for the contest. Scholarships will be

awarded as follows: First Place $300, Second Place $200, and up to ten Honourable Mentions

at $100 each. Our Holy Redeemer parishioners in the 6th grade through senior year in high

school are eligible.

Each contestant will make a verbal presentation of his or her essay in the lower church on Sunday,

26 October 2014 beginning at 4:00 p.m. Family, friends, and parishioners are invited to attend.

Winners will be announced at the end of the contest. Checks made payable to each scholarship

winner will be given out that evening.

Essays should be between 250 to 500 words and should emphasize what efforts the candidate has

made on behalf of the pro-life movement and his or her proposed future pro-life activities. Possible

essay topics include: ‘How I saved an unborn child’s life;’ ‘How I spread the pro-life message

among my friends/classmates;’ praying for an end to abortion through organization of a

prayer group; the importance of Chastity before Marriage and how it helps to avoid abortion;

the injustice of the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion.

Please contact John Sandhaas, one of the judges at (516) 459-0930 for information and assistance.

A list of additional pro-life topics is available in the rectory office.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS 17 OCTOBER 2014

Please Mail to:

ROBERT L. DOUGHERTY, ESQ. 226 SEVENTH STREET, SUITE 202 GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK 11530

Please put your Name, Address, and Telephone # on your essay and keep a copy as

you will be called upon to give an oral presentation before the judges on 26 October 2014.

The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) at the Parish of Our Holy Redeemer invites any adult (18 yrs +) interested in learning about the Catholic Faith in order to receive the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist) to please fill out this form and kindly place it in the collection basket or contact the Religious Education Office (87 Pine St) (516) 546-1057 or Rectory (37 South Ocean Ave) at or (516) 378-0665 for more information.*

Name (Full):________________________________________________________________________________

Address:___________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: _____________________________________________________________________________

Email Address: ______________________________________________________________________________

Sacraments Needed: Baptism; Confirmation; First (Confession &) Holy Communion; ALL

*An interview is required to be scheduled with Deacon Cris. Please contact him at (516) 378-0665. A copy of your Birth Certificate and completion of a Parish Census Form are required as well as a certificate for any Sacraments you have already received, if applicable (i.e., Baptism Certificate, 1st Holy Communion Certificate, Confirmation Certificate). Thank you!

THE YEAR OF FAITH AND THE YEAR AFTER 14 September 2014

(Return this Completed Form to the Rectory before: 22 September 2014)

Any confirmed Catholic and registered parishioner of Our Holy Redeemer who is 19 years old or younger (born after 23 November 1994) is eligible to answer a weekly “YEAR OF FAITH AND YEAR AFTER” question from the bulletin for a chance

to earn as much as $1,750.00. Answers can be found in the Section of the Catechism of the Catholic Church as noted underneath the question and recorded in the format below. And the fortieth question is:

Question #40: What is prayer?

(From: PART IV: CHRISTIAN PRAYER / SECTION 1: PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE)

Answer: Chapter Title: ____________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph Title: __________________________________________________________________________________

Name: __________________________________________________________ Date of Birth: _____________________________

Address: ________________________________________________________ Telephone #: ______________________________

UN MENSAJE DEL PASTOR

ORDENACIONES SACERDOTALES EN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS “Más, Más, y Más”

Este viernes pasado (5 de septiembre), nuestro seminarista del verano, el Sr. James H. Hansen, regresó al Colegio Americano de Roma para completar su preparación para el sacerdocio. (El 2 de octubre James será - si Dios quiere - ordenado como diácono transitorio y recibirá el título de "Reverendo Señor", y el 20 de junio 2015 será ordenado sacerdote y recibirá el título de "Reverendo Padre" Por favor, oren por él. ) Desde su institución por Nuestro Santo Redentor mismo, Satanás ha tratado de destruir ese sacerdocio. Lo intentó con la ayuda de aquellos entre los Doce que traicionaron a Cristo; aquellos entre los Doce que negaron a Cristo; y aquellos entre los Doce que abandonaron a Cristo. Pruebe a pesar de todos sus esfuerzos para destruir la Iglesia y su enseñanza no prevalecerá (cf. San Mateo XVI: 18b).

