SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2017 8:00 A.M Olindo & Genoveffa Palombo 9:30 A.M. Stefan Garger - Birthday Remembrance 11:00 A.M. Peter Joseph Tutino

12:30 P.M. For the People of St. James Parish, Andrew Bonanzinga, Henry Spreizer, Nancy & John Spadone, Richard Cappola, Mary Riordan & The Kelly Family MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 8:00 A.M. No Intention Received 12:10 P.M. No 12:10 Mass today - Confirmation

TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2017 8:00 A.M. No Intention Received 12:10 P.M. No Intention Received WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017 8:00 A.M. No Intention Received 12:10 P.M. Deacon James Beirne - Living __________________________________________________ 4:00 P.M. Joseph Bassolino - Birthday Remembrance

THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017 - The Ascension of the Lord

8:00 A.M. Andrew McCarthy 12:10 P.M. Jean Kelly 7:30 P.M. Deacon Jim Beirne, Deacon Rick Brunner Deacon Chris Daniello, Deacon Charles Kammerer __________________________________________________

FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2017 8:00 A.M. Vincent J. Russo - Birthday Remembrance 12:10 P.M. Christina Corr SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2017 8:00 A.M. LoriLee VanBooy—9th Anniversary Brian Wastella 4:00 P.M. Deceased members of the Fabrizio & Cantarini Families SUNDAY, MAY 28, 2017 8:00 A.M Deborah Kubik 9:30 A.M. Vincent Boller 11:00 A.M. Elwood J. Lafferty

12:30 P.M. For the People of St. James Parish, Vincent Ragusa, Raymund Paulino

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Reconciliation Schedule

Saturday Confessions 3:00 - 3:45 PM Maryann Amblo, Francine Argila, John Baglione, Deanna Baisley, Dcn. James Beirne, James Bianco, Louis Breitbach, Mary Brussell Philip Capobianco, JoAnn Chirco, Lori Cicciari, Leslie Crandall, Florence D’Alto, Agnes Daly, Dale Daly, James DeVita, Joan Dlugokencky, Skip Doran, Joe Falcone, Connie Fisher, Randall Foley, Thomas Francis, Andrew Gallo, Paul Giacalone, Rosemary Giacalone, Luke Gruener, Kenneth Hall, Michael Hance, Melissa Huebner, Delphine Julian, John Kmiotek, Gina Krafinski, Sean Lehosky, Tia Mabanta, Timothy Maietta,Dakota Maken, Mary Sue Maluda, Sr. JoAnn Mark, Pat Matera, Tara Matthews, Megan McCormack, Erlinda Medina, Janice Mehaffy, Steven Miller, Marianne Mirkow, Ann Muscarello, Grace Nadolny, Ralph Osberg, Diane Pheffer, Lenny Rocillo, Dana Rodriguez, Richard Rogers, Joan Rose, Michaline Salamack, Cynthia Simson, Karen Stafford, Rosemary Styne, William Styne, Sally Ann Waskewich, Isabella Rose Weiss, Jessica Weiss, Joseph White

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Mass Celebrant for May 27th &

May 28th

5/27 ~ 4:00 pm ~ Fr. Chris 5/28 ~ 8:00 am ~ Fr. Chris 9:30 am ~ Fr. Stephen 11:00 am ~ Fr. John 12:30 pm ~ Fr. Aaron

Celebrants Subject to Change

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PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT Come Holy Spirit, fills the hearts of your faithful and kindle in us the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth.

THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Wisdom helps us recognize and keeping God central in our lives. Understanding is the ability to comprehend the meaning of God’s message. Counsel is the ability to see the best way to follow God’s plan. . . Fortitude is the courage to do what one knows is right. Knowledge is the ability to think about and explore God’s revelation. Piety helps us to pray to God in true devotion. Fear of the Lord is the feeling of amazement before God. . . . -Explanations taken

