A session on “How to get through the holidays after the loss of a loved one” will be held November 21 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm in the community room at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Parish 53, Prospect road, Centerport.  If you have any questions, please call Parish Outreach at (631) 754-9045.

Saint Joseph’s Holiday Vendor Fair

Saturday, November 22

9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Msgr. Nolan Hall

39 North Carll Avenue, Babylon

Food, Fun, Photos with Santa, Raffles, Sweepstakes.

All New Merchandise

Retired Teachers Needed:  The Opening Word, a literacy program for low-income, under-educated women, needs the help of retired primary, elementary and high school teachers with its English as a second language (ESOL) students at Miraculous Medal parish in Wyandanch.  Volunteers, in conjunction with the teacher, assist the women in learning conversation English.  The upper level students work on developing ready and writing skills.  Classes take place from Monday through Friday.  Volunteers are needed from 9:00 am to 11:45 am.  If you are interested in helping, please cal Sister Judy Flanagan or Sister Fran Gorman (631) 920-0916.

Chinese Auction hosted by Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court Victory 595 on November 21, 2008 at 6:30 pm, at St. Patrick Parish School Gym, Montauk Highway, Bay shore.  Admission is $5.00.  Join us for an evening of fun and prizes.

Healthy Boundaries Seminar, Dr. Jim DeMar, Member of ACTS.  Annual seminary on setting boundaries at St. Joseph Prayer Center, 312 Maple Avenue, Patchogue, Friday November 21 from 7 pm to 9 pm and Saturday November 22  from 9:30 am to 40 pm.  Please register by November 12 at (631) 730-6210. Donation $35. Brown bag lunch.

Faith on Tap

An evening forum for those in their 20’s & 30’s with straight talk and honest answers to questions of faith and morals. The next session of Faith on Tap will be on Monday, November 24, 2008 from 7 to 9pm at the Wantagh Inn - across from the Wantagh RR Station. The evening's topic is "Conscience: How to Form it & Follow it” Our guest speaker is Fr. Joseph Koterski, Jesuit Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University. Admission is free, for more check out: www.faithontap.org or call 516-678-5800, ext 616

 

   Retrouvaille is a peer ministry. Couples who have had problems in their own marriages and have recovered from those problems, share their experiences with troubled couples in the hope that they too will see that their marriage can be saved Thousands of couples all over the globe have found hope, help and healing by participating in the Retrouvaille program. A Retrouvaille weekend is a deeply personal and private experience between a husband and wife that can help a couple to reconnect and go on to lead a happy and fulfilling life together. YOU CAN SAVE YOUR MARRIAGE NOW! For more information about the upcoming Retrouvaille weekend that begins on Friday, Dec. 5th, 2008 at the Montfort retreat house in Bay Shore, Long Island, please call 1-800-470-2230 and you will be connected (confidentially) to a couple from Long Island/Metro Retrouvaille who can help.

Toys for Tots 2008

Mangano Funeral Home

1701 Deer Park Ave.

Deer Park

631-586-3600

Donation Dates and Hours

November 17, 2008

to December 15, 2008

Noon to 8 pm

 Everyone donating a new unwrapped

Young Adult Weekend Retreat – Following in the Footsteps of Paul

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. ~ St. Paul  Join young adults from around the diocese for a weekend retreat from Nov. 21-23 at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, Huntington. This overnight experience offers a time to get away from the everyday and be renewed thru talks, prayer, friendship & more. The cost includes all meals and accommodations from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon.  Register before November 14 for the rate of $80.00, after Nov. 14 the rate is $120.00, contact youngadults@drvc.org or 516-678-5800 x616.

All Are Invited to an

Ecumenical Service for Peace and Remembrance

Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church Wyandanch on Sunday, November 16 at 7:00 pm

We gather to commemorate the nineteenth anniversary of the assassination of the six Jesuit Priests and their co-workers in El Salvador.  We join in faith and solidarity in their honor and in honor of the four American churchwomen, Archbishop Romero and all others martyred for the witness and work for the cause of peace.  As a community, each year we remember…not to weep for them, but to pray for the strength to imitate and continue their witness for peace.  Please join us this year!

