Fatima Focus Our Lady of Fatima Parish Community 6 Cottonwood Road - Manorhaven, New York 11050 ourladyoffatimapw.org www.facebook.com/ourladyoffatimapw ourladyoffatima.wordpress.com Parish Mission Statement Firmly rooted in our Roman Catholic tradition, we, the Parish of Our Lady of Fatima are a welcoming, caring and inclusive community of believers. We seek to bear witness to Christ’s love for all in our lives, in our community and in our world. We strive to continue the mission of Jesus through worship and in our educational, spiritual and social justice programs and in our commitment to stewardship. We are a collaborative, diverse, multi-cultural parish dedicated to reaching out to all God’s people, especially those in need. All are welcome in this parish. Mass at Our Lady of Fatima Parish Sundays Weekdays Sat.: 5:00 PM, 7:00 PM (Spanish) Mon. - Fri: 8:00 AM Sun.: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM (Family Liturgy), Holydays 11:30 A.M. Eve: 7:30 PM - Day: 8:00 AM Rectory Office: Mon. - Fri.: 9 AM - 12 Noon & 1 - 5 PM; Sat.: 9AM - 5PM Sun.: 9 AM - 1PM Rectory Phone: 767-0781 Rectory Fax: 767-2981 Religious Education: 944-8322 Convent: 883-1762 Parish Outreach: 883-3903 (See page 2 for further Parish information.) Parish Staff Parish Ministries Reverend Steven J. Peterson, Pastor Sister Gerri O’Neill, O.P. Director Faith Formation Sister Kathy Somerville, O.P. Director Parish Social Ministry Arthur Candido, Deacon Helen Mochwart, Music Director Barbara Minerva, Business Manager Altar Servers: Deacon Arthur Candido (516)883-8032 Altar Server Schedule: Jane Candido (516)883-8032 Baptism Preparation: Rev. Steven Peterson (516)767-0781 Bereavement: Yvonne Calabrese (516)883-4817 Building & Grounds: Christopher Bollerman (516)767-0781 Communication to the Sick: Deacon Arthur Candido (516)883-8032 CaringHands Prayer Chain: Marge Walsh (516)767-2936 Extraordinary Ministers of Communion: Leonor Sanchez (516)708-1202 Faith Formation Board: Dan Trunk (516)883-3329 Finance Council: Frank Murphy Gardening: S. Kathy Somerville, O.P. (516)883-3903 Barbara Minerva (516)883-7652 Lectors: Moderator: S. Kathy Somerville, O.P. Schedule: Jane Candido (516)883-8032 Liturgy & Spirituality: Rev. Steven Peterson (516)767-0781 Music: Helen Mochwart (516)883-4415 Offering Counters: Helen Raduazzo (516)883-8869 Pastoral Council: Agatha Cotilleta (516)570-0925 Alicia Kellso (631)219-4552 Parish Trustee: Mike Barry (516)883-5950 Maria Carpinelli (516)767-1822 Small Faith Communities: Sister Gerri O’Neill, O.P. (516)944-8322 Ushers: Michael Raduazzo (516)883-8869 Websites: Janina Krach (516)883-8444 Parish Website: www.ourladyoffatimapw.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/ourladyoffatimapw Blog: ourladyoffatimapw.wordpress.com Office Personnel Rectory Secretaries: Jose Machuca Leonor Sanchez Faith Formation Secretary: Patricia Devine Sacraments Reconciliation: Saturday 4:00 – 4:45pm or by Appointment Baptism: Please contact the rectory four to six weeks in advance for information and appointment. Marriage: Those planning a wedding should contact the rectory at least 6 months in advance (516)767-0781. Anointing of the Sick: Every 4th Sunday of the Month (11:30am Mass) Devotions Our Lady of Fatima Novena: Mondays following the 8:00am Mass. Rosary: After Daily Mass Apostolado Hispano Misa en Español: Los Sábados a las 7:00pm. Bautizos: El 4 Sábado del mes durante la misa en español. Los padres deben llamar a la rectoría, (516)767-0781, al menos dos meses antes. Confesiones: Llamar y hacer cita (516)767-0781 Matrimonio: Parejas