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MASSES FOR THE WEEK
Happy Mother’s Day!
Blessed is the Mother
Monday, 5/11/15—Easter Weekday
7:00 AM
Carolyn O’Neil
9:00 AM
Therese Hughes
Tuesday, 5/12/15—Easter Weekday
7:00 AM
Desiree Gerardi
9:00 AM
Joseph A. Cangelosi—23rd Anniversary
1:30 PM
Rosary, Holy Hour of Eucharistic
Adoration
Wednesday, 5/13/15—Easter Weekday—Our Lady of
Fatima
7:00 AM
Walter C. Brooks
9:00 AM
Multiple Intentions Mass:
Anna Mueller & Helen Bailey; R. Gregory
Becker
7:30 PM
Gerard Malone & All Deceased Loved
Ones
Thursday, 5/14/15—The Ascension of the Lord
7:00 AM
PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
9:00 AM
Anthony Canavan
12:00 Noon
Patricia Rupprecht
Friday, 5/15/15—Easter Weekday
7:00 AM
Sister Eileen Berton
9:00 AM
Maria Donato Martina
Saturday, 5/16/15—Easter Weekday
9:00 AM
Herbert Paureiss, Jr.
Sunday, 5/17/15—Seventh Sunday of Easter
5:00 PM Sat.
Multiple Intentions Mass:
Parents, Grandparents & Godparents of the
Minasi, LoFaro & Caratozzolo Families;
Fred Mollo; Joseph Malfa; Danny Cassidy
8:00 AM Sun.
PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
9:30 AM
Salvatore Sorbara
11:00 AM
Filippo Piro
12:30 PM
James & Joseph Coughlin
who lets the Lord
be her guiding hand,
whose faith brings
her family courage,
whose wisdom comes
from God, and whose children
stand and honor her.
The entire staff here at Our Lady of Peace
would like to wish all of our mothers, grandmoth-
ASCENSION THURSDAY
A HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION
This Thursday, May 14th is the feast of the
Ascension of the Lord, and a Holy Day of Obligation. The Masses for the holy day are: Wednesday, May 13th at 7:30PM and Thursday, May 14th
at 7AM, 9AM and 12 Noon.
IMPORTANT!
ALL ACTIVE & INACTIVE
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
OF HOLY COMMUNION
All “active” EM’s received a mailing of a memorandum regarding the assignment of only three EM’s
for weekend Masses. However, there are “inactive”
EM’s who are not on the weekend schedule and graciously step-in when needed, who did not receive the
memorandum.
If you are an “inactive” EM, please come to the
sacristy the next time you are at Mass to pick up a copy
of this memorandum regarding the changes.
Thank you so much for all that you do for your
parish.
BANNS OF MARRIAGE
FIRST TIME:
Marissa Maniaci, OLP and Frank Onolfi.
Richard Harris, OLP and Kathryn Kerley,
Blessed Sacrament, Valley Stream.
SECOND TIME:
Stephanie Macaluso and Matthew Khattab, both from
OLP.
VOICE OF PEACE
2015 MASS BOOK FOR
JULY THROUGH DECEMBER
IS OPENED
OUR PARISH QUARTERLY MAGAZINE
Wanted: Articles for the summer issue of the Voice
of Peace. Please submit your articles, poems, stories to the Rectory, in care of Carol Burak, by May
17th.
Thank you for your continued support.
The Mass Book for the last six months of 2015
(July—December) is opened. Mass Request forms will
be available at the doors of the church. Please drop
them off at the rectory with your payment.
