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Monday, November 30th 8:00 a.m. People of the Parish Tuesday, December 1st

8:00 a.m. Annie Shackel and Frank Cascio Wednesday, December 2nd 8:00 a.m. Barbara Bentz and Phyllis Ford Thursday, December 3rd 10:30a.m. Mario Imperiale Friday, December 4th 8:00 a.m. The Kappenberg, The Raible and The Roehrig Families Saturday, December 5th 5:00 p.m. Mary Teresa Lyndon Lee 7:00 p.m. In Thanksgiving to St. Michael Sunday, December 6th 8:00 a.m. G. Battista De Santis (B- Day) and William Ekert 10:00 a.m. Nicholas Frasca 11:30 a.m. Edward Palattella

Please pray for the sick

Michael Katz, Tina Castro, Bernice Joslyn, Donald Kappenberg, Peter Downs, ”Midge” Guarino, Veronica Raible, Glenn Petersen, Maria Cervona, Gerry Malanga, John DeSantis, Doreen Svendsen,

Ralph Jacobson, Daniel Hickey, Molly Moroney, Marie Hayes, Angelina Romano, Jane Dema, Lucille Bafundo, Regina Wrobel, Monika Buerkl, Mary Nielsen, Mary Ruvolo, Kathleen Grace, Ana Merenguelli, Carlo Strangolagalli, Benjamin Scotto Robinson, Joan Martins, Andrea Hetherington, Elizabeth Santolli, Raymond Gramarossa, Aura Arango, Mary McMahon, Attilio Casella, Beverly Fleming, Doris Fasano, Msgr. Vincent Fullam, Joan Bowman, John Simonsen, Placido Pontillo, Anthony Garofalo, John Fennecy, Ute Johnson, Angela Smith, Don Mochwart, Bianca Gallardo, Mary DePaola, Frank Nuzzolese, Arlene K. Ricardo, Romeo Coronacion, Richard Rowlins, Rose Darienzo, Emily McGrade, Katie Darr, Anthony Dambrosio, Anthony Amato, Mary Ruvolo and all who are homebound or have special needs.

“Be vigilant at all times”, Jesus warns in today’s Gospel, “and pray that you

have strength to escape the tribulations that are imminent ....” Let us heed His warning and follow the advice of St. Paul, conducting ourselves in a way

pleasing to God, overflowing with love for one another.

SUNDAY COLLECTION

Thank you for your generous sacrificial giving! Your faithful sacrificial giving each week helps Our Lady of Fatima to continue

our Pastoral Ministries and care for our parish buildings.

Thanks, Fr. Steve

Mass Schedule December 5th and

December 6th

Saturday: 5:00 PM – Fr. Steven 7:00 PM – Fr. Andrew

Sunday: 8:00 AM – Fr. Steven 10:00 AM – Fr. Andrew 11:30 AM – Fr. Steven

We the family and friends of Peter J. Downes May he rest in peace

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• Today is HOSPITALITY SUNDAY. All are most welcome to come over to the Parish Center after Mass on Sunday for refreshments and fellowship.

• TAIZE Prayer will be prayed on Sunday, DECEMBER 6th at 3:00 PM in the church. All are welcome!

• St. Peter’s is having an Advent Prayer

Service on Sunday, December 6th at 3:30 PM. The preacher will be Reverend Brian Dunkle, SJ. Please respond to Sr. Peggy at 883-2782 or oceanpeg2@verizon.net before December 3rd if you plan on attending. All are most welcome!

• Next week we will begin our Parish Advent Retreat. The Advent Retreat will begin on December 7th and continue on December 8th and December 9th. Our retreat theme is: Come Home for Advent. We will start each evening at 7:30 PM in the church. All are welcome! Bring a friend along with you!

• December 8th is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Mass will be celebrated on December 7th at 7:30 PM and on December 8th at 8:00 AM. The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a holy day of obligation.

• December 13th is the Third Sunday of the Advent season. It is known as Gaudate Sunday. It is a day to celebrate and rejoice.

On Gaudate Sunday there will be an Open House in the Rectory after the celebration of Mass on Sunday morning. All are most welcome to visit our rectory after Mass for some refreshments and fellowship as we prepare to celebrate the feast of the Incarnation.

• Our Parish STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE will meet on MONDAY, DECEMBER 14th at 7:30 PM in the SACRISTY.