La enseñanza de la Iglesia sobre el sacerdocio siempre ha sido una piedra de tropiezo y necedad (vea. I Corintios I: 23). Tal vez por eso se le da tanta "prensa" a la misma. Y si bien es cierto que la prensa se opone a, y tiene una obsesión con las enseñanzas de la Iglesia sobre el aborto, la anticoncepción, la eutanasia y la homosexualidad, en el fondo de todo esto yace una profunda oposición al sacerdocio.

Localmente el pleno de prensa judicial contra la Iglesia se desarrolla en las páginas de un periódico que termina en manos de muchos de los casi dos millones de católicos de Long Island, muchos de los cuales no asisten a misa y así, las únicas "noticias" que reciben de la Iglesia / su Iglesia, es las de los artículos incompletos y engañosos de este diario. Tome por ejemplo un artículo de Newsday del 28 julio de 2014 titulado "Un Esfuerzo los Domingos y Todos Los Días", en el que se engaña intencionalmente a los lectores a creer que no sólo hay una "disminución constante en el número de sacerdotes católicos en Long Island y en todo el país ... ", sino que el número de los que entran en los seminarios también se ha reducido; ... Y que según los expertos el número de nuevos sacerdotes no alcanza a llenar el vacío: El año pasado, 494 seminaristas fueron ordenados en todo el país, en comparación con 994 en 1965"

¿Qué tipo de informe saca una conclusión de un período de cincuenta años (1965 - 2014) sin informar lo que ocurrió durante los años de ese período? Un informe "incompleto y engañoso" que no quiere que los lectores (católicos o no), sepan la verdad. Newsday podría haber informado que "El año pasado, 494 seminaristas fueron ordenados en todo el país

¡Más que 487 en 2012! ¡Más que 480 en 2011! ¡Más que 459 en 2010! ¡Más que 465 en 2009!

¡Más que 401 en 2008! ¡Más que 475 en 2007! ¡Más que 358 en 2006! ¡Más que 454 en 2005!

¡Más que 442 en 2000! MENOS QUE 511 en 1995.

¡Newsday pudiera haber reportado que la última vez que hubieron menos ordenaciones en los Estados Unidos que en 2014 fue HACE VEINTE AÑOS, en 1995! Y deberían haber reportado que las ordenaciones al Sacerdocio en los Estados Unidos han ido en AUMENTO de manera constante durante los últimos veinte años; ¡no porque a Newsday le guste esa verdad, pues no le gusta, sino porque es la Verdad, y la Verdad es los que nos liberta! (vea San Juan VIII:32)

Por Favor Ore por Nuestro Seminaristas:

Hermano Pierre Toussaint Sr. James Hansen Sr. Odalis Rodríguez (Alain) Guiteau, C.F.R.

TODOS LOS FELIGRESES!

La única cosa que debemos estar

comer y beber en la Iglesia

es esta:

No esto:

Por favor, ayuda a mantener nuestra Iglesia buscando “absolutamente hermoso!"

No mastican, no comer, no beber, y debido a que las personas hacen, necesitamos su ayuda para

limpiarlo!!!

Por favor llame (516) 378-0665 y hablar con Deacon cris acera de los detalles.

ALREADY

BELIEVES

COME

CONDEMN

DARKNESS

DEEDS

DESERT

DOWN

ETERNAL

EVERYONE

EXCEPT

GONE

HEAVEN

JESUS

F S N S D T E J W Q E T S P B

C D Y E E F H O I R T P S E G

F C E A I V R G O O E E E R L

F D V L O L E D I E R C N I C

S U M E D O C I N L N X K S M

A L R E A D Y O L S A E R H U

S E A S L P Y N E E L N A V K

A D T X C R E R R N B U D Q D

V E I R E O P O E L I F T E D

E V N V E E N V P A O H O U Q

D O E W N S A D V L G E M O C

R L V T O E E O E I E K G O E

S O N F H D U D M M O S E S N

H G U O R H T H F J N N S H O

E Z Y Z S U S E J M L V V L G

LIFE

LIFTED

LIGHT

LOVED

MIGHT

MOSES

NICODEMUS

PEOPLE

PERISH

SAVED

SERPENT

SON

THROUGH

WORLD

HUMBLING ONESELF

Directions: Find the words below from today’s Scripture reading in the puzzle. Words can go horizontally, vertically, and diagonally in all directions (as shown).

For God so loved the world that He gave

His only Son, so that everyone who

believes in Him might not perish but might have eternal life.

For God did not send His Son into the

world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved

through Him. Saint John III: 16-17

THERE IS

NO

GREATER

LOVE