deben llamar a la rectoría, (516)767-0781, al menos 6 meses antes de la fecha del la boda. April 12, 2015 Page 1 Monday, April 13th 8:00 a.m. The People of the Parish Tuesday, April 14th 8:00 a.m. James H. Shaw III Wednesday, April 15th 8:00 a.m. Joan Smith Thursday, April 16th 8:00 a.m. Joan Smith Friday, April 17th 8:00 a.m. Saturday, April 18th 8:00 a.m. Anna Spinelli 7:00 p.m. Hispanic Community Sunday, April 19th 8:00 a.m. Keith Peterson 10:00 a.m. Walter Shackel 11:30 a.m. Michael Morriszey Vicky Affrunti, Ryan Armstrong, Ruth Anne Barret, Bree Bellavita, Rose Bennett, Michele Bischoff, Baby: Darian James Bogin, John Bradley, Virginia Cantino, Raleigh Capozzi, Mary St. John Clark, Anne Keily-Cohen, Maryann Dishuc, Michael DiLeo, Kyle Faticone, Charlie Fertitta, Patrick Finnegan, Kathryn Giulitti, Kathleen Grace, Florence Gramarossa, Marie Hayes, Michael Katz, Rita Knizewski, Kathleen Lewis, Pat Lopilato, Rita Marchese, Angela Mazzella, Norma Mazzeo, Thomas McCarvill, Elaina McLoughin, Katherine Mitchelle, Don Mochwart, Andy & Ronnie Mosby , Charles Murphy, Seraphina O’Brien, Jesse Nesbit, Li O’Donnell, George O’Krepkie, John Orr, Glenn Petersons, Gia Pometta, Harold Poole, Vivian Puglisi, Nancy Scialpi, Diana Schmeltzer, Justin Simeon, Jim Simonsen, Raymond Shea, Amy Smith, Eileen Smith, Joan Smith, Linda Crum Smith, Angela Starchich, Annie Tolentino, Carlos Torres, Margaret Marie Trinko, Carla Vario, Marilyn Zahn-Veritzan, Mary Whol, Andrew Wholykowski and all who are homebound or have special needs. The Christian community described in Acts understood and practiced total stewardship. St. Paul reports that the believers did not claim anything as their own, but held everything in common and distributed to each whatever was needed. SUNDAY COLLECTION April 5th Easter: $ Unavailable 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. Peace, Fr. Steve Mass Schedule April 18th & April 19th Saturday: Sunday: 5:00 PM ~ Fr. Steve 7:00 PM ~ Misa Hispana 8:00 AM ~ Fr. Steve 10:00 AM ~ Fr. Steve 11:30 AM ~ Fr. Steve April 12, 2015 Worship Readings for the Week Monday, April 13th  Acts 4:23-31  John 3:1-8 Tuesday, April 14h  Acts 4:32-37  John 3:7b-15 Wednesday, April 15th  Acts 5:17-26  John 3:16-21 Thursday, April 16th  Acts 5:27-33  John 3:31-36 Friday, April 17th  Acts 5:34-42  John 6:1-15 Saturday, April 18th  Acts 6:1-7  John 6:16-21 Sunday, April 19th, 2015 THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER First Reading: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19  In today’s first reading, Peter charges his listeners to repent and reform their lives. Second Reading: 1 John 2:1-5a  The letter of Saint John echoes this messages, telling the disciples to keep Christ’s commandments. Gospel Reading: Luke 24:35-48  In the Gospel, Jesus appears to the disciples and assures them that he is truly risen from the dead, as Scripture had prophesied. He then prepares them to carry on his ministry. The reflection question for this week is: Thomas wanted proof rather than relying on the word of the other disciples. WHEN HAS IT BEEN DIFFICULT FOR ME TO TRUST THE WORD OF THE OTHER DISCIPLES? Page 2  CENTERING PRAYER will be prayed today (SUNDAY) at 3:00 PM the CHURCH.  DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY. Today (Sunday) is Divine Mercy Sunday. All are invited to St. Peter’s to celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday. The prayer will begin at 3:00 PM. It will be bilingual celebration. It will include Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, praying of the chaplet of Divