St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament takes place every Monday

(except holidays) from 2-6:45 PM

And on each First Friday from 7:30- 8:30PM

Please come and spend some quiet

time with the Blessed Sacrament

Our Lady of Fatima Devotion

The 1st Saturday of each month will be

devoted to Our Lady of Fatima. The devotion

will include 8am Mass, Novena to Fatima / the

Rosary, Confessions after Mass and fellowship

in Carew Hall at 9am.

Our Lady came to Fatima with a message from God to eve-

ry man, woman, and child of our century. Our Lady of Fat-

ima promised that the whole world would be in peace, and

that many souls would go to Heaven if Her requests were

listened to and obeyed. Please join us in this devotion.

St Joseph’s Parish Monthly Recollection

On the First Friday of every month, at 7:30 PM, we hold our Monthly Parish Recollection. This is an hour of pray-

er, of recollection before our Lord present in the Blessed Sacrament - whose Sacred Heart is the source of immense

charity and generous love. The foundation of this prayer is God’s presence in our souls as Creator, Preserver, and

Author of Graces (“in Him we live, and move, and are” Acts 17:28). God is our Father, and our Friend and is our

sweet Guest. We must acknowledge the realization of this great truth: God is in each of us, our soul is His Temple.

This prayer of recollection includes the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction, Praying of the

Psalms, Silence, Gospel Reading and a Talk /Reflection on the following topics: The Cardinal Virtues of pru-

dence, justice, temperance and fortitude. The Theological Virtues of faith, hope and love. The gifts of the Holy

Spirit; wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord.

Every soul, hungry & thirsty for God, is invited to this holy hour every First Friday of the month to

adore, venerate & contemplate the Sacred Heart of Jesus, & to have a quiet dialogue with God.

Parish Office Hours

Thurs, & Friday (effective August 1, 2011)

9am to Noon; 1:15 to 5:00 PM; 6:00 to 8:00 PM

Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 9am to Noon; 1:15 to 5:00 PM

Saturday - 9:00 AM to Noon; 1:00 to 5:00 PM

Sunday - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Pray with the Parish

Rosary - Prayed daily after the 9 AM Mass

Eucharistic Adoration - Mondays (except holidays),

2:00 to 6:45 PM

Nocturnal Adoration & Devotion to the Sacred Heart -

7:30 to 8:30 PM on First Fridays.

Eucharist

The Lord’s Day: Saturday 5:00 PM

Sunday 7:00, 9:00, 10:30, 12 Noon & 5:00 PM

Weekdays 7:00 AM & 9:00 AM,

8:00 AM Saturday

Holy Days As announced in Bulletin

Exposition Monday 2:00 to 6:45 PM

First Friday 7:30 to 8:30 PM

Penance/Reconciliation

Mon., Wed., and Fri. after the 7:00 AM & the 9:00 AM Mass.

Saturday after the 8:00 AM Mass and 4:00 to 4:45 and also upon

request

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MASS INTENTIONS

Sunday, Oct. 6 (Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time)

7:00 Cornelius J. Dunleavy req. by Loving Wife Anne

7:00 Andresita Sicoco req. by The Roxas Family

9:00 John & Mary Biglin req. by Loving Family

9:00 James A. Mulvihill Sr. req. by The Pfeifer Family

10:30 Jane Crean-Lynch req. by The Mitchell Family

10:30 William Tarako req. by The Mitchell Family

12:00 Pasquale Postiglione req. by The O’Leary Family

12:00 Agnes Gaeta Lupinacci req. by Carolyn Griffin

5:00 Alexander Panis req. by John & Fenelle Coberto

5:00 Arthur Metzger req. by Jim & Nancy Canning

Monday, Oct. 7

7:00 Marion Faccenda req. by The Fragos Family

9:00 Johnny Michael Minto req. by The McGarry Family

9:00 Mary Halinski req. by Jean & Norman Kalish

Tuesday, Oct. 8

7:00 Intentions of the Celebrant

9:00 Louis & Bella Buonocore req. by Loving Daughter & Family

9:00 MaryAnn Marino req. by Loving Family

Wednesday, Oct. 9

7:00 Joseph Morabito req. by Thomas Walsh & Carol & Joe Rinando

9:00 Catherine Murray req. by Karen & John Staufenberg

9:00 Lucy, Vincent & Susan DeLio req. by Teresa DiGianni & Family

Thursday, Oct. 10

7:00 For the People of the Parish

9:00 Frank Salemi req. by Maureen Crain

9:00 Abilio Pedriera req. by Joe & Grace Pedra

Friday, Oct. 11

7:00 Intentions of the Celebrant

9:00 Rose Annella req. by The Dellasalle Family

9:00 Ricardina Pego req. by Joe & Grace Pedra

Saturday, Oct. 12

8:00 Louis & Bella Buonocore req. by Loving Daughter & Family

8:00 Robert Maresca req. by Pat McHugh

Anticipated Mass for Sunday

5:00 Robert Liberatore req. by Joyce & Joe Ando

5:00 Elizabeth Murphy req. by Cathy & Norm West

5:00 Veronica Balsamo req. by Sandra Layne & Family

Sunday, Oct. 13 (Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time)

7:00 Pray to End Abortion req. by St. Regis K of C

9:00 Nancy A Smith req. by Tina & Ray Paolantonio

9:00 Thomas Kaufman req. by Mr. & Mrs. John Ferraro

10:30 Iris McQuillan req. by Claire & Jim

10:30 Jose Martins req. by Loving Family

12:00 Carmine Cassara req. by Loving Family

12:00 Franklin M. Duarte req. by Loving Wife

12:00 Fanny Gulian req. by The D’Agostino Family

5:00 Daniel Methven req. by Mike Hoost & Emily Job

5:00 Carol Line req. by Janet Fiore

OUR LITURGY

Habakkuk displays much hopelessness today. Yet we find that those who have faith will be rewarded. In our psalm response we are told not to harden our hearts as we hear the voice of the Lord. As we listen to the Lord, our faith is increased. Jesus said that even a small amount of faith can do so much.

ARE YOU REGISTERED IN THE PARISH?

Many parishioners support St Joseph’s

in the weekly collection and we do not have

them listed in our census. We would like to

make sure you are given proper credit for

your donations. If you do not receive mail

from us then you are not on our census.

Please send us the following information

and we will send you a registration form.

Name:_____________________________

Address:___________________________

Town:_____________________________

State & Zip:________________________

Altar Bread & Wine In loving memory of

Louis & Bella Buonnocore

Requested by

Loving Daughter & Family

OUR PRIEST-CELEBRANTS Priest Schedule Subject to Change

This Week Next Week Fr. Maffeo 5:00PM Fr. Thomas Fr. Maffeo 7:00AM Fr. Thomas Fr. Leuthardt 9:00AM Fr. Maffeo Fr. Thomas 10:30AM Fr. Leuthardt Fr. Leuthardt 12:00PM Fr. Maffeo Fr. Thomas 5:00PM Fr. Leuthardt

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From the Pastor’s Desk “If I speak in human and angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a resounding gong of a clashing cymbal. And if I have the gift of prophecy and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge; if I have all faith so as to move mountains but do not love, I am nothing.” “Love is patient, love is kind…Love never fails.” “So faith, hope, and love remain these three; but the greatest of these is love.” This quote from St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians (chapter 13) gives us great insight into what Jesus is telling us this week in Luke’s Gospel Reading. The Apostles ask Jesus to increase their faith, and notice the answer Jesus gives them, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed you would say to the mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea; and it will obey you.’” Pay attention now to what Jesus is saying about faith! If you have just a small amount of TRUE FAITH, you can do anything. So in a sense Jesus is saying to do the things that I do, you already have enough faith. But it must be true faith, a pure faith, and a faith that comes from the heart. The good thing about this true faith is that all of us already have it. The problem is most of us are not totally in touch with this gift of faith we have received. So like the Apostles, we ask Jesus to increase our faith because we think we do not have enough. So stop asking for more faith, rather ask Jesus to help us encountered the faith we already have been given. Also let us ask Him to help us not to allow set backs to weaken our faith as we are told today by the Prophet Habakkuk.

So how do we encounter the faith we already have? We must try to lead lives that will keep us more in touch with Christ. We can achieve this through prayer and spending quality time with Jesus. We can achieve this by joining in the celebration of the Eucharist and receiving the other Sacraments of the Church, and by reading and praying with the Scriptures, and the lives of the Saints. We must also keep our hearts open to the Holy Spirit. Doing these things can help us to get pass the challenges that life throws at us, and help us to avoid set backs or at least to quickly come back from them.

There is of course one more thing that we must do and St. Paul tells us this in his letter quoted above. We must have love! Love is what helps us to put our faith into practice, love helps us to give birth to a truer, purer faith, and love helps us to be better disciples. This is showed to us in the second part of today’s Gospel, when Jesus puts before the Apostles the example of the master and the servant. In what appears to be a harsh example for us, Jesus ends with the words, “When you have done all you have

been commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we are obliged to do.’” So what does this rather harsh reply have to do with Love? Well on its own it really does not have anything to do with it, but let us consider what TRUE LOVE is all about, and how we should act out of this love. Christ uses the metaphor of the servant to remind us that we are God’s servants and that we can never repay God or approach His level. Yet, unworthy servants that we are, God still calls us to join Him in His eternal plan for our salvation. When we do our part, we must not expect great [additional] rewards; we should act purely out of love. I do what I do out of love for God, the One who loved us first. When we act out of love like this, it is easier to as stated above, to put our faith in action and to be in touch with that true faith. So let’s look out because there will be a great deal of flying mulberry tress making their way to the sea.

This Sunday is Respect Life Sunday we should all take some time out this day (and everyday) to pray for the end of abortion and the taking of all innocent human life. We must remember that the threats to life also come from euthanasia, malnutrition, inadequate health care, ethnic cleansing, war, and unfortunately a lack of caring on the part of so many people. All life is precious as all of us are made in the image and likeness of God.

As you know, November 1st is the Feast of All Saints Day and November 2nd is the Feast of All Souls. Since November 2nd, this year is a Saturday we will move our Annual Mass of Remembrance to Sunday Afternoon November 3rd, at 3PM. At that, Mass we will pray for all those who we commend to Almighty God, especially remembering all those who had their Funeral Mass or Service celebrated here at St. Joseph’s since last All Souls Day. All are invited. And to have your loved ones remember at all of the Masses on All Souls Day and for the month of November, please use the envelopes in your packets or those that can be found on the window ledges in the Church.

God bless you always

Fr. Mike

PFC Eric Lange, USMC

SGT Deborah Alfieri

SGT Matthew Altonji

SPC Andrew Altonji

LCPL Matthew Balestrieri, USMC

TSGT Louis Barletta

LT Michael-Jon Bonacorsa

LCPL John Brown

PFC Justin Browne

LTCOL James Cersosimo CPL Glenn Clacher SPC Thomas E. Corcoran

SPC Jason Crawford

CPT Edward Cuevas

PFC John B Cuneo

CPT Ryan Delaney

TSGT Timothy Dermody

SGT Stephen DiGirolamo

SSGT Tony Elliott

LT Kelly Fletcher

SPC Adam Franciosa

CPT Mark Gillman

CPL RJ Hartmann

SSGT J.R. Kay USAF

SGT John W Keohane

MAJ Sean P Kilkenny

CW2 Steven Knight

LCPL William Langdon

SPC Christopher Leone

SGT Wade Lynch

MAJ Kevin McCue

PVT Thomas B McGinn

SGT Patrick McNally

PFC William Meyer

CPL Brian G Meyer

CPO Gregory Migliore

SGT Glenn Miller

LT Heather Miras

SPC4 George Monica

SPC4 John Monica

SGT Daniel Montville

GYSGT Brian Moran, USMC

LTCOL Gregory Mueller, USMC

LCPL Thomas Napolitano

LCPL Michael Napolitano

PVT Todd Nelson

LCPL James Neubauer

SGT Brian Pacell

CPT Stephen Bartoszak

ENS3 Lucy Padro

PFC Matthew Pandolfi

LCPL Kevin J. Uffmann Marine

SFC James Munro Army

CPT Michael Parisi

2LT Anthony Parisi

MAJ Paul E Pinaud

CTR2 Matthew Pistritto

LT David A Rewkowski

SGT Edwin Rivera, II

SGT Anthony M Sbrocco, USMC

SSGT Jason Schiavo LCPL W. Mason Shehan

SSGT Timothy McGoyne

SPC James Stanek EO3 Taylor Taranto

MM3 Gregory Taranto

PFC Greg Terrish

SGT Jason Tulowitzki

SGT John Thomas Vogt

CPL Brandon Waldon

SGT Randolph Weaver

MSTR Robert Casey ILT Richard Lutz

HN Frederick James Borsell

SPC Darian L. Clark/Army

SAMN Bill Ried

CPL Michael Casonova

SPEC4 David Cooper

ENS Michael Cristiano, USN

SGT Brian P. O’Leary

PFC Gregory Caplan

MPS Timothy Caplan

E6PO1 Gerard McGarrity

LT John Cox II

PFC Nicholas Barbieri

LCPL Jim A. Mock

SGT Maj. John A. Krumholz

LCPL Joseph R. DeGroot, USMC

RCT Dustin A. Whitton, USMC

SPC Peter Reilly

SMAN T.J. Waldhauser, US Navy

LCPL Brian Kolarik, USMC

PVT Chris Dorn, Army

SSGT Ray C. Sigman ll

N/Seal Paul Padro

LCPL Sean Rainone, USMC

SGT Thomas Lupo

SSGT Mike Hengerle, USMC

SPC Anthony Lupo US Army

Kelly R. Denimarck ENS Navy

SFC James Munro Army

Kristen M. Saporito USMC

Captain Sean Lavigne USAF

LCPL Daniel Pfeifer USMC

AB John Kelton USAF

MSGT Thomas J. Valentino USAF

CSM Lawrence Doughterty, USArmy

PFC Thomas Conran USArmy

SRA Matthew Maisano USAF

PRAY FOR THE SICK ___________________________________

Name of person who is ill

_____________________________ _________________________ Person making this request: Relationship to ill person

Your Phone #: ________________________ (Friends can be placed on the silent prayer list only)

PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS

__________________________________

Name, Rank and Branch of Service

______________________________ ____________________ Person making this request Relationship to Soldier

(Friends can be placed on the silent prayer list only)

—REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE DIED— Claire McQuillan, Kathleen Piecuch

our deceased soldiers and all of our deceased relatives and friends.

Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen

Michael Ambrosio

Gil Balkam

Janet Belz

John Bertone

Dottie Bially

Ryan Blair

Nicholas Bohl

MaryAnn Bonitz

Charles Brechter

Henry G. Brechter

Mary Brennan

Virginia Brett

Anthony Bruton

Elisabeth Burns

Doreen Childs

Louise Cipolla

Martin Condit

Kathleen Connelly

Cathy Connolly

Ann Marie Cortina

Richard Delamater

Bea DeLisio

Kathy Dell’Aglio

Kathleen DeMartino

Michael DePinto

Rose DePinto

Martin Diomede

Ann Doherty

Baptist Eichelsdorfer

Sharon T. Eichler

Lois & Michael Emma

Lucy Erraught

Priscilla Fagerlund

Ellen Fava

Louis Fava

Frank Ferrigno

Robert Filce

Carl Freiermuth

Roseanne Gabriel

Katherine Gebhard

Loretta Gerstner

Joe Hartman

William Hughes

Margaret & Jasper Indelicato

Tonga Jackobson

Catherine Jankay

Thomas Jankay

Joann Keebler

Arthur Keller Sr.

Mary Jo L’Ambrose

Marie Lamakos

Agnes Lane

Arlene Lang

Alfred LaRocca

Kevin Latini

Ida Lucivero

Vito Lucivero

Agnes Ludwigson

Felice McMillan & Family

Claire McQuillan

Andrea Maloney

Carolyn Martins

Marlene Meehan

Eugene Merkle

Liam Mitchell

Donna Marie Mujic

Diane Munsch

Irmgard Nostro

Joan Ockovic

Joanora O’Donnell

Joseph Olivieri

Helen Onufrak

G.R. Palladino

Barbara Petersen

Mason & Gary Plouffe

Donna Marie Priolo

Nicole Ramaglia

Harry Reahl

Joanne Sabella

Ann Sabourin

Dawn Saporito

Linda Savage

Denise Savage Harper

Anthony Scardino

Maryann Schaudel

The Schramm Family

Angela Stoner

George Tizzard

Richard Troiano

Lloyd Turnier

Dolores Varvaro

Priscilla Vero

Margaret Villano

Carol Walsh

Briana Wilson

Pray for Our Troops Pray for the Sick

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Weekly Offering

Fiscal Year Beginning 9/1/2012 - 8/31/14

Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013 Offering $16,698 (Includes Faith Direct $2,549) Same collection last year

Poor Box Last Week 245

*Pay Down Debt Donations This Month $ 6,842 Total Funds 317,698 Less Payments made to RVC 290,000 Fund Balance $27,698

RVC Loan 605,000 Less Payment 290,000 Balance $315,000

*Includes Faith Direct Collections for Sept. (59 Participating Households)

If you missed last week , please try to make it up this week. Thank you.