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Grant Us Your Salvation! IN THE CHARITY OF
YOUR PRAYERS, PLEASE PRAY FOR THE ILL,
ESPECIALLY: Sydell Bogin, Doug Griffith, Jennifer Abraham,
PARISH SOCIAL MINISTRY
Carl Baxter, Andrew Moore, Matthew Wargas, Don Dantona, Josephine Sorbara, Pat Butler, Richard Bowman, Sue O’Brien, Georgette
Dillingham., Madeline & Joseph Giordano, Donald Conway, Jr,
Veronica Heinz, Mary DePinto, Claire Kane, Bridget Vogt, Rosalie
Filauri, Philomena Picone, Margaret Casina, Marie DiBlasi, Nikki
Robertson, Eileen Meyers, Kevin O’Brien, Kevin Ledwith, Matt
McCormack, Camille Cromeyn, Mr. & Mrs. William Maxwell, Bill
Myers, Serfina Minerva, Rachel Hanson, Connie Starr, Mike
Colasuonno, Ed & Arlene Moglia, John Colalillo.
(List will remain approximately four weeks. After that time, you may
call to renew your request for prayers).
AND FOR ALL THE DECEASED, ESPECIALLY:
Phyllis Volante Sfess-man; Peter Francis Michielini;
Bernadette Strack; Alice Berry
THE BREAD
The Bread this week has been donated in honor
of all Mothers living and deceased.
THE WINE
The Wine this week has been donated in honor of
all Mothers living and deceased.
THE ROSE FOR LIFE
The Rose For Life this week has been donated in
Loving memory of Ken Sauer, from your family.
“Always in our hearts.”
SANCTUARY CANDLE
The Sanctuary Lamp this week has been memorialized in loving memory of Grace Parasmo.
AROUND OUR PARISH..…
— HOLY HOUR OF EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Every Tuesday from 1:30 to 2:30PM in the Church. Please
join us at 1:30 as we pray the Rosary. There will be Benediction on the 1st Tuesday of each month.
— MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA - Please stay and
pray with us every Saturday morning after the 9AM Mass in
the Church.
—TWICE BLESSED THRIFT SHOPPE - Open on Tuesdays and Fridays from 9:30AM to 2:30PM all year long.
Please leave only gently-used clothing and other items.
—CYO - for any information regarding CYO please visit our
website at OLPCYO.com.
—OLP SPIRIT SPACE—MEDITATION/READING
GROUP- Every Thursday from 7:30PM-9:30PM in the
Parish House.
—YOUTH GROUP (7th-12th graders)—join our wonderful
Youth Group which meets the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every
month at the Parish House, 20 Neiman Ave., from 7PM to
9PM. Our email is: ourladyofpeaceyouthgroup@aol.com.
READINGS FOR NEXT WEEKEND
MAY 17, 2015
Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26; 1 Jn 4:11-16; Jn 17:11b-19
Reflection
Adults: How blessed we are! Jesus prayed to His Father to
make us all one, and to consecrate us in the truth. How will
we show respect and regard for people of other faiths? Let’s
thank God for consecrating us in the truth. Let’s pray the
creed with extra thought and care.
Children: Thank Jesus for praying to God, His Father for
you. Thank Him for being your friend.
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PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR ARMED FORCES,
ESPECIALLY: Chaplain Col. Mark Rowan, U.S.A.F.; Chaplain Maj. James Krische, U.S. Army; Chaplain Lt. Cmdr. Robert
Coyle, U.S.N.; Sgt. Kevin Kearney, Special Forces, U.S. Army; Cpl.
Manuel Callejas-Rodas, U.S.M.C.; Lt. Col. Alvah E. Ingersoll,
U.S.M.C.; Ltjg. Michael Harmon, U.S.N.; Safaridin Khan, U.S.A.R.;
Maj. Eric M. Carrano, U.S.A.F.; Pvt. Kristopher Lewis, U.S. Army;
Pfc. Kristian Kleffmann, U.S. Army; PV2 Joseph C. Lisciandri, M.P.;
Pvt. lst Cl. Joseph DeFilippe, U.S.A.F.; Sgt. Christian Orellana, U.S.
Army; lst Lt. Clayton Z. Cohn, U.S. Army; Sgt. Robert J. Lant, U.S.
Army; Pfc. Dan McEnerney, U.S. Army; Rick Soethout, U.S. Army;
Paul Barrett, Special Forces U.S.M.C.; Cpt. Matthew Conn, U.S.
