Saint Martin of Tours Roman Catholic Church

37 Union Avenue, Amityville, NY 11701  

MISSION STATEMENT We dream of St. Martin’s as a Eucharist community celebrating our life in Jesus Christ by prayer, learning and service. PASTORAL TEAM Rev. Gerard Gordon, Pastor Rev. Joseph Madsen, Associate Pastor Deacon Richard Ferri Deacon Michael A. Aprile Deacon Lawrence McPartland Peter Schubart, Music Director Sr. Marie Josee, Outreach Director Maria Martinez, School Principal Jennifer Kennedy, Rel. Ed. Coordinator PARISH STAFF Michelle Hackett, Business Manager Flora Puoplo, School Admin. Assistant Kelly Harvey, Tuition Secretary Lisa Dzwlewicz, Parish Secretary Karen Young, Parish Secretary  

PARISH DIRECTORY Rectory Office 631-264-0124 Rectory Fax 631-264-0139 Music Director 631-264-0124 School Office 631-264-7166 Religious Ed. Office - 631-691-1617 Parish Outreach Office 631-264-4840 Employment Program 631-598-2378 St. Martin’s Thrift Shop 631-598-1144 WEBSITES Parish Website -www.stmartinschurch.net School Website - www.smtschool.org Rectory Email - smtrectory@gmail.com Rel. Ed Email - stmartinreo@gmail.com  

RECTORY HOURS Monday-Friday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM Saturday and Sunday: 9:00AM-2:00PM OUTREACH HOURS Monday-Friday: 10:00AM-12:30PM & 1:30PM-4:00PM  

EUCHARIST MASS SCHEDULE Monday - Friday 8:30AM Saturday Morning: 8:30AM Saturday Vigil: 5:00PM Sunday Masses: 9:00AM, 10:30AM, 12 NOON, and 5:00PM Parishioners who are unable to attend Sunday Mass may receive the Eucharist at home on a weekly basis. Please call the rectory to arrange for a visit by a Special Minister of Holy Communion. *The schedule for Holy Days will be announced on the previous Sunday. BAPTISMS Baptisms take place on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month at 1:30PM. RECONCILIATION Saturdays at 4:00PM and by appointment.  DEVOTIONS DAILY RECITATION OF THE ROSARY Monday through Saturday, immediately following the 8:30AM Mass. MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA Every Monday immediately following the 8:30AM Mass. ROSARY AND CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY Every Monday at 7:00PM in the Church EXPOSITION, EVENING PRAYER, & BENEDICTION First Wednesday of the month, 11:30AM in the Church TAIZE PRAYER Fourth Friday of the month at 8:00PM SPANISH PRAYER GROUP Tuesdays, 7-9PM

Army National Guard Sgt. George F. Pozo Cpt. Patrick J. Harding U.S. Airforce Stf. Sgt. Scott Attanasio U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Flynn Cpl. Dennis James, Jr. AIC Mark Mohoney SPC Stacy Ann Willingham SPC Stephen Clampitt SPC Zachary Small Lt. Douglas Dornbier II Sgt. Thomas J. McShane Lt. George Anderson Cpt. James Anderson Pvt. Michael Perez Sgt. Pat Kearney Sgt. Sean Luhman 1st LT. Michael Diliello Samantha McDermott-Gamble Joshua Gebhart Staff Sgt. Edward C. Donnelly Sgt. Sean Natuzzi Sgt. Thomas J. McDonough Sgt. Conor O’Malley 2nd Lt. KeriAnn Murphy 2nd Lt. Ian X. Berry Lt. John Nikas U.S. Marine Corps LCpl. Nate Foersch Maj. Timothy Hiel

PFC William MacKenzie 2nd LT. Michael Rosenberg LCpl. Michael Harms LCPL James W. Suschinsky LCPl. Korkean Dulgerian LCPL Charles Wojcik PFC Andrew Scott LCpl. Joseph J. Pirro LCPL James T. Fulford LCPL Ryan Thomas Albergo LCPL Myles Kurgic CPL Ryan Thomas Alberto U.S. Navy Michael Azzara Stephen Joblon Jason Kinkead ET 3 Marcie Moher Edward Rivera MM2 Matthew Kalinowski MM2 Joseph Kalinowski Anthony J. Magri Lt. Michael Siderine MA3 (SW) David J. Heffron Lt. John Homola - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Rob Bracero Lt. Daniel Gavigan Lt. Col. James Grace  