from Loyola Press

Jesus said to his disciples: "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always. . . . (John 14:15-16a) The Sunday Scripture readings now begin to direct our attention to the Feast of Pentecost, when we will recall and celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles. The great “gift” of the Spirit is that it transformed a group of terrified disciples into bold “proclaimers” of the Good News. The Apostles would leave the safety of confinement to go out to speak publically of Jesus and continue his mission by becoming builders of the Kingdom of God. Pope Paul VI (1975) reminded us in his Apostolic Exhortation, “Evangelii Nuntiandi” (On Evangelization in the Modern World) that the Church exists to evangelize. It is the essential mission of the Church. That’s just not the work of ordained clergy but the work of all of its members. To do this “work” we need the assistance of the Holy Spirit, whom the world neither recognizes nor accepts. We were given the Holy Spirit at our baptism and then the “sevenfold” gifts of the Holy Spirit were bestowed upon us at Confirmation. It is only with the power of the Holy Spirit that we can hope to make Jesus known and loved by others. This Monday, Bishop Andrzej will confer the Holy Spirit upon our eight graders who have undergone a two-year period of study, prayer and service in preparation for the reception of this great Sacrament. It is our hope that they will freely accept this gift and join us in our common mission to bring the light of the Gospel to others, especially, their peers. They need our support and example. In addition, they serve as a reminder to each of us of the call that we already received and to which we are hopefully responding as “intentional disciples” of Jesus today. As we make our way towards Pentecost Sunday, which we will celebrate on June 4th, let us join in earnest prayer for a new release of the Holy Spirit upon us. This Spirit will transform us so that we in turn can work towards the transformation of the world. “Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful ones!”

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FROM THE EDITOR BULLETIN DEADLINES

Bulletin Date Due by 9:00am May 28th Monday, May 22nd June 4th Friday, May 26th June 11th Monday, June 5th June 18th Monday, June 12th

BANNS OF MARRIAGE

Week Two

Mark O’Rourke & Lisa Frucci

Week Three

Steven Abruzzo & Lauren Beirne

St. James Parish Men’s Prayer Group

Our prayer group meets at 7:30am

on the first and third Saturday of each month in the Parish Center.

All men are welcome.

Deacon Charlie and Deacon Chris are the moderators

Charismatic Prayer Group We invite you every Monday night to our

Prayer meeting. We meet in the Parish

Center from 7:30pm - 9:00pm in room 114.

We praise The Lord, pray scripture and

have a time of quiet reflection. We close

the meeting with intercessory prayers. For

more information, please call Patricia

Brodman at 516-735-7763 or Louise

Matthews at 516-796-7493

Please join us every

Thursday after the 12:10pm

Mass for Eucharistic Adoration

Holy Hour and

Solemn

Benediction from 12:45 to 1:45.

Thank you to the following families for their participation in our Family

Mass:

May 14, 2017

Vesting The Altar The Biesaga and Nowacka Families

Presentation of the Gifts

First Communicants

H o l y B a p t i s m

Baptism request forms and schedules can be found on our website at www.stjamesrcchurch.org

Parish Center & Church Calendar If you have reserved space either in our Parish

Center or Church from September 2016 to

August 2017 and wish to be on our 2017-2018

calendar, please pick up an event reservation

form from our Parish Center Monday through

Friday from 9am to 12noon or 1pm to 8pm.

When filling out the form please include all

information requested and make sure that it is

signed. Please submit your paperwork by July 1st

for review and approval.

St. James Food Pantry

Item of the Week:

Ketchup

Thank you for your continued support

of our Food Pantry

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Saint Frances de Chantal Parish,

1309 Wantagh Avenue

extends an invitation to all to attend

the Mass for the

May Crowning of our Blessed Mother

Monday, May 22nd a 7:30 pm

Come Pray the Rosary

Attend the Miraculous Medal Novena

Bring a special Offering in Thanksgiving to

Our Blessed Mother

PRESIDED BY FR. GIUS

Highlights of England and Edinburgh

November 6th - 16, 2017 Visiting Stonehenge, Salisbury, Bath,

Stratford, the Lake District, Edinburgh, York, Oxford and London

Hosted by Fr. James Mannion Walter & Maureen Denzler

$2,999 (Air/Land) from New York

NAWAS International Travel

Contact: Walter Denzler C/O 429 Route 25A East Setauket, NY 11733

wdenzler@aol.com or Father Jim Mannion

Frjim@stjamessetauket.org

A Time to Remember

Saturday, May 27, 2017

9am - 12 Noon

On May 27th of Memorial Day weekend, thousands of Long Islanders

will flock to Jones Beach for the Bethpage Air Show which

demonstrates military airpower.

On that same day, peace activists from, Long Island will gather for the Fourteenth Annual Peace Vigil

to remind beach-goers that Memorial Day is a sacred day dedicated by our nation to mourn the loss of

American lives killed in war.

- Come to distribute flyers explaining the true meaning of Memorial Day

- Come to reflect upon the victims of wars, still suffering in mind and spirit

- Come to honor the fallen and to pray for the end to all wars

Park at field #4 - Come at 8:30 for best parking.. Parking Fee is $10. Assemble by the plaza near the “needle”

tower.

For further details : www.catholicpeaceli.org or Eleanor Krebs 516-694-2016

Organized by Pax Christi Long Island

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Sunday, February 2, 2014 Sunday, May 21, 2017

Weekly Stewardship of Treasure Report

“Save Time and Donate Online!”

