CHURCH OF ST. DOMINIC FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

MARCH 18, 2018

The mission of the Roman Catholic Church of Saint Dominic is to create and to preserve a spiritually and socially united community

which focuses on the presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist as the center of its life.

But if it dies, it produces many seeds. John 12:24

Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed.

The Church of Saint Dominic 93 Anstice Street, Oyster Bay, NY 11771

www.stdoms.org

Parish Office 516.922.4488 Hours: Monday - Friday 8am to 4pm fax 516-922-9491

Dr. Kevin McBride, Pastoral Associate Ext. 1166

Office of Administration 516.922.4488 Linda Nalick, Director Ext. 1197 Dave Paterson, Facilities Director Ext. 2240

Business Office 516.922.4488 Thomas Flynn, Comptroller Ext. 5560

Office of Development 516.922.4488 Kathy Murphy, Director Ext. 5321

Office of Parish Social Ministry 516.922.4488 Dawn Leat, Director Ext. 1294

Religious Education 516.922.7788 Carolyn Mangiarotti, Coordinator, Grades 1-5 cmangiarotti@stdoms.org Ext. 3701

Catherine O’Neil, Coordinator, Grades 6-8 & RCIA coneil@stdoms.org Ext. 3798

SCHOOLS OF SAINT DOMINIC Elementary School 516.922.4233 35 School Street Mr. Ronald J. Martorelli sdes@stdoms.org

High School 516.922.4888 110 Anstice Street Ms. Maureen Keller Appel sdhs@stdoms.org

Celebrating our Faith

The Eucharist is celebrated on Weekdays (Monday through Saturday)

Chapel: 7:30 a.m.

Saturday

Church: 5:00 p.m. (Vigil)

Sunday

Chapel: 7:30 a.m., 8:45 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. (Spanish Mass)

Church: 10:00 a.m. (Family Mass)

11:30 a.m. (Parish Choir) Holy Day Schedule

Vigil Mass eve of the Holy Day 7:30 p.m. Chapel Holy Day 7:30 a.m. Chapel

Noon Chapel 7:30 p.m. Chapel

Celebrating the Sacraments

Anointing of the Sick Available by appointment

Emergency sick calls anytime 516.922.4488 (ext. 8)

Baptisms 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month at 1:30 p.m. in the Church.

Parents must contact the Parish Center to register. Baptism Preparation Class: 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.

Please register in the Parish Office.

RCIA “Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults” For those adults who feel called to join our Catholic Faith

or to receive First Eucharist and/or Confirmation, please call the Parish Center.

Marriages A Nuptial Mass or Ceremony may be arranged by

registered parishioners or Alumni of St. Doms for Friday or Saturday, and only Ceremonies on Sunday.

Please note that Diocesan policy requires starting arrangements at least six months in advance of your planned date. Contact the Parish

Office to make an appointment to meet with a priest, deacon or pastoral associate.

Reconciliation (Confession) Experience God’s mercy through this sacrament.

Saturdays from 4 to 4:45 p.m. or call the Parish Office for an appoint-ment with a priest.

Celebrating our Parish Community

Parish Membership Saint Dominic is a welcoming parish and invites new

members to participate by registering at the Parish Office. If you are a member and have changed your address or plan to, please notify the

Parish Office.

BULLETIN REMINDER:

Please note that all articles for the bulletin must be received in the parish office no later than noon the Monday prior to the coming Sunday bulletin.

Anything received after that time will run in the following week’s bulletin. *From time to time there may be an early deadline due to production and holiday scheduling.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Reverend Kevin M. Smith, Pastor Reverend John Ekwoanya, Associate Pastor

Msgr. Robert Batule, In Residence Deacon Jesus M. Valdes

Dr. Kevin McBride, Pastoral Associate

Mass Intentions Week of March 18, 2018

Monday March 19 7:30a.m. Cecilio & Aura Morales Tuesday March 20 7:30 a.m. Mary A. Pucillo Wednesday March 21 7:30 a.m. Hilda Baron Thursday March 22 7:30 a.m. Anthony Pagano Friday March 23 7:30 a.m. Mary Harsche Saturday March24 7:30 a.m. Louis Koji 5:00 p.m. Frank DeCarolis Warren Baade Billy Breneisen Mary & Ernest Pucillo Sunday March 25 7:30 a.m. Catherine Watson 8:45 a.m. Angelo Ranieri 10:00 a.m. (family) Philip Verde 11:30a.m. Michael Toto 5:00p.m. The Parishioners of St. Dominic 7:00p.m. Spanish

SACRIFICIAL GIVING Sunday, March 11, 2018 $8,878

Donations thru Faith Direct for the Month of February $22,372

Thank you for your continued financial support of St. Dominic Parish

PRAY FOR THE SICK:

Jason Cox, Frances Passarelli, Dan C., Carol Cappozolli, Frank DeCarolis, David Maryon, Elizabeth Maryon,

Robert Teahan, Christopher Carney, Daniel Cole, John Nalick, Dawn (Nalick) Aliberti, Vivian Koch,

Gloria Lema, Dr. Kevin McBride, John Corso & Walter Benka

Spending quiet time…

Every Wednesday, immediately following the 7:30a.m. Mass in the Chapel, the Blessed Sacra-ment will be exposed until Benediction at 7:00

p.m. Why not take a few moments each Wednes-day to spend quiet time in prayer before the

Blessed Sacrament.