 

WELCOME HOME Cpt .Daniel G. Prial Cpt. Terence P. Prial CPT. Joseph Schulze  

      

SATURDAY, JANUARY 12th

Is 40:1-5, 9-11/Ti 2:11-14, 3:4-7/Lk 3:15-16, 21-22(21) 5:00PM Louise & Marlo Tringo SUNDAY, JANUARY 13th

Is 40:1-5, 9-11/Ti 2:11-14, 3:4-7/Lk 3:15-16, 21-22(21) 9:00AM Donald Kronenberg 10:30AM Patricia Schuler 12 NOON Henry McColgan 5:00PM People of the Parish MONDAY, JANUARY 14th Heb 1:1-6/Mk 1:14-20(305) 8:30AM Donald Kronenberg TUESDAY, JANUARY 15th Heb 2:5-12/Mk 1:21-28(306) 8:30AM Aaron Agugliaro WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16th Heb 2:14-18/Mk 1:29-39(307) 8:30AM Theresa Fay THURSDAY, JANUARY 17th Heb 3:7-14/Mk 1:40-45(308) 8:30AM Courtney Dzikowski FRIDAY, JANUARY 18th Heb 4:1-5, 11/Mk 2:1-12(309) 8:30AM Maryann McConnell SATURDAY, JANUARY 19th

Heb 4:12-16/Mk 2:13-17(310) 8:30AM Josephine Elarde 5:00PM People of the Parish SUNDAY, JANUARY 20th

Is 62:1-5/1 Cor 12:4-11/Jn 2:1-11(66) 9:00AM Florence Campbell 10:30AM Joseph & Julia Maffia 12 NOON Theresa Distler 5:00PM John Jacobs

Please pray for the following individuals:

Megan Fay, Susan Ring, Diana Niciforo, Melanie Angst-Seitzer, Walter Austin, Tommy Higgins, Tom Angst, Tina Maino-Schneider, Tessy Medley, Dick Colwill, Doris Reynolds, Carol Molloy, Avery Hope Faccini, Rick Watson, Paul Hogan, Gina Jeanette, Parker Bausch, Margaret Koza, Robert Federico, Ralph Michael, Thomas Boland, Brenda Hight, Marilyn Crunden

Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their

families for the selfless acts they perform in our country’s time of need. We ask this in the name

of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Amen.

Frank Galante, Lucia Latting

Third Time Joseph Moran & Rachel Pagona

We are in dire need of new ushers! Ushers serve at the following Masses: Sat. 5PM, Sun. 9AM, 10:30AM, 12NOON, and 5:00PM. If you are interested, please call the Rectory at 631-264-0124.

On Friday, January 18th, 2019, the St. Martin’s Respect For Life Committee will be journeying to Washington D.C., for the Annual March For Life. A bus will be leaving O.L.P.H. in Lindenhurst at 6:00AM. You are encouraged to join the march and be a voice for the voiceless. For more information and reservations, please call Anne at 631-598-2037.

I have good news and bad news. Which would you like first? OK, the good news. The good news is that we have raised about 90% of our goal towards the Catholic Ministries Appeal. Our goal from December 31, 2018 through January 31, 2019 is $85,900 and we have already raised $76,223. I am grateful for and proud of those who have made this possible. The bad news is that St. Martin’s parish is a bit short of our goal, as you can see. So please consider your donation to the Catho-lic Ministries Appeal. Every parish in every diocese across the world participates in the Appeal so that the “really big” diocesan wide projects can be successful: seminar-ies, hospital chaplaincies, prison ministries, housing for those who have various health needs, Catholic Charities, Immigration, and pro-grams for new single mothers. We have always surpassed our goal in every year in the past, so I don’t want this to be the first time we will miss our goal. Thank you for your continuous support of your parish.

GRATITUDE: We are grateful to the Saint Martin's School students and their parents for the generous food and toiletry drive on the first Friday of this month. We also command the principal, Mrs. Marti-nez and staff for coordinating and supporting this effort.

VOLUNTEERS: We are in need of more volunteers both for the office and for our thrift shop (corner of 110 and Oak St.) If you have some free time to donate please call us (631-264-4840) and stop at the office( Mon.- Fri. bet 10:00am & 12:30pm + 1:30pm & 4:00pm); we will be happy to chat with you and see how you can help with your time and energy. Thank you in advance for thinking about it.