• Our PASTORAL COUNCIL will meet on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15th at 7:30 PM in the SACRISTY.

• The OLDER CONFIRMATION and EUCHARIST GROUP will be meeting on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16th at 7:30 PM in the RECTORY.

• The LITURGY and SPIRITUALITY COMMITTEE will be meeting on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17th at 7:30 PM in the SACRISTY.

• On SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20th the READING GROUP will meet at 3:00 PM in the Sacristy. The book for December is DEATH COMES TO THE ARCHBISHOP by Willa Cather. All are most welcome to join the conversation.

• On MONDAY, DECEMBER 21st there will be a communal celebration of the

November 29, 2009 Page 3 Sacrament of penance at 7:30 PM in the church. Penance will also be celebrated on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22nd from 4:00 PM until 4:45 PM and from 7:15 PM until 8:00 PM in the church. All are welcome. The sacrament of penance will not be celebrated on Christmas Eve or on the Saturday following Christmas Day (December 26th)

• The Christmas Eve Mass (December 24th) schedule is as follow: 4:00 PM (Family Mass with Christmas pageant), 8:00 PM Mass in Spanish and 10:30 PM Mass. On Christmas Day, Mass will be celebrated at 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM.

• Reflection Question for the Second week of Advent:

• What do you personally bring into Advent this year that needs growth?

• What dimension of your person or spiritual life needs the healing touch of Christ?

Write down your response to the reflection questions in a safe and private place. Take it to Mass with you this week and offer it to God.

• On the First Sunday of Advent we bless our Advent Wreath. Each week will light another candle reminding us that the celebration of Christmas is drawing very near. On the second Sunday of Advent you are invited to bring a Christmas ornament with you to Mass as we begin to prepare our homes for the Christmas celebration. On the Third Sunday of Advent you are invited to bring a piece from your Nativity set to church as we continue to prepare our hearts and homes for the Christmas celebration. On the Fourth Sunday of Advent we will light and bless our Christmas Tree in the church and bless our outdoor Nativity set in the grotto area.

• Please remember the following intentions during this First Week of Advent: Let us pray this week that our Parish Advent Retreat will be a time of abundant grace and peace for all those who participate in it. We continue to pray for peace in the world, especially in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan. We pray for all those who have died in this war and for all those who have been so seriously wounded. We pray for all those who are in harm’s way. We remember during this Advent season all those who are so far away from their homes and their families. We remember those who are homeless, hungry and poor. We remember those who find this season so very difficult. We pray for families who are in the midst of crisis. We remember those who are in hospice and all those who care for them. We remember all those who have asked us to pray for them. Let us keep in prayer those who are struggling with any sort of addiction and for all those who are in recovery. Let us remember those who are preparing to celebrate the baptism of their child and those who are preparing to celebrate the sacrament of marriage. Let us pray that the Advent gifts of joy, peace, hope and love will fill our hearts and homes throughout these Advent days.

• From the Advent SOURCEBOOK: “The day after Thanksgiving the NEW YORK TIMES told of a 33 year old local cab driver whose shoulder length hair was tied in a ponytail. (Don’t get distracted by the ponytail!) About five years ago, this cabby “prayed to God for guidance on how to help the forgotten people of the streets who exist in life’s shadows.” As he recalls it, God replied: “Make eight pounds of spaghetti, throw it in a pot, give it out on 103rd Street and Broadway with no conditions, and people will come.” He did, they came, and now he goes from door to door giving

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people food to eat. I am not asking you to stuff the Big Apple with spaghetti. But a New York cabby can bring light into your Advent night. He prayed to a God who was there; he listened: he gave the simple gift that God asked of him; he gave with no conditions; and people responded. Here is your Advent: Make the Christ who has come a reality; a living light, in your life and in some other life. Give of yourself…to one dark soul….with no conditions.” (Walter Burghardt) Dear friends, This Sunday is the First Sunday of Advent. It is a time of great and joyful expectation for God’s holy people of every age. It is a time for us to prepare our hearts and our lives to receive the King of Glory. Where do we find the King of Glory? That might be the core question for these days. These days are meant to help us find the time and space to discover the presence of the King of Glory in our midst. Last week I was reading a book of short reflections on the season of Advent and the book told some short stories about some of the very outstanding people of our faith tradition. What joined each of these folks together was their tremendous commitment to serve the poor in their midst. They were stories of Mother Theresa of Calcutta. Dorothy Day, Archbishop Oscar Romero. This week on December 2nd we remember the anniversary of the deaths of Maura Clarke, Ita Ford, Jean Donovan and Dorothy Kazel who were brutally murdered on December 2nd, 1980 in El Salvador. It was in the poor and forsaken that all these people found the King of Glory. Each of these faith filled people came to experience the presence of God in those who are in great need. Each of them felt called by