Continuing the Marian Healing Ministry of Fr. Dennis Kelleher, CSsR, there will be a Healing Mass at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston, Tuesday, November 18.  7:00 pm Rosary, Mass and Healign Service.  Celebrant:  Fr. Augustine Fernando assisted by Deacons John Dennehy & Joseph Mercolino.  Music by Al Barbarino.  For information contact (718) 229-8001.  Come and experience the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, the presence, healing touch and power of our Lord Jesus and the intercession of Mary the Mother of God and our mother.

The Christophers have announced the Nineteenth Annual Poster contest for High School Students, with the theme, “You Can Make a Difference.”  Cash prizes totaling $2,250 will be awarded.  Entry deadline is January 19, 2009.  For rules and entry forms, contact The Christophers (212) 750-4050, e-mail youth@christophers.org or visit www.christophers.org.

Our Lady of the Rosary Squirettes of Mary invite Catholic Girls ages ten through eighteen to join us.  We are a Catholic Girls Youth Group.  We march in parades, assist at the Knights of Columbus functions, raise money for charity, attend field trips, dances, bowling parties, ice skating parties, and more.  We participate at the May Crowning of Mary and the Communion Breakfast.  Service credits are available for students requiring community service for Confirmation and college applications.  Please contact Annemarie D’Attoma at 586-8551 or Susie Jones at 274-3278.

A Christmas Concert with Michael Amante

St. Michael’s Church (4^th Avenue Brooklyn) is hosting a Christmas Gala Concert with the famous Italian Tenor Michael Amante.  The concert will be hosted by Tony Lo Bianco (actor).  Please join us on December 7 at 3:30 pm.  Tickets for the concert are $50.  For reservations and information, please call (718) 768-6065.

2009 Respect Life Contest

The Diocesan Office of Respect Life is pleased to announce the 2009 Respect Life Youth Contest. This year's theme is "We Are Wonderfully Made by God". All Catholic youngsters in grades 7-12 who live in the Rockville Centre Diocese are invited to participate in any of the following categories:

poetry - bookmark design – essay

music - photography

The contest gives our Catholic young women and men the opportunity to show through words, images, and song, expressed in a way that is in harmony with our faith, how dear the gift of life is to them. Winners will receive monetary awards in support of their future education.

1st place winner $400

2nd place winner $250

3rd place winner $150

For further information contact your parish or school office. Registration forms may be downloaded from the diocesan website www.drvc.org (under Social Services and on the drop down menu go to Respect Life Office).  Please contact Fr. Lee for more information

Holiday Craft Fair

Our Lady of Lourdes School Auditorium

Massapequa Park

Saturday, November 29 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.  Space for over 100 vendors.  Photos with Santa ~ Refreshments ~ Raffles.  Vendors Wanted call (516) 798-7926

Dominican Village Open House

Tuesday, November 18^th 10 am to 12 pm

Saturday, November 29 1 pm to 3 pm

An independent retirement community, assisted living and respite care, conveniently located on a sprawling, 13-acre campus, Dominican village is a not-for-profit, non-sectarian, community offering outstanding programs, all inclusive services and bountiful amenities.  For more information or to schedule a tour at your convenience, contact us (631) 842-6091 or info@dominicanvillage.org.

Charismatic Prayer Meeting at Our Lady of the Island Shrine, Wednesday, November 19 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.  Praise, worship, music and will now present the DVD Series of 2008 Scranton Charismatic Conference each month.  Contact St. Joseph Prayer Center (631) 730-6210, shrine (631) 325-0661.

St. Mary’s East Islip

Perinatal Support Group

Free open bereavement support group for all parents or grandparents whose babies have died during pregnancy or in infancy.  It will be a time of sharing and mutual support with others who have experienced a similar loss.  Comfort, understanding and bereavement support in an effort to ensure that you are not alone in your grief.  Ginni Sandles (631) 277-1754