The Chalking of the Doors I found the following extracted excerpts in a religious article store. It is called the “Chalking

of the Doors.” In many ways it reminds me of the beautiful Jewish custom of the mezuzah. Above the doors of many homes you may see a mysterious series of letters and numbers,

looking for all the world like an equation, inscribed in chalk over a doorway at your parish, or at the home of a friend. Maybe you thought you could figure it out. Maybe you were too embarrassed to ask, “What is that?”

If you don’t know what the chalk is all about, don’t be ashamed. You’re certainly not alone. Epiphany (also known as the “Twelfth Night”) marks the occasion of a time-honored Chris-

tian tradition of “chalking the doors.” The formula for the ritual—adapted for 2019—is simple: take chalk of any color and write the following above the entrance of your home: 20 + C + M + B + 19.

The letters have two meanings. First, they represent the initials of the Magi—Gaspar, Mel-chior and Balthazar—who came to visit Jesus in His first home. They also abbreviate the Latin phrase, “May Christ bless the house.” The “+” signs represent the cross, and the “20” at the begin-ning and the “19” at the end mark the year. Taken together, this inscription is performed as a re-quest for Christ to bless those homes so marked and that He stay with those who dwell therein throughout the entire year.

The chalking of the doors is a centuries-old practice throughout the world, though it appears to be somewhat less well known in the United States. It is, however, an easy tradition to adopt, and a great practice whereby we dedicate our year to God from its very outset, asking His blessing on our homes and on all who live, work or visit there.

The timing for the chalking of the doors varies somewhat in practice. In some places, it is done on New Year’s Day. More commonly, it is performed on the Feast of the Epiphany—the Twelfth Day of Christmas. Most often the chalking takes place after Epiphany Mass, and can be done at any church, home, or dwelling. Traditionally the blessing is done by either a priest or the father of the family. This blessing can be performed simply just by writing the inscription and of-fering a short prayer, or more elaborately, including songs, prayers and processions and the sprin-kling of holy water.

After many Epiphany Masses, satchels of blessed chalk, incense and holy water are distrib-uted. These can then be brought home and used to perform the ritual in the days following Epiph-any. Another common practice is to save a few grains of the Epiphany incense until Easter, so that it can be burned along with the Easter candle.

Practicing traditions like the chalking of the doors helps us to live our faith more concretely and serve as an outward sign of our dedication to Our Lord. The chalking of the doors of a home encourages Christians to dedicate their life at home to God and to others. Seeing the symbols over our doors can help to remind us, while passing in and out on our daily routines, that our homes and all those who dwell there belong to Christ. It also serves as a reminder of the welcoming the kings gave to Jesus. We should strive to be as welcoming to all who come to our beautiful homes to visit.

- Fr. Gerard Gordon

“When the song of the angels is stilled When the star in the sky is gone, When the kings and the princes are home, When the shepherds are back with their flocks, The work of Christmas begins: To find the lost To heal the broken To feed the hungry To rebuild the nations To bring peace among the people To make music in the heart.” (Dr. Howard Thurman) SOME STEWARDSHIP THOUGHTS: Jesus, whom God called, “My beloved Son,” is also the servant of whom Isaiah speaks in the first reading. We who are baptized in Christ must follow His example and use our time and resources in the service of God and neighbor. What will we do now as we proceed forward? Will we remember Christ is born in our world today through our love? Will we be unafraid to share this rich treasure? Will we be a beacon of hope and a lantern of love to a world weary with injustice and hostility? In many parts of the country, winter means snow and ice and hazardous travel. It’s a time of dor-mancy and of waiting. The earth lies sleeping, waiting for the longer days and warm spring rains to reawaken it to life and growth. Even the animals hibernate until spring. This waiting seems to be a necessary part of the cycle, an important preparation for the growth to come. How will we wait? LIVING STEWARDSHIP: We are grateful this week for all stewards in our parish who answer their baptismal call to embrace stewardship – our way of life- by placing their gifts and resources, their very selves, at God’s service not only in the Church but in the world. CELEBRATING OUR GIFTEDNESS: We celebrate the gifts of time, handiwork, and helping shared with us by our BAPTISMAL GARMENT COMMITTEE. Garments are cut, edged in lace, and embroi-dered and then given to infants at baptism. Call Anne (631-598-2037) for more information or to join.