MSgt Joseph Michael Aylward Lt. Robert Bellissimo Captain Erich Bohn Yessenia Canales Carl Carlsen Christopher Caruso Ashley Ferrufino Steven Ferrufino

Lt. Ian Parmley Hanes Spc4 Nicholas Hoffman Ensign Michael Koncelik LCDR USCG Donna Leoce Frederick Manney IV Staff Sgt Robert Marotti III Spc4 Nicholas R. Murray Aaron Nibert US Army Peter J. Quick LT James Santelli III Robert Stasio

Seaman Zachary Sonneborn Sr CPO Howard D. Sonneborn III CPO 2d Class Travis Sonneborn CPL Brandon Stahl CPL Peter Wadkins, Jr. CPO Terry Worall AWF1 Ashley Wulforst AWF1 Thomas Wulforst Lt. Colonel Tamara Yavoski Thomas York, USMC

GOD BLESS OUR MILITARY

THERE WILL BE MORNING PRAYER EVERY TUESDAY DURING LENT

CHAPEL ~ after 7:30am MASS

STATIONS OF THE CROSS~FRIDAYS of LENT 7:30pm in the Chapel

ALTAR BREAD & WINE In Loving Memory of:

PAUL W. WIEDENHAEFER

From: David & Patricia Walsh

Saturday and Sunday MARCH 24/25

Saturday (Church) 5:00pm

Extraordinary Ministers: Barnett, DeCarolis, Murphy

Lector:

SEE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Altar servers:

McKinley, A&L, C. Maher

NEED VOLUNTEER

Sunday 7:30am (Chapel)

Extraordinary Ministers: DeBona, J

Lector:

SEE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Altar servers:

J. Moore, D. Peduto

8:45am (Chapel)

Extraordinary Ministers: Mazzo, M

Lector: SEE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE

Altar servers: E. Guarini, N. Vscovich,

M. Steblesky 10:00am (Church)

Extraordinary Ministers: McDonnell, J. Manning,

Braunstein Lector:

Family Mass

Altar servers: C. Berka, P. Rosh,

D. Paterson

11:30am (Church) Extraordinary Ministers:

Johnson, Petrone, Mortati Lector:

SEE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Altar servers:

Gillen, J&M, M. Petrone

5:00pm (Church) Extraordinary Ministers:

Murphy, B, Zembko, Rudnet Lector:

Club 4:12

Altar servers:

S. Myers, A. Cerami,

L. Robson

LENTEN REFLECTIONS by Pope Francis*

Fifth Sunday of Lent “Give up your faults and direct your hands rightly, and cleanse

your heart from all sin.”~ Sirach 38:10

Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son and the loving father presents the true face of God, who with open arms deals with sinners with tenderness and compassion. The parable manifests the infinite love of God who enfolds in a close embrace the son who has been found. The path to return home is the path of hope and new life . God always expects us to resume our journey, awaiting us with patience, seeing us when we are still a long way of, running to meet us, embracing us, kissing us, for-giving us. That is how God our Father is. God’s forgiveness cancels the past and regenerates us in love. When God embraces us, God forgives us and forgets the past. When we convert and let ourselves be re-encountered by God, reproach and sternness do not await us, because God saves and welcomes us home again with joy and prepares a feast. This fills us with a great hope because there is no sin into which we may have fallen, from which, with the grace of God, we cannot rise up again. There is never a person who can’t be recovered. No one is irrecoverable be-cause God never stops wanting our good—even when we sin!

When have I most experienced God’s forgiveness and loving mercy?

