Parish Bulletin - St.Hyacinth RC Church

SAINT HYACINTH R.C. CHURCH
319 CEDAR SWAMP RD.
GLEN HEAD, NEW YORK 11545
Parish Bulletin
Rev. Marian Bicz, Pastor
Rev. Jerzy Breś, Associate
Rev. Matthew Pomilio, Weekend Assistant
Ms. Eileen Meserole, director of Religious Education
Mrs. Carol Peise, Administrative Assistant
Dr. Rollin Smith, Organist
Bogdan Czerwonka, Organist, Polish Mass
Phone: 516-676-0361
Fax: 516-674-4728
www.churchsthyacinth.com, or www.parafiaswjacka.com
email: [email protected]
Parish Thrift Shop
Donations : Mondays 9:00am—noon
Shopping : Wed. 9:00am—2:00 pm and
Sat. 9:00am—1:00pm.
All Saints Regional Catholic School: 516-676-0762
www.asrcatholic.org
Principal: Very Rev. Dom Elias Carr
CELEBRATION OF EUCHARIST - MASS
Sat. Evenings:
5:00 pm
Sundays: 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:15am (Polish), 11:45 am
Weekdays: 7:00 am & 12noon Monday through Friday
Saturdays: 7:30am and adoration
Holy Days
Eve Vigil: 5:00 pm
Day: 6:45 am; 12noon & 7:30 pm (in Polish)
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION - PENANCE:
Saturday - 4:00-4:45 pm
The Sacrament may also be celebrated at other times by
appointment with a priest.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM:
Baptism is celebrated each Sunday immediately after the
11:45 Mass. Registration and Parental instruction are required
before Baptism. Please call the Rectory for an appointment
several weeks before the desired date.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE:
Marriages are to be arranged at least six months in advance,
and prior to any social arrangements. Pre-Cana Conferences
required. Schedule is given during the first appointment with
the priest.
SACRAMENT OF THE SICK & VISITATION OF THE SICK:
Please call the rectory to arrange for the Sacrament of the Sick
Second Sunday of Advent
December 7, 2014
Every valley shall be filled in,
every mountain and hill
shall be made low.
— Isaiah 40:4
Please Consider Remembering
St. Hyacinth Parish in Your Will.
MASSES FOR THE WEEK
SATURDAY, December 6
7:30am – +Anne & John Sobieski (Grandson Nicholas)
5:00pm – God’s Blessing for Patrick (Family)
SUNDAY, December 7
7:30am – +Chris Bergs & Charles & Josephine
Lukaszewicz (Family)
9:00am – –+ Philomena & Joseph Palumbo
(Theresa Palumbo)
10:15am (Polish) +Henryk Czerwonka (Rodzina)
11:45am – Family Mass
+Mary Fannon nee Scott (Scott Family)
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
MONDAY, December 8
6:45am—+Deceased Members of the Nosel Family
(Family)
12:00pm—Health & God’s Blessing for Father Marian
7:30pm— O błogosławiensto Boże dla Grzegoż
(ojciec)
TUESDAY, December 9
7:00am -+Fay Radicone (Bill & Joanne Varrichio)
12:00pm—+Francis Xavier Coleman (Family)
WEDNESDAY December 10
7:00am –+Mary Attonito (Son)
12:00pm – +Sharon Koehler (Family)
THURSDAY, December 11
7:00am – +Sharon Koehler (Family)
12:00pm—+For Our Parishioners & Benefactors
FRIDAY, December 12
7:00am – +Bishop Paul Walsh
12:00pm—+Mary Fannon nee Scott (Scott Family)
SATURDAY, December 13
7:30am God’s Blessing for Adam on the occasion of
his 20th Birthday (Family)
5:00pm – + Carmine Palumbo (Family)
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT December 14
7:30am – +Carolyn Kozikowski (Joe & Ellen Eccles)
9:00am –God’s Blessing for Michael Malinowski
10:15am (Polish) + Antoni Lorenc (Friend)
11:45am –+Giuseppe & Maria Gaetana Gioino
(Family)
Financial Corner, Sunday’s Collection $5,959.00
Thanksgiving $305.00 Sunday 11-23-14 $5,116.00
Human Development $967.00. Our sacrificial giving
made in gratitude to the Lord for His sacrifice for us.
FAMILY CONNECTION
The season of Advent invites us to renew our lives in
preparation for the coming of Jesus. The people who
heard the message of John the Baptist repented for
their sins and were baptized as a sign of God's
forgiveness. In Baptism, our sins are forgiven, and we
receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, who helps us in our
life of discipleship. Led by the Holy Spirit, we use
this Advent season to renew our lives so that we, like
John the Baptist, might prepare the way for Jesus.
As you gather together as a family, talk about ways in
which the example of others has called you to be a
follower of Jesus. Name the people who have been
examples to you of Christian discipleship and
describe their characteristics that you have tried to
emulate. As John the Baptist prepared the way for
Jesus, Baptism commissions us to prepare the way of
the Lord. The gift of the Holy Spirit leads us to
continually renew our lives so that we might lead
others to Jesus. As a family, identify at least one
action that you will take this week to try to be more
faithful followers of Jesus. Conclude in prayer
together that God will receive this action and use it to
lead others to Jesus. (Loyola Press)
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Family Connection
To be chosen by God for a particular task is an
awesome thing. That is why we honor Mary, the one
chosen by God to be the mother of Jesus. Yet we
believe that each of us is chosen by God in particular
and important ways, and each of us is given gifts and
talents by God to share with the world. One of the
tremendous responsibilities of parenting is helping
our children determine the gifts and talents they have
to share with others to serve the reign of God. As a
family, identify some of the gifts and talents that God
has given each person in the family. Talk about the
ways in which these gifts and talents might be used in
the service of others. Recall that Mary was given a
special task by God. Reflect upon Mary's humble
response to God's call. Pray as a family that each
person will be like Mary and respond to God with a
resounding yes by using their gifts and talents to
serve others in both large and small ways. Conclude
by praying together the Hail Mary, or perhaps pray a
decade of the Rosary, reflecting upon the Joyful
Mystery, the Annunciation. (Loyola Press)
FAMILY MASS
On the first Sunday of each Month the 11:45 Mass
will be a Family Mass. During the homily the
children will go into the chapel for an explanation of
the Gospel and readings.
