May 20th, 2012
7th Sunday of Easter

May Calendar Raffle

Weekday Prizes $ 100.00 Sunday Prizes $ 200.00

Grand Prize $ 2,500.00

“Drawings will be held on Sundays in May”

You have thirty-one changes to win!!!
since winning tickets are returned to the drum

DONATIONS $25.00 per ticket

PROCEEDS BENEFIT SANTA MARIA SCHOOL

Couples who have had problems in their own marriage and have recovered from those problems, share their experience with couples in troubled marriages with 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 shared 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, June 8th, 2012 at the Montfort Retreat House in Bay Shore-Please call 1-8800-470-2230 and you will be connected (confidentally) to an experienced couple from Long Island/MetroRetrouvaille who can help.

Are you or a loved one experiencing homosexual attraction and looking for answers?
Courage, an apostolate of the Catholic Church, ministers to persons with same-sex attraction and their loved ones. We have been endorsed by the Pontifical Council for the Family and our beloved John Paul II said of this ministry, "COURAGE is doing the work of God!"  We also have an outreach called Encourage which ministers to relatives, spouses, and friends of persons with same-sex attraction. For more information visit:
couragerc.net or contact a local group:

Manhattan - Fr. James Lloyd, C.S.P. (212) 307-1808

Manhattan - Fr. James Connolly, (212) 753-8418

Merrick (Long Island)-
Fr. Charles Mangano. (516) 623-1400 ext. 190

 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Holy Hour:

Every Weekday from 8:45am to 9:45am

Every Saturday from 4:15pm to 4:45pm

Please come and adore the Lord Jesus
and spend time in silence with Him...

Click here to read more from our parish bulletin.

Life Saving Number
There are alternatives to abortion. Inquire about pregnancy assistance services by calling nationwide #1-800-848-LOVE.