*Printed with the permission of All Saints Press

LECTORS ~ PALM SUNDAY ~ Narrator/Lector (N/L) will do 1st &2nd Readings ~

~Reader/Voice~

Saturday, 5:00pm—N/L: Dana Basile Reader/Voice: Steve Treacy Sunday, 7:30am—N/L: Les Gillen Reader/Voice: K. Gallagher Sunday, 8:45am—N/L: T. LaBella Reader/Voice: R. Petrone Sunday, 10:00am—Family Mass Sunday,11:30am—N/L: K. Fusaro Reader/Voice: P. Thibault Sunday, 5:00pm—Club 4:12 The HOLY WEEK Schedules will be printed separately in the March 25th Bulletin

  

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

PALM SUNDAY ~ 3/25/18 Masses at 7:30am, 8:45am, 10:00am, 11:30am, 5:00pm & 7:00pm (Spanish) RECONCILIATION MONDAY ~ 3/26/18 3-9pm ~ churches are open for confession throughout the Diocese HOLY THURSDAY ~ 3/29/18 9:00am Prayer Service 7:30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper 9:30-11pm Adoration GOOD FRIDAY ~ 3/30/18 9:00am Prayer Service 11:00am Confession 3:00pm The Passion of the Lord & Veneration of the Cross 7:30pm Stations of the Cross HOLY SATURDAY ~ 3/31/18 9:00am Prayer Service 11:00am Confession 12:00pm Blessing of Easter Food 7:30pm The Easter Vigil EASTER SUNDAY Masses at 7:30am, 8:45am, 10:00am, 11:30am, 1:00pm, 7:00pm (Spanish) NO 5:00pm

CONFIRMATION CELEBRATION On Thursday, March 8, 2018, we joyfully experienced 129 young people of our parish witness and proclaim their faith during the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation. We were blessed to have Bishop Robert J. Brennan preside over this sacramental liturgy. Concelebrating were our Pastor, Rev. Kevin M. Smith, Associate Pastor, Rev. John Ekwoanya and Deacon Jesus M. Valdes. We also wish to thank the following people for their dedication: Our Cathechists & Teachers: Mary Collery, Richard Ello, Cheryl Hall, Robert Manning, Deborah Sweeney, Maria Vespe, Vicki Walsh & Theresa Winter Our Staff: Elisa Artusa & Ellen Sorge Timothy Carl, Music Director, the Msgr. James E. Collins Memorial Choir, the Knights of Columbus, the Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, the Sacristans & Altar Servers

CONFIRMANDI Kaitlyn Aasheim Anthony DiRenzo Marissa Iemmiti James Merrill Holly Schadler Joseph Afzelius Lara Distasio Justin Ingebrigtsen Hannah Meyer Katrina Schwarz Kailey Albers Ellen Dorrian Patrick Ingebrigtsen Trent Midura Ryan Scioscia Edward Alizio Paulina Drabin Christian Insinga Rose Miglionico Jacob Sheedy Vincent Arnedos Brian Duke Gwendolyn Jones Chelsea Miraglia Jenny Sierra Reid Bahnik Brennan Eberle James Kamerer William Morales Daniela Singh Emma Bauer Christian Eckel Lauren Kania Caitlin O’Hara Angelina Siracusa Ariana Bellio Emily Egan Emma Kelly Samuel Olesen Steven Siracusa Kevin Biggiani Alexandra Figliuzzi Kaitlyn Kelly Joan Olivero Grace Spoto Sara Bonifacio Thomas Finn Meghan Kelly Thomas O’Neill Corinne Sweeney Hannah Briggs Thomas Flanagan Jacqueline Kieran Joseph Onorato Helen Sweeney Harrison Bruderman Jakob Friedman Nikolina Kiessling Frankie Ottimo Sean Sweeney Angelica Burnside Elisia Gallo Jack Koch Jason Pacelli Thomas Syrett Dante Castellano Frank Gambino Cortney LaBella Michael Palagonia Isabel Szarfarc Laura Castrogiovanni Rebecca Garrett Abigail Langer Angelina Pavlovic Ryan Tabako Samantha Cohen Michael Gatti Lucian Leo Sophia Peduto Victor Torres Lauren Colletta Ashley Greco Joseph Licata Jesse Phelan Noelle Valdinoto Jonathan Cox Elizabeth Gresalfi Bradley Lopes Lesley Pineda Mary Vera Meghan Cox Taylor Hall Nicholas Losee Victoria Price John Vespe Andrew Cunningham Jack Hardiman Annabel Maher Kristen Purcell Giavanna Villella Emily Jane Curry Donald Hauner Shannon McConnell Harry Pytell Patrick Walsh Tomas Cushman Anthony Hauner Christopher McKenna Antonio Ricciardi Shannon Walsh Carly Danenza Ryan Houghton Makena McManus Cailee Salvato Addison Weight Samantha Diaz William Iannetta Luke McNamara Daniel Sbiroli Arianna Wulffen

Madison O’Sullivan Bridget Zahradnik Alexander Zavala Denis Zavala Kenner Scalamandre Michael-Angelo Nabavi Maximillan Stebelsky-Schleger

May God continue to bless all of us as we, together, grow in our faith, Catherine O’Neil & Carolyn Mangiarottie Ronald J. Martorelli, Principal Coordinators, Religious Formation Angela Siviglia, Assistant Principal St. Dominic Elementary School