The 2014 Catholic Ministries Appeal
PARISH GOAL:
NUMBER OF PLEDGES
PLEDGED TO DATE:
OVER GOAL:
$ 41,000.00
167
$ 42,772.00
$
1,772.00
Thank you to the families who donated to the Catholic
Ministries Appeal. We were able to meet and exceed
our goal from the collection in October. Thank you
for you support.
ALL SAINTS REGIONAL
Christmas party and an evening with Santa
Friday December 12th St. Patrick’s Parish Hall
6:30MPM to 9:00PM Pre-Sale Tickets $20.00 for
adults and $15.00 per child. Tickets at the door
$25.00 Adults and $20.00 per Child ages 3-16
JASELKA ~ CHRISTMAS PLAY
Sunday December 14, 2014, the J.I. Paderewski Polish
Supplementary School will host their annual “Jaselka”
from 11:30AM in the Father Kozlowski Hall and
cafeteria. Please come enjoy watching the children
perform in the Nativity play, and take pleasure in their
singing and playing. After the performance, join us in
the cafeteria for refreshments. There will be prizes
raffled off, and a visit from a special guest will make
the day even more enjoyable for all ages!
THE POLISH AMERICAN MUSEUM
Christmas Concert featuring the Oginski Male Choir
and The String Quartet—Slavic Arts Ensemble
Sunday December 14, 2014 @ 2:00PM
Donation $15.00 for Adults and $10.00 for Students
Refreshments will be served and for additional information please call 516-883-6542
SECOND COLLECTION
This weekend there will be a second collection for the
Long Island Catholic magazine subscription.
OPŁATEK
Opłatek is available in the Sacristy after Mass or in the
Rectory office. Oplatek is $3.00 per package.
PLEASE PRAY FOR
All the Sick, the Elderly, the Homebound
Baby Bennett Robert Richards
Lisa Klingenberg & Dave Daly
OPATKI—do nabycia w zakrystii po kadej Mszy Św.
Oraz w biurze parafialnym. Cena $3.00
Polska szkoła zaprasza na JASEŁKA w niedziele 14
grudnia po polskiej Mszy Św.
Zamyślenia Adwentowe.
Jeśli Bóg tak nas kocha, to dlaczego tak kiepsko nam
idzie.
W Biblii prawie na każdej stronie mowa jest o
grzechu. Cała historia zbawienia to jedno wielkie
zmaganie się grzechu z łaską. W Księdze Rodzaju tuż
po opisie stworzenia świata i człowieka pojawia się
opowieść o upadku tegoż człowieka. Banalizujemy
nieraz ten obraz, godzimy się na neutralizację jego
znaczenia. Że to niby taka naiwna, mityczna
opowiastka o zrywaniu jabłuszek w ogrodzie. A ten
fragment Biblii to jeden z podstawowych tekstów
kluczy do rozumienia historii świata i siebie samego.
Świat nie chce dziś słuchać o grzechu. Wyznanie
„jestem grzesznikiem/grzesznicą” brzmi w ustach
wielu jak stwierdzenie, że „jestem równy gość” czy
„normalna babka”. Nie przejmuję się zasadami, ale
sam je ustalam, bo jestem wolnym człowiekiem.
Grzech nie budzi już często ani wstydu, ani poczucia
winy, ani grozy. I to jest prawdziwy dramat.
Bo tam, gdzie nie ma świadomości grzechu, tam nie
ma też pragnienia przebaczenia, ratunku, zbawienia.
Owszem, człowiek może czas jakiś (nieraz latami) żyć
w tragicznej iluzji, że jest samowystarczalny, że może
zbudować sobie wieżę do nieba. Główny bohater
filmu „Matrix” ma w pewnym momencie do wyboru
dwie opcje: albo godzi się na życie w matriksie, czyli
w świecie kolorowej fikcji serwowanej mu przez
roboty prosto do mózgu, albo wybiera realny, szary
świat, w którym trzeba będzie mierzyć się z trudną
rzeczywistością. Ten film jest świetną metaforą
naszego świata. Ucieczka w matrix, czyli świat bez
odpowiedzialności, bez winy, bez grzechu, bez dobra i
zła, w wieczny film czy grę komputerową – ta pokusa
dziś jest potężna. Sumienie można zdusić, ale
rzeczywistości nie da się oszukać. Przychodzi
moment, w którym zło wystawia rachunek i każe
sobie słono płacić. Nieraz lecimy jak ćma do ognia,
pokrzykując radośnie, że wszystko się jakoś ułoży.
Nie, nie ułoży się! Grzech niszczy, zabija. Człowiek
odcięty od źródła życia prędzej czy później skona z
pragnienia. Owocem grzechu jest śmierć. Duchowa,
fizyczna, wreszcie wieczna. Słowo Boże mówi o
grzechu i jego skutkach nie dlatego, żeby nas dołować,
ale po to,by zburzyć niebezpieczne iluzje, pokazać
trzeźwiącą prawdę i obudzić pragnienie zbawienia.
Cdn.ks. Tomasz Jaklewicz