Envelope users : Please enter the amount of your donation on the envelope in the space provided. This will be a big help to us when counting the collection. Also, it is not necessary to tape or staple the envelope closed. Your help is appreciated.

Thank you, Deacon Mike DeBellis

Thank you and God Bless You Always, Fr. Mike

Respect Life

Matthew Edward Cauchon

Isabella Rose Giordano

Maeve Ellen Jablonski

Isabella Marie Migneco

Sofia Rose Morales

Federal Legislation-Conscience Protection for Catholics is the issue.

If you have not already contacted your U. S. Senators (Charles Schumer phone 202-224-6542 and Kirsten Gillibrand phone 202-224-4451 ), at U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510 and your Congressman (Timothy Bishop phone 202-225-3826 or Peter King phone 202-225-7896 ) at U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 20515 please do so immediately asking they support the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (H.R. 940/S. 1204).

Sample Message:

Please co-sponsor the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (H.R. 940, S. 1204), and work for its approval in upcoming 'must-pass' legislation. Government must not force Americans to violate their religious and moral beliefs on respect for life when they provide health care or purchase health coverage

To send a prepared e-mail message go to: www.NCHLA.org. The National Committee for a Human Life Amendment works closely with the U. S. Committee of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Find additional information on their website www.USCCB.org.

The public Rosary Rally in front of Good Samaritan Hospital on Saturday, Oct. 5, sponsored by Catholics for Freedom of Religion.org should provide additional information on what further action our Diocese will recommend. A flier on the October 5 Rosary Rally was printed in the bulletin of Sept 29. Due to the importance of protecting religious freedom you will find information as it is available on this page or printed as a flier in our St. Joseph weekly bulletin. In addition, read the

Long Island Catholic Magazine.

OCTOBER IS RESPECT LIFE MONTH - Please

take the respect life message to the public. Attend:

STAND UP FOR LIFE Sunday, October 6, 2013 from 2-3:30 P.M. (two locations) on Route 110, intersection of Rt. 25 (Jericho Tpke.), Huntington, and just south of Long Island Expressway exit 70 (west sidewalk of County Road 111) in Manorville. Signs provided at each site. Rain or Shine. Sponsored by the Long Island Coalition for Life 631-243-1435.

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Religious Education E-mail: RelEd@StJoRonk.org

Website: RelEd.StJoRonk.org

981-1805

Office Hours

Monday through Thursday

9:00 Am - 3:00 PM

St. Joseph School e-mail: school@stjoronk.org

Our students celebrate the Feast of the Guardian Angels with a prayer service on Wednesday, October 2nd. All students brought a prayer card home to their families.

St. Joseph School is celebrating the Rosary during the month of October. Students will be making rosaries and leaving them in baskets in the back of the church for our parishioners. Please take one and give it to someone special.

Thank you to Dr. Walsh and Dr. Hobbie from Rockville Centre for visiting our school. They were extremely impressed by our students, faculty, administration and our work displayed. Congratulations to all who do such a fine job!

Be sure to check the school calendar and flyers for information on upcoming events.

Level 1 will have the first activity on Monday, Oct. 21st in the gym. Please come at either 4:45pm or 6:45pm according to the time you chose.

Confirmation Corner

The Confirmation retreat will take place on Monday, Oct. 14th and Saturday, Oct. 19th from 10am to 3pm in Carew Hall

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!

MINISTRY OF CONSOLATION

This Ministry is made up of parishioners who volunteer

their time in assisting families of the recently deceased. Members of the ministry meet with families at the

rectory prior to the funeral mass. They help the families choose hymns and scriptural readings from a prepared list. Ministers also prepare a short biography of the deceased so that the priest can personalize his homily. Ministers then attend the funeral Mass, which is

scheduled Monday through Saturday mornings. No experience is necessary and training will be provided. If you are interested, please call the rectory at 631-588-8456 and the Ministry Coordinator will get back to you.