Army; Maj. John Sottnik, U.S. Army; Cpt. Lee Zeldin, U.S. Army.;
Sgt. Brian James Dolan, U.S. Army; Capt. Michael A. DeVita,
U.S.A.F.; Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Delamere, U.S.C.G.; Staff Sgt.
Albert Santini, III, U.S.M.C.; Pvt. lst Cl .Michael Deras, U.S. Army;
Pfc. Matthew Duggan, U.S.M.C., U.S. Navy; Petty Officer Christopher Nusselt, U.S. Army; Private 1st Class Gregory Nusselt; Maj.
Colleen Fitzpatrick, U.S.A.F.; L.Cpl. Ryan Carriddi, USMC; Alan
Murphy, U.S.M.C.; Lt. Stephen Szalai, U.S.N.; Pv2 Alejandro Arroyave, U.S. Army; Michael Stapleton, U.S.M.C.; Mark Callei, U.S.
Navy; Lt. Steven Fusswinkel, U. S. Navy; Captain Maureen Dooley,
U.S.M.C.; Lt. Col. A. J. Griffin, U.S.A.F.; Spc. Christopher Nevin,
U.S. Army; Pvt. Frank J. Pascale, U.S.M.C.; Cpt. Ryan Harmon, U.S.
Army; Sgt. William T. Heritage, U.S. Army; CWS3 Pablo Cheveres,
U.S. Army;1st Lt. Steven R. Liguori, Jr., U.S. Army; L. Cpl. Brendan
Hennessy, U.S.M.C.; Maj. Gregory John Mueller, USMC; Cpt. Justin
Gill, U.S. Army Aviation; Cpt. Brian Peterson, U.S.A.F.; R.C.T Kenneth Alexander Arrigale, U.S.M.C.; L.Cpl. Christopher Aubin,
U.S.M.C.
IMPORTANT: Please be kind enough to contact Lynn at the
Rectory if you would like your loved ones removed from or added
to our Prayer List .
“Blessed are the merciful;
Mercy shall be theirs!”
You can help the Sisters of Mercy in
living out the Works of Mercy ~
Enlightening our young;
Taking children off the streets;
Caring for the developmentally impaired
and the emotionally disturbed;
Helping children and families in distress;
Empowering new immigrants;
Helping the elderly and infirm sisters who
provided these services for so many years.
Chances: $10 each or 3 for $25.
The drawing will take place
on May 19th at the
RESPECT LIFE…
GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPICE, Catholic Health Services.
—What is Gabriel’s Courage? It is a family–centered
prenatal program for families who receive a life-limiting
prenatal diagnosis during their pregnancy. The program
offers a multidisciplinary team approach to care and
support throughout pregnancy, birth and post-birth. A
program of Catholic Health Services (CHS) and Good
Shepherd Hospice, Gabriel’s Courage works in collaboration with the Diocese of Rockville Centre’s peer ministry initiative to provide care to families.
—Gabriel’s Courage Services—works with your obstetrician and neonatal teams to provide you with compassionate support, education and birth planning services. The program assists families throughout the journey of pregnancy, labor, birth, life and remembrance.
Professionals involved with the coordination of care can
include registered nurses, social workers, chaplains,
child life specialists and bereavement specialists.
Please contact us at (631) 465-6300 or
www.goodshepherdhospice.net
Evening of Mercy
Winners need not be present.
Chances may be picked up in the
Office of Parish Social Ministry or at Our Lady of
Peace School.
We thank you for your love and support!
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TIME, TALENT & TREASURE
JOB BANK
OUR LADY OF PEACE PARISHIONERS
This Week’s Stewardship of Time and Talent
In gratitude for God’s gifts of time and talent to use, we gratefully salute our Caring Hearts & Hands Ministry.
HELPING PARISHIONERS…
Please note: Our Lady of Peace can not specifically endorse
nor recommend anyone on this list. For further information,
please call the Office of Parish Social Ministry at 599-7448.
Stewardship Thought for the Week
Jesus’ commandment is that His disciples love one another,
even to the point of laying down their lives, if necessary.
What gifts of myself—my skills and talents, my time and resources—will best demonstrate my love for God’s people?
Parish Sacrificial Giving1
Collection information from last weekend:
Collection from the same weekend last year:
—Seeking Companion/Housecleaning Position. Cooking. laundry,
vacuuming, dusting, washing dishes, general housekeeping. Reliable, compassionate, personable care. Fluent in Spanish. If you need
my services, please call Linda at (516) 285-6043.
—Seeking Customer Service/office Position. Experienced Office
Manager—scheduled appointments, handled customers’ queries,
sales for services, payments, filed paperwork. Placed orders for office supplies as well as products sold. Kept daily logs and scanned
year-end data, microfilming all data, checking for accuracy before
storing in vault, monitored all office procedures. Computer savvy.
If you have a job for someone who can multitask with excellent administrative organizational, and communication skills, please contact
Robert (516) 444-9688.
—Seeking Position in Finance. Interacted with clients to assess
their financial goals and create a portfolio to meet their needs for
investments, retirement, educational, and estate planning. Informed
clients of risk assessment. Research mutual funds, life insurance
annuities, managed all life insurance and annuity business for firm.
Handled marketing and promotion for events. Possesses proficient
communication and organizational skills; capable of working independently or as part of a team. If you have an opening for an adept
financial expert, please phone Deborah (904) 662-0826.
—Pet Sitting. Going away on vacation? Day outing? Starting a full
time job? Need someone to care for your pet in the comfort of their
own home? Experienced pet sitter—walking, feeding, litter pans,
socializing, light cleaning, give meds. Dependable attentive, loving
care. References. Please call Pat (516) 561-3011.
$10,982.50
$14,855.50
Thank you for your generosity to your parish.
2015 CATHOLIC MINISTRIES
APPEAL UPDATE
as of April 28, 2015
NEW PARISH GOAL: $83,l00
AMOUNT PLEDGED TO DATE: $67,805
AMOUNT PAID TO DATE: $44,070
NUMBER OF GIFTS: 217
Thanking you always for your sacrifice to the
Catholic Ministries Appeal which helps so many.
LET US WELCOME
OUR NEWLY BAPTIZED
Nicholas Luis Chico
Chase Richard DiLeonardo
Giovanni Joseph Mannino
Lila Grace Sorscher
Evangeline Marie Veselak
OLP YOUTH GROUP
NEWS!!
All 7th through
12th Graders
GOLF
You didn’t join our Youth Group yet??
Come to the Parish House (20 Nieman Ave.) the first
and third Fridays of every month from 7PM to 9PM.
Bring a friend!
For more information email us at
ourladyofpeaceyouthgroup@aol.com
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OLP’S ANNUAL
GOLF OUTING
TUESDAY,
JUNE 9TH, 2015—1PM
See flyer on
Page 8 of this bulletin.
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THE MARIANIST FAMILY
RETREAT CENTER
CAN YOU HELP
YOUR PARISH?
IF YOU ARE IN 8TH GRADE
OR OLDER—WE NEED YOU!
CAPE MAY POINT, NJ (609) 884-0545
A Unique Week-long Summer Family Retreat
(Note: Special Week for Single-Parent Families)
Retreat weeks start each Monday beginning June 29th
through the end of August
—Special Week for Single-Parent Families is July 20th—
25th. Cost for the week is $210pp ages 8+, $135 ages 2-7;
under 2 free. Financial Aid is available.
—Join together with several other families for a Christcentered community for the week. Mass and other family
liturgies are complemented by skits, presentation, family
sharing, peer group discussions, sunset beach walks and other
fun activities. Scheduled recreation and free time (4-5 hours
DAILY) with ocean swimming (the beach is only 1/2 block
from our house) is part of all family retreats.