God to journey with the poor and the marginalized. Throughout these weeks we are asked again and again: Where is it that you find the King of Glory? The days of Advent call on us to go much deeper into the mystery of our faith and see how that mystery of faith calls us to see our interconnectedness with those who are in most need. The beautiful words of the Advent hymn, O Come, O Come Emmanuel, ring within our hearts throughout these weeks. We cry out for God to be with us and accompany us on this journey of life. May our God bless these Advent days for all of us! May we come to see more clearly where the King of Glory truly is and may we always serve the most vulnerable in our midst. Peace, Ft. Steve

BIBLE STUDY  

After a long lapse we will resume our study of the Bible. Some months ago we brought our study of the Book of Exodus to an end. I wish to continue with a fairly rapid study of the history of Israel, giving a rather broad overview and highlighting only a few major events. This will lead us eventually into the New Testament and a study of the Acts of the Apostles.  Classes will be held every other Wednesday evening at 7:30 PM in the sacristy.  (Alternate Wednesdays will be devoted to Bible Study in Spanish.) In the near future we will be meeting on Dec. 2 and 16. In January, we will meet on Jan. 6 and 20. Initially, after an overview, we will be covering history covered in the books of Joshua, Judges and Ruth.  

--- Andrew apc71@optonline.net

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PARISH SOCIAL MINISTRY

• Food Pantry…….. Please bring a can of food to church. Needed items: tuna, spaghetti sauce, cereal, cooking oil, beans, macaroni and cheese, rice, peanut butter, canned fruit, canned vegetables, jelly, mayo, juice, and soup.

FREE…….. HEART SCREENING

ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL MOBILE CARDIAC

OUTREACH PROGRAM

Who: Persons eligible are those 18 years of age or older, without medical insurance, who do not have Medicare, who have Medicaid only and who are not regularly seen by a physician.

When: Wednesday, December 2, December 16, 2009 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. What: A physical assessment by a physician, EKG (electrocardiogram tracing), blood test (including cholesterol) Where: OUR LADY OF FATIMA Parish Parking Lot 6 Cottonwood Road Manorhaven, NY 11050 How: For an appointment or more information, call: (516) 562-6025 (please leave a message)

 

 

Meals to Homebound for Christmas – It might sound early to be planning for Christmas meals, but those who provide us with the meals need to know even earlier this year how many meals they will need to provide. If anyone is homebound (or if you know of anyone who is) and will be alone on Christmas and would like a meal, please call S. Kathy – 883-3903.

Our Lady of Fatima

“Giving Tree”

Each year our Parish community buys gifts for those in need using suggestions from

our Parish Social Ministry Office… again this year our suggestions will be on our “Giving

Tree” which will be on the Altar this weekend. Gifts collection is going to take

place on Saturday, December 19 after 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM Masses and

Sunday, December 20 between 8:30 AM and 12 Noon.

Adopt a Family

If anyone would like to adopt a family, please call Sr. Kathy at 883-3903.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PARISH! Residents For A More Beautiful Port Washington presented us with an award for our work on refurbishing the garden.

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Faith formation Classes will be in session as usual on Monday & Tuesday, November 30 & December 1st. Family Time Teacher Meeting – Monday, November 30th at 7:30 PM. Confirmation Class is scheduled for Wednesday, December 2nd from 7:00 – 9:00 PM. Family Time is scheduled for Sunday, December 13th beginning with 10:00 o’clock Mass. Operation Christmas Child: As you read this, our Christmas Child boxes have begun their journey and will be traveling to many parts of our world. “Thank you” to all who created boxes and those who donated toward postage. Many children will have a big smile when they receive your box plus that child will be praying for you. We sent 77 boxes from Our Lady of Fatima. A huge thanks go to Clare & Mike Masi, from Lutheran Church of Our Savior, for delivering the boxes to the collection point in Westbury.