Thank you for sharing your gifts of treasure.

Do you fill your life with things? Your every moment with activity? What stars might sparkle in your vision if you take

time to focus? What will you bring to life in yourself this new year?

PARISH FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP: 12/30/18 Collection: $13,357.00

Solemnity Collection 2018: $4,424.00 Solemnity Collection 2017: $1,859.00

1/6/19 Collection: $21,300.39* *includes December credit cards

1/8/18 Collection: $14,417.00

2018 CATHOLIC MINISTRIES APPEAL: Parish Goal: $85,900.00

Pledged: $79,233.00 (92.2%) Collected: $78,323.00

Number of Donors: 258

CEPU (Comprehensive Emergency Program for Unemployed) maintains a database of personnel seeking employment in the Long Island market, as well as a database of available employment opportunities. We provide counseling services, including resume preparation and development, in addition to job search capabilities. Our job database covers the full range of posi-tions from office work, sales help, factory work, food handling, and home care. At the present time, the Employment Ministry has a considerable number of clients (prospective employees) interested in providing Companion/Caretaker services to the Elderly. Availability of hours, skills, background/training vary widely. Contact our office for further information. Ask for Frank, Kathy, or Rosemarie. We’re staffed by volunteer case workers. Phone: 631-598-2378 Email: cepuamity1@optonline.net Office Hours: M & W, 10:00AM - 2:00PM

“Created in the image of God, human beings are by nature bodily and spiritual men and women made for one another, persons oriented toward communion with God and with one another, wounded by sin and in need of salvation, and destined to be conformed to Christ, the perfect image of the father, in the power of the Holy Spirit!” (International Theological Commission, Communion and Steward-ship: Human Persons Created in the image of God). Thank you for your support and prayers to end abortion.

St. Martin of Tours Catholic School Invites you to their

Catholic Schools Week Open House Sunday, January 27th, 2019

10:00AM to 1:00PM Come and see your Parish School!

Visit our classrooms,

Meet our teachers, Tour our school,

Meet our students, Learn about our Full

Day Nursery, Full Day Pre-K, & Grades K-8

Learn about our

Before & After Care, After School Clubs,

Regents Math, STEM Lab,

Service Projects, Faith in Action,

Technology

www.smtschool.org

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ST. MARTIN OF TOURS SCHOOL

WEEK OF JANUARY 6TH, 2019 www.smtschool.org “Believe & Become”

HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING AT SMT!

Our Drama Club is well underway practicing for the March

performance of Aladdin Junior.

Our Kindergarteners created an Invierno Tree with Nieve (a winter tree with snow) in Spanish class while listening to Spanish songs

and learning new Winter vocabulary.

Many Gifts, One Nation, A Day of Giving to Catholic Schools

•The National Catholic Educational Associa-tion (NCEA) along with FACTS Management are providing a national online giving cam-paign for individuals to give back to their lo-cal Catholic Schools

•Takes place 1/29/19 at 12 noon until 1/30/19 at 12 noon.

•Donors will donate directly to our School.

•Once we receive our URL, I will share with our school community.

•Please share this campaign with family, friends and colleagues far and wide.

•The goal is set at $10,000

•More information to follow

•Please join me in making this a success!

CALENDAR UPDATE

•Confirmation has been set for Wednesday, April 10th at 3 pm.

•April 10th will now be an 11:30am dismissal. Please note the change.

St. Martin of Tours School & Parish SCRIP Order Form

Family Name: __________________________________________________________ Telephone Number: ____________________________________________________ Student’s Name & Grade: _______________________________________________ (use youngest child, not including N or Pre-K)

Please indicate the dollar amount of the Scrip wanted. All orders should be in $25.00 increments unless otherwise noted.

Store Amount Store Amount Stop & Shop $____________________ Macys $____________________ Uncle Giuseppe’s $____________________ Kohls $____________________ King Kullen $____________________ Target $____________________ ShopRite $____________________ Amazon $____________________ Best Yet $____________________ Visa $____________________ Sergio’s Restaurant $____________________ Walmart $____________________

** SCRIP may be purchased at the Rectory

Monday through Friday from 9:00AM to 4:30PM **

Parents—You may send scrip orders in to school with your child on Wednesday and Friday mornings. Orders are filled and returned in your child’s backpack, unless other arrangements are made. You can also purchase scrip cards after Mass on the weekends, from September through June.

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