“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40

Parish Outreach

Parish Outreach is in dire need of donations of toiletries. Shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, tissues, combs, brushes, toothbrushes, soap, toilet paper. If

you can help, please drop off to our

Outreach Office or to the Rectory.

CYO BOYS TRAVEL BASKETBALL TRYOUTS

Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013

6PM

Coordinator Vinny 631-521-5544 (Call for additional

information about grades & time slots)

Grade 5 - Bill/Rich 631-335-3650

Grade 6 - Pat 631-793-8481

Grade 7 - Dave 6PM 631-252-2866

Grade 8 - Rich 7PM 631-335-3650

Jim 8PM 631-334-4174

America Needs Fatima’s Public Rosary Rally

Saturday, October 12, 2013

12:00 PM

St Patrick’s Church

280 E. Main St.

Smithtown, NY

Please come and Pray with us for the future of America.

All are Welcomed

Pray the Rosary

Honor the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Month of October is dedicated to praying the Rosary. The Evangelization Group will pray the Ro-sary in your home with a Statue of Our Lady of Fat-ima. Invite your family, friends and the neighbors to pray the Rosary. Praying the Rosary will conclude with the blessing of the house. Please call the rec-tory at 588-8456 if you wish to have the Rosary prayed in your home.

Ad Jesum Per Mariam “

To Jesus through Mary”

Congratulations to our Winners.

Thank you for your generous support!

Calendar Club 2013

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

09/29

#801

Cheryl Marchese

$50

9/30

#686

Roseann

Kowalewski

$25

10/1

#773

Mr & Mrs Edward

Gabriel

$25

10/2

#661

Barbara Collins

$25

10/3

#73

Marge Forsyth

$25

10/4

#669

Joe & Phyllis

DeClemente

$25

10/5

#82

Kristin Aquilina

$25

Banns of Marriage (Third Time)

Teresa Smith of St. Joseph’s and

Matthew Gottesman

Kimberly Corwin of St John of God and

Joseph Schnepf of St. Joseph’s

Heather Madigan of Immaculate Conception and

Justin Henkel of St. Francis

“St. Joseph Evangelization Group Corner!”

Calling all Cooks and Bakers!!!!!

Evangelization Team is sponsoring an INTERNATIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL. All are invited to participate and attend. We are looking for volunteers to cook or bake a dish of their favorite ethnic food. If interested (and we hope you are) please leave your name and telephone number in the rectory. The date is Oct 26th after the 5pm Mass. Hope to hear from you!

St Joseph’s Parishioners:

We need your help!

We are only $5,000 short of our goal of $105,600.

The difference has a big impact on the Parish Rebate. As of now we will be getting approximate-

ly $15,000 but if we get to the goal, we should receive $21,000! That extra money can really

help us maintain the programs and services here at St Joseph’s. As your Pastor, I am asking you

to try to help us reach the goal. The Catholic Ministries Appeal is so vital to so many programs

and it gives each one of us the opportunity to help our neighbor in so many ways. Though we

don’t get to see exactly where the money goes, we do know that every dollar is going toward

building the Kingdom of God right here on Long Island. Don’t you want to do your part? Don’t

you want to be a part of something big that will have a true and lasting impact on other peoples

lives? Who can forget the devastation caused by the hurricane around this time last year. It re-

minds us how vulnerable we are to such a life changing event. The people of St. Joseph’s have

always amazed me by their faith and generosity. I know that when asked, you always rise to the

occasion. I am confident that you will once again, help us reach our goal. Look for the special

collection envelope in your weekly envelope packet. Additional envelopes will be available for

the collection on October 27th. Thank you for all you do for our beautiful Parish. Fr. Mike

PRIZE LIST TICKET DRAWN PRIZE AMOUNT 1 $200.00

50 $200.00

100 $200.00

150 $200.00

200 $200.00

250 $200.00

300 $200.00

350 $200.00

400 $200.00

450 $200.00

500 $200.00

550 $200.00

600 $200.00

642 $400.00

643 $500.00

644 $600.00

645 $700.00

646 $800.00

647 $900.00

648 $1,000.00

649 $2,500.00

St. Joseph R.C. Church

Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

Backwards Money Drawing SATURDAY, November 30, 2013

Carew Hall - Doors open at 6 PM

$10,000.00 GRAND PRIZE (Last ticket drawn—Winner need not be present)

Backwards Money Drawing Ticket Order

NAME ____________________________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS _________________________________________________________________________________

PHONE # ______________________Parish ID#________ CIRCLE # ATTENDING PARTY 0 1 2

Complete this form and return it to St. Joseph’s Church 45 Church St. Ronkonkoma, NY 11779.