Christmas Pageant: We are planning for The Christmas Pageant and we need your input. The Vigil Mass is scheduled for 4:00 PM on Christmas Eve, December 24th. What we request from you is to please call Sr. Gerri at 944-8322 or Sr. Kathy at 883-3903 if you would like your child….. children… to have a part in our Pageant. Our children help us to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas as told to us in the Bible. We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you!

Our Lady of Grace Spiritual Center 29 Shelter Rock Road

Manhasset, New York 11030 (516) 627-9255

Email: olgcenter@gmail.com

In the midst of a very busy season you are invited to step into a place of prayer and

silence to prepare for the great feast of the Incarnation.

Date: December 13, 2009 Time: 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM Presenter: Reverend Patrick Griffin, CM Cost: $40.00 (conference/liturgy/dinner included)

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UN MENSAJE DE NUESTRO PARROCO

Queridos amigos, Este domingo es el Primer Domingo de Adviento. Este es un tiempo de grandes y alegres expectativas para el pueblo santo de Dios de cada edad. Es un tiempo para preparar nuestros corazones y vidas para recibir al Rey de la Gloria. ¿Dónde encontramos el Rey de la Gloria? Esta puede ser la pregunta central para estos días. Estos días deben ayudarnos a hallar el tiempo y espacio que necesitamos para descubrir la presencia del Rey de la Gloria en medio de nosotros. La semana pasada yo estaba leyendo un libro de reflexiones breves sobre el tiempo de Adviento. El libro tenia algunas historias cortas de algunas personas muy destacadas de nuestra tradición de la fe. Lo que unió a todos fue su extraordinario compromiso para servir a los pobres a su alrededor. Había historias de la Madre Teresa de Calcuta, Dorothy Day y el Arzobispo Oscar Romero. Esta semana, el día 2 de Diciembre, celebramos el aniversario de las muertes de Maura Clark, Ita Ford, Jean Donovan y Dorothy Kazel. Estas cuatro mujeres fueron asesinadas brutalmente en 1980 en El Salvador. Fue en los pobres y abandonados que todas estas personas encontraron al Rey de la Gloria. Cada una de estas personas, llenas de fe, vino a experimentar la presencia de Dios en aquellos de gran necesidad. Cada una se consideraba llamada por Dios a viajar con los pobres y marginados. Durante estas semanas se nos pregunta muchas veces: ¿Dónde es que se encuentra al Rey de la Gloria? Los días de Adviento nos llaman a entrar mucho más profundamente en el misterio de nuestra fe y ver cómo el misterio de nuestra fe nos llama para que veamos nuestra conexión con los más necesitados. Las palabras bellas del himno de Adviento, Oh ven, Oh ven, Emmanuel, suenan dentro de nuestros corazones durante estas semanas. Gritamos a Dios que esté con nosotros y nos acompañe en este viaje de la vida. ¡Que nuestro Dios bendiga estos días de Adviento para todos nosotros! Que veamos con más claridad dónde verdaderamente está el Rey de la Gloria. Que sirvamos siempre a los más vulnerables en medio de nosotros. Paz, Padre Esteban

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ASISTENCIA PARROQUIAL/ APOSTOLADO HISPANO

Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Fátima

Declaración de

Misión Parroquial

Arraigados firmemente en nuestra tradición católica romana, nosotros, la parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Fátima, somos una comunidad de creyentes que acoge a todos, cuida de todos e incluye a todos. Intentamos dar evidencia del amor de Cristo para todos en nuestras vidas, en nuestra comunidad y en todo nuestro mundo. Nos esforzamos en continuar la misión de Jesús por medio del culto y por medio de nuestros programas de educación, espiritualidad y justicia social y en nuestro compromiso de corresponsabilidad de la vida parroquial. Somos una parroquia colaboradora, diversa y multicultural, dedicada a extenderse a todo el pueblo de Dios, especialmente a los más necesitados. Todos son bienvenidos a esta parroquia.

SEMANALES:

Por favor continúen ayudándonos y

hagan un esfuerzo de traer al menos una lata de comida cuando vengan a la Misa. Haría una gran diferencia para nuestra dispensa. Necesitamos tuna, salsa para espagueti, cereal, aceite, frijoles, lentejas, garbanzos, macarrón con queso, frutas y vegetales enlatados, arroz, mantequilla de maní, jugo. Mil gracias por su apoyo tan grande.