Online Giving is now available for parishioners with WeShare, an easy and convenient way to save time

and support the church. Donating is simple, safe, and completely secure.

With WeShare, you can set up a recurring weekly or monthly transaction using your checking, savings,

or credit card account. You can decide how much to give to any collection and make changes any time,

day or night. Plus, you can leave your checkbook at home on Sundays.

If you would like to enroll in Online Giving, please visit www.stjamesrcchurch.org, and click on the

WeShare link. If you have any questions or concerns about the program or would like help setting up

your account, please call our parish office at 516-731-3710.

Readings For Sunday, May 28th Seventh Sunday of Easter

Acts 1:1-11

Ps 47:2-3, 6-9

Eph 1:17-23

Mt 28:16-20

WEEK OF: May 7, 2017 Tomorrow’s Hope

CHURCH CAPACITY

850

MASS Sunday Collection Second Collection MASS ATTENDANCE

4:00PM $ 3,360.00 $ 517.00 497

8:00 AM $ 2,382.00 $ 237.00 215

9:30 AM $ 1,417.00 $ 342.00 255

11:00 AM $ 3,117.00 $ 368.00 237

12:30 PM $ 1,857.00 $ 323.00 221

Online Giving $ 1,668.20 $ 0.00

Weekly Env. $ 1,405.00 $ 0.00

TOTAL $15,206.20 $1,787.00 1,425

SUPER BONANZA

April/May 2017

$25 winners

Sunday, 5/14 - Mr. & Mrs. Marty Tout

Monday, 5/15 - Angelo Tomeo

Tuesday, 5/16 - Carol L. Cohen

Wednesday, 5/17- Jennifer Tuschong

Thursday, 5/18 - Anthony Cassone

Friday, 5/19 - Anne Ammon

Saturday, 5/20 - Anne Giorgi

Pray for our Deceased

Alice Boccio Mildred Kirell

Nora A. Purcell Frank L’Abbate

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Sunday, May 21st No Scheduled Events

Monday, May 22nd 7:00pm Marian Prayer Meeting - Chapel 7:30pm Charismatic Prayer Meeting - Rm 114 Tuesday, May 23rd

10:00am Legion of Mary - Room 106 Wednesday, May 24th 7:00pm Folk Group Rehearsal 7:30pm Adult Confirmation Prep Class - Rm 105

Thursday, May 25th No Scheduled Events

Friday, May 26th

11:00am Our Lady of the Rosary Italian Prayer

Group - Chapel

Saturday, May 27th

No Scheduled Events

Saturday, May 27, 2017 4:00pm Andrew Rosenberg Charlotte Rosenberg Giovanna Napodano Sunday, May 28, 2017 8:00am Ric Masi Dominick Regina Marina Krajewski 9:30am Anthony Laurino

Matteo Laurino Francesco Laurino 11:00am Jimmy Persico Mallory Auer 12:30pm Melissa Heubner Megan McCarthy

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FOR THOSE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES Lord of Hosts, we commend to Your gracious care and keeping all the men and women of our armed forces at home and abroad. Defend them day by day with Your heavenly grace; strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils that beset them; and grant them Your abiding presence wherever they may be. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

REMEMBER OUR LOVED ONES IN THE MILITARY Please pray for: Lt. Col. Joseph Agres, USMC; Marine; Battalion Chaplain, Capt. Fr. Lito D. Amande, Army; Kyle Beck, Navy Airman, Lt. Commander Raymond Beno, Navy; Sgt. Joseph R. Booth, Army: Spc. Matthew Burrafato, Cpl. Dominic Castiello, Marines; Lt. Col. Brian Coyne, Sean Dolan 1st Lieutenant, USMC, Marines; Sgt. Steven Fiscante, Army; CW3 Gerard Ford, Pfc. Steven Gianatiempo,

Army; M.P. Brian Gruebel, Air Force; Sgt. 1st Class James T. Harris, Army; Sgt. James Howard, Army; Specialist Dillon Incendio, Army; LtJG. Connor Krebs, USMC; Pvt. 1st Class Matthew Maniet, USMC; Lance Cpl. Richard Marandino, Marines; Airman 1st Class Gregory P. Marchese, Jr., Air Force; Lt. Eric McMullan, Army; Captain Scott Michalowski, Air Force; USMC; Pfc. Kyle Nigro, Marines; Pvt. Patricia O’Connor, Army; Pfc. Jason O’Shaughnessy, Army; Capt. Theresa Rodzevik, Army; Rocky C. Rossi, Navy; Scott Santoro, Marine; Lt. James Van Wie, Army ; Paul Vermillion, Marine Corps., Lt. Col. Kevin Walsh, Air Force

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