A numbered ticket stub will be returned to you upon receipt of this form and $100.00 donation.

Please enclose your donation with this order. Thank You.

Food - Drink - Prizes

Ticket stub entitles 2 people admission

$100.00 Donation

Only 650

Tickets Sold Winners need not be present.

This year we received a donation of $779.98 from TD Bank based on the activity from you our Parishioners.

Thank you & TD Bank

St Joseph RC Church Code: A1245

Please contact our

Lake Ronkonkoma Store

At 631-588-1564

To become a member

Of the program

St Joseph

Catholic Seniors

Psst! The word is out! St. Joseph Catholic Seniors are seeking new members to join us on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.

Meetings are held at the St. Regis Knights of Columbus on Pond Rd. at 11 am. Stop by and be our guest for a cup of coffee or tea or call Arlene at 648-3582 if you have any questions.

Outreach Resources

St. Joseph Parish Outreach Center

e-mail — sjpo@verizon.net website — http://outreach.stjoronk.org

Through your generosity we were able to help more than 153 people throughout the month of August Financial assistance for the month of August was $2,508.60 In these tough economic times we are seeing people of increasing need. On their behalf, we thank you for sharing your own limited resources with your brothers and sisters. "Whenever you did it for the least of my people, you did it for me."

Parish Outreach

Emergency Resources

Response of Suffolk County

Crisis Hotline

631-751-7620 or 631-751-7500 (hotline 24 hrs./7 days)

Www.responsehotline.org

Victims Information Bureau of Suffolk—VIBS

Domestic/date violence, rape, sexual assault, & elder abuse

631-360-3730 or 631-360-3606 (24 hrs. hotline for domestic violence and rape)

Www.vibs.org or www.inforatvibs.org

Suffolk County Coalition Against Domestic Violence

631-666-8833 (hotline)

Www.sccadv.org

The Retreat

Domestic Violence

631-329-2200 (hotline 24hrs/7 days shelter)

Www.theretreatinc.org

Brighter Tomorrows

Domestic Violence

Hotline (631)395-1800

Islip Hotline

Crisis Hotline: 631-277-4700

Runaway Hotline

631-549-8700, 1-800-621-4000

American Red Cross, Suffolk County Chapter

631-924-6700

Www.redcross.org/ny/suffolk

Child Abuse

1-800-342-3720 (24-Hr.)

HIV and Aids Teen Hotline

1-800-440-TEEN (fri./Sat. 6:30PM to Midnight)

Child Health Plus Information and Referral

1-800-522-5006 (24 Hr.)

Family Resources/Support Groups

Child Care Council of Suffolk

631-362-0303

Www.childcaresuffolk.org

Family Service League of Suffolk County

631-427-3700

Www.fsl.li.org

Hope House Ministries

631-928-2377

Www.hhm.org

Islip Town Teen Parent Resource Center

631-224-9766

Suffolk County Department of Health Services

Project Hope Mothers’ Group

631-853-3035 (call for locations)

Www.co.suffolk.ny.us/health

Haven House/Bridges

631-231-3619

Www.tsli-hhb.org

Alcoholics Anonymous

631-669-1124

Gamblers Anonymous

631-586-7171

Narcotics Anonymous

631-827-9500

Life Center of L.I. - Pregnancy Care

631-243-0066

Birthright of Nassau/Suffolk

516-785-4070

Al-Anon Suffolk County

631-669-2827

info@AL-Anon-Suffolk-NY.org

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Our Youth

In Action

Venturing Events In Carew Hall after 5:00 PM Mass

Venturing is open to men and women

age 14 through 20 who have graduated

from 8th Grade. This year's crew plan is jam packed

with interesting and fun activities here at St. Joseph's

and "off-campus" as well.

Come down to our meeting and check it out.

Visit our next meeting:

Sunday, November 3rd

e-mail: Crew272@StJoRonk.org

phone: Advisor Mike Keller (631) 467-6468

What did you do this weekend?