To sign-up or for more information visit
www.capemaymarianists.org or all (609) 884-9929
We would love you to consider becoming a Lector at
Mass. We are in great need of more Lectors. Do not be concerned about this role; you will be trained. Training will not
take more than 2 hours.
This is such a beautiful way to serve your parish.
Proclaiming the Word is a special and important gift that you
can give to your fellow parishioners.
Would you please, prayerfully consider joining this
wonderful ministry? Your commitment would be only one
Mass a month. If you need more information about this ministry, please do not hesitate to email or call Ann Marie
Cangelosi 599-6414, Ext. 140 or email her at annmarie@olplynbrook.com.
Thank you so much.
WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS,
DIVORCED AND SINGLE CATHOLICS
OF LONG ISLAND
TABOR RETREAT CENTER
OCEANSIDE, NY 536-3004
—Depression, Anger, Resentment, and Guilt. De-Clutter
Toxic Emotions. Free Your Energy. Saturday, May 16th
from 9:30AM—4PM. Depression is four times more common for women. Depression is a cover-up of the four H’s:
Helplessness, Hopelessness, Hurt, and Hostility (Anger). This
is a special “Women’s Only” Retreat. Women are particularly vulnerable to these “Four Horsemen.” Yet, we don’t
have to be. These toxic emotions and thoughts can be rechanneled into positive self-energy. Come and learn how.
Donation: $79 (breakfast/lunch). Please call to register.
—Wisdom and Healing Circle—May 14th, June 4th from
9:45AM—12 Noon. Together we create a circle of listening
and speaking from the heart. Meredith will share guidelines
and offer support for healing, wholeness, and deepening our
spiritual practice. Donation: $15 per session.
Please call to register.
New Member Orientation
Tuesday, May 26th at 8PM
Non-Denominational—All Are Welcome
Meetings held every fourth Tuesday.
St. Frances De Chantal School
1309 Wantagh Ave., Wantagh, NY
Please bring proof of single status to join.
Refreshments served after meeting.
For further information, call Carol at (516) 794-4933
or Barbara at (516)798-2858
RETROUVAILLE

(pronounced Retro-vi)
Another Marriage-Saving
Retrouvaille Weekend
Begins on May 29th, 2015
You Can Help Heal Your Marriage
PILGRIMAGE TO FATIMA,
LOURDES, SANTIAGO DE
COMPOSTELA & ST. THERESA
OF AVILA
Do you feel alone? Are you frustrated or angry with each
other?
 Do you argue or have you just stopped talking to each
other?
 Does talking about it only make it worse?
Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times in
their marriages. This program has helped thousands of couples
worldwide experiencing ALL TYPES of marital difficulties.
For confidential information about the Retrouvaille program,
or to register for the upcoming weekend that begins on Friday,
May 29th, please call 1-800-470-2230 and you will be connected directly and confidentially to a couple from Long Island/Metro Retrouvaille who can help. Please call or go on
our website www.retrouvaille.org to make a reservation!
Weekends get filled up very quickly.
11 Days: Oct. 30th—Nov. 9th visiting Lisbon—
Fatima—Avila—Lourdes—Santiago de Compostela—
Madrid—Salamanca. Hosted by Deacon Charles & Marlene
Muscarnera from St. Christopher’s in Baldwin and Rev.
James P. Mannion, Diocese of RVC. Cost: $2,859 per person from New York (includes tour price, government taxes,
airline fuel surcharges). Space is limited at this very special
price. For full details all 223-4521 or email:
charlesmuscarnera@yahoo.com
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GENEROSITY DURING THE BABY BOTTLE
CAMPAIGN. PLEASE RETURN YOUR FILLED, HALF-FILLED OR EMPTY BABY
BOTTLES TO THE RECTORY, BECAUSE EACH BOTTLE COSTS $1.00 AND WE
HAVE 119 THAT WERE NOT RETURNED YET. THANKS AGAIN!
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