GRATIS EVALUACION CARDIACA

PROGRAMA MOBIL CARDIACO Del HOSPITAL ST. FRANCIS

QUIENES: Elegibles son aquellas personas de 18 años o mayores, sin seguro médico, que no tengan Medicare, que solamente tengan Medicaid y que no visitan al médico regularmente. CUANDO: miércoles 2 y 16 de diciembre de 2009 de 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM QUE: Examen cardíaco con un médico, Electrocardiograma y examen de sangre para el colesterol. DONDE: NUESTRA SEÑORA DE FATIMA

Parqueo de la Parroquia 6 Cottonwood Road

Manorhaven, NY 11050

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Si alguien necesita registrarse para

obtener la tarjeta de la Clínica del Hospital North Shore o tiene papelería para

entregar a la señora Adela, puede llamar a la oficina de Gloria Robledo al 883-6910

durante la semana. Para registrarse necesita identificación con foto, 2 pruebas recientes de domicilio (sobres, recibos de

cuentas, etc.) y prueba de su salario.

 ESTUDIOS BÍBLICOS 

 En Enero de 2010 vamos a comenzar una clase para estudiar la Biblia, la Palabra de Dios. Inicialmente trataremos una introducción a la Biblia, como manejar la lectura de la Biblia, como orar con la Biblia. Después vamos a tratar de entender bien el libro de Génesis. Comenzando aquí vamos a entender, no solamente el libro de Génesis, sino también cómo interpretar la Biblia. Hay algunas reglas importantes para entender bien las Escrituras Sagradas. Estas clases se darán los miércoles a cada 15 días a las 7:30 PM en la sacristía. (Los miércoles alternativos se dedicarán a estudios bíblicos en inglés.) Comenzamos las clases en Enero de 2010. Nos reuniremos el 13 y 27 de Enero.

--- Andrésapc71@optonline.net

Necesitamos Lectores, Acomodadores, Ministros de La Eucaristía y Monaguillos para la Misa en español. Toda persona interesada debe llamar a Gloria Robledo al 883-6910.

Cualquier niño o niña que desee participar en el Christmas Pageant que tendrá lugar en la Misa de Navidad el Jueves, 24 de diciembre a las 4:00 PM, puede llamar a la Oficina de Asistencia Parroquial al 883-6910. Lo más pronto posible.

Diócesis de Rockville Centre

Oficina de Formación de La Fe PO Box 9023

Rockville Centre, NY 11571-9023

Programa Diocesano de Preparación Matrimonial en Español.

Consiste en dos sábados: Enero 23 & Enero 30, 2010 Donde: Our Lady of Good Counsel 68 Wanser Avenue Inwood

(Basement de La Iglesia) Horarios: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Cuota: $75.00 por pareja (incluye desayuno, almuerzo y todos los materiales). Para más información favor de llamar a Cindy Holmes al: (516) 678-5800 Ext. 204

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• St. Ignatius Retreat House 251 Searingtown Road Manhasset, NY. 11030 Come to one, come to all! Freewill donation. September 2009 – June 2010 Saturdays: 1:00 PM– 4:00 PM Wednesdays: 7:00 PM– 9:00 PM - December 12, Saturday – Mary, Ignatius, the Spiritual Exercises (Sister Thomas More, RGS)

• Advent Retreat for Men and Women (Silent)

Date: Dec. 4 – 6 Presenters – (Adjunct Staff): Sister Thomas More, RGS and Evelyn Sheehan

• Christmas Boutique & Buffet Luncheon Date: December 1, 2009 Time: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM at Inisfada Donation: $60.00 per person advance Registration: $65.00 at the door.

alcoholics anonymous

Meets for a closed step meeting each Sunday at 7:00 PM at the Parish Center.

Welcome to Life…

• 12th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTNING 

The 12th Annual Christmas Tree Lightning will be on December 6, 2009 at 4:30 PM at Blumenfeld Park, Main Street (at Landmark across from Port Washington Library). Bring the whole family for this community-wide event. Enjoy the live nativity, music, free refreshments and a visit from Santa. Come out and join the fun with a grand beginning for the Christmas Season.

• Independent Retirement Community assisted Living Dominican Village Amityville, NY 11701 (631) 842-6091 December 2009 Thursday 3rd 1:00 – 3:00 PM Saturday 5th 1:00 – 3:00 PM Sunday 13th 1:00 – 3:00 PM

Living Stewardship   We are grateful this week for all stewards in our parish who use the season of Advent to take a step to more deeply embrace Christ.

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