Cub Scout Pack 272

Boy Scout Troop 272

St. Joseph’s Cub Scout Pack 272 and Boy Scout Troop 272

have fun, exciting, educational, character building pro-

grams for boys, age 7 through 17 (first Grade and up).

For more information or to enroll your child,

contact Dr. Louis Scotti at 656-8428

or e-mail JoinScouting@StJoRonk.org.

Pack, Troop, and Crew 272 have

a YEAR-ROUND scouting program.

CYO Sport Programs

http://stjoecyosports.com

Baseball:

Intramural (Coed, ages 5-16): Gene 588-1879

Travel * (Boys & Girls): Vinny 467-3651

Basketball:

Girls Intramural Debbie 467-6174

Clinic Division (Coed Grades K-2) Henry 467-6091

Boys Intramural(Grades 3-12) Henry 467-6091

Travel* (Boys): Vinny 467-3651

Track:

Boys & Girls, Grades K-8 Jerry 585-4048

Soccer :

Intramural Boys & Girls(ages 3-13 ) Joe 737-6299 Travel (LIJSL): Rob 721-8831

*Must register for the intramural program as well

BOYS TRAVEL BASKETBALL TRYOUT

St Joseph's Angels, 7th Grade Boys Basketball tryouts will be held Thursday 10/10 /13 at 6pm @ RMS, Peconic St., Ronkonkoma. For additional Information, please contact Coach David Robinson @ 631-252-2866

TRAVEL BASKETBALL FOR 6TH GRADE BOYS

Open tryouts will be held Monday, October 7, 2013 from 7 to 8 pm @ RMS, Peconic St. Ronkonkoma. Please contact Pat Melville for additional information 631-793-8481 (cell)

YOUTH IN MINISTRY Every Sunday at 5:00 PM, St. Joseph’s Parish offers an up-

beat experience of celebrating Mass designed especially for

youth and their families.

Everyone in Grades 7-12 is invited to participate.

We’re looking for: Lectors Ushers Musicians/Singers Altar

Servers, Eucharistic Ministers (Eucharistic ministers must be

over 18)

For more information about joining Youth in Ministry, con-

tact YIM@StJoRonk.org or call the rectory.

My salvation and my honor depend on God;

He is my mighty rock, my refuge.

Psalm 62:7

D.O.G.

DEPEND On

GOD

Courtesy Announcements

Charismatic Prayer Meeting - at Our Lady of the Island Shrine the fourth Wednesday of each month from 7- 9PM. Praise, worship & teaching. Contact the Shrine at 631-325-0661 for info.

Free Food for NY Seniors - The C.S.F.P. funded by USDA NYSDOH, and administered by Catholic Charities is offering free food for 6 to 12 months post partum women, children from the age of 5 up to their sixth birthday, and seniors age 60 and over, who are income-eligible. Gross monthly income for seniors: Single Senior $1,174 or less or Senior Couple $1,579 or less. For further information, and income guidelines for women & children in Nassau or Suffolk, please call 631-491-4166 or 631-491-4156.

Meals-On-Wheels - Lake Nutrition Meals-on-Wheels provides food to elderly & homebound Monday thru Friday, two meals a day. Hot meals & cold meals are available for a charge of $6 for both meals. Call 467-8948 for information.

Professional Therapy - provided by NYS licensed therapists, are available to our parish & 148 other parishes. It is provided by the Catholic Counseling Center which is independent of & not controlled or supervised by the parish or diocese. Most insurance policies are honored. For information & appointment, call Dr. Giuliani at 243-2503 or visit our website at http://thecatholiccouncelingcenter.net

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Respect Life Sunday

Diapers for Babies

October 5th & 6th 2013

The Respect Life Committee of St. Joseph’s Parish will welcome your donation of diapers

for babies and toddlers in need.

For this October Baby Collection we are asking for disposable diapers. If you have not already purchased a gift to donate please consider disposable diapers in sizes 4 or 5.

Please place all gifts in the bassinet at the main entrance to the Church or bring to St.

Joseph’s Parish Outreach or the rectory during the week..

50’s Dance Sponsored by The St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee

St. Regis Council Knights of Columbus

Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013

8pm—12am

Choice of Roast Beef or Stuff Chicken Dinner, Open Bar

DJ by Top Hat Entertainment

$35.00 per person. For tickets call Paula (631) 648-4998 or Debbie (631) 277-3837 by Nov. 1st.