“One Journey Through Faith and Education”

SAINT DOMINIC HIGH SCHOOL NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Athletics Congratulations to the Girls Varsity Basketball Team for making it to the Class B Championship Game. Alt-hough they came up short, the Lady Bayhawks made us proud! Good luck to all of our spring student-athletes! Academics Congratulations to our February Students of the Month: Freshman: Erin Sanginario Sophomore: Japnour Bhasin Junior: William Simone Senior: Lunkai Wen On March 14th, we held our annual International Food Day where our students from the Spanish and Italian classes brought in food from around the world. All of the leftovers were donated to our Parish Outreach for distribution to the needy. Service On Thursday, March 15th, we held our annual Bowling for Traumatic Brain Injuries at Syosset Lanes. Thank you to our Interact Club moderator, Mrs. Erica Andrinopoulos for coordinating such a wonderful event and to promote awareness for this worthy cause. Upcoming Events: Mark Your Calendars! The Fashion Show is March 21st at 7:00 p.m. at Jericho Terrace. For tickets or more information, please call 516-922-4888 x5315. Saint Dominic HS Drama Club’s Spring Production of Musical Assured Production: 10 Plays About Brothers and Sisters will be held on Saturday, April 28th at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 29th at 2:00 p.m. in the St. Dominic auditorium. Follow St. Dominic HS on Twitter @StDomsHS , Instagram at stdomshs, and on Facebook. For more information about our High School’s Athletic, Academic, Spiritual, and Social programs, please visit our website, hs.stdoms.org.

This spring, couples that have been married fifty years or more will be honored at a Liturgy on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at the Church of St. Rose of Lima in Mas-sapequa. The Liturgy will begin at 2:30pm. Registration forms and complete in-structions can be obtained at the rectory or cut out below. Our pastor, Fr. Kev-in, must sign the form so please bring yours to our Parish Office. Registra-tion must be received by the Office of Worship by April 13th for the April 29th Liturgy. There will be reserved seating for the registered couples only. After the Liturgy, there will be an opportunity to have a photo taken with the celebrating bishop if you wish. There will be additional celebrations in the fall for those who may find that more convenient. Dates for the fall celebration will be communi-cated at a later time. If you have any questions you may call 516-678-5800, ext.207.

Knights Of Columbus

Oyster Bay Council 1206

Faith – Family – Parish - Charity - Unity. We believe that a man is more than simply a man, when he bears the title of “Knight.”

That he is defined by his actions as a follower of God and as a leader in his community. That he is thought of, and relied upon, as a spiritual leader by his family and in his parish.

Listen to your call to be part of a surging Catholic man’s spiritual movement. The call of the Knights is your call.

Put Your Faith in Action.

“And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach before me for the land…” EZEKIEL 22:30

Meetings held monthly on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. at the Silveri Center, entrance at the rear of St. Dom-inic Chapel. Email the Council at koc1206ob@gmail.com or call Stephen Gheerow at (646) 283-7257 or Stephen Pin-

zino Esq. at (516) 385-0157. Follow the Council on Facebook at Knights of Columbus Oyster Bay Council1206.

~~APPOINTMENT STATEMENT FROM BISHOP ROBERT COYLE~~

New Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Rockville Centre I humbly accept the appointment to serve the people of God on Long Island as an auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Rockville Centre. I was originally ordained a priest here in 1991. I served in St. Dominic’s Oyster Bay, St. Patrick, Glen Cove and Corpus Christi in Mineola. Over my 26 years as a priest, I have also served ten years as a Navy Chap-lain and almost five years as an auxiliary bishop with the Archdiocese of the Military Services. I thank God for all of these experiences. I especially thank the religious, priests, teachers and parishes that formed me over my lifetime. I am very grateful to the Holy Father, Pope Francis for appointing me to serve the Church on Long Island. I look forward to assisting Bishop John Barres, Bishop of Rockville Centre, in our pursuit of Dramatic Missionary Growth on Long Island. Years back there was a spirit campaign with the expression, “I’m a Long Islander and proud of it!” I again can say that here as a native son. I especially ask for the prayers of my fellow Long Islanders. God bless you! Bishop Robert Coyle

ST. DOMINIC HIGH SCHOOL 2018 SAT EXAM PREP COURSE

For the May 5th Exam

Course will be held on the following Saturdays: March 3, 10, 17, 24 and April 14, and 28

9:00 to 11:30 a.m. in Marian Hall Course Fee: $250.00 (includes textbook)

* * * * To register please send all your contact information

along with a check payable to: St. Dominic High School

110 Anstice Street Oyster Bay, New York 11771 Attention: Mrs. Stutzmann

FIRST COME – FIRST SERVED BASIS.

There will be no refunds once the course begins. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Stutzmann at (516) 922–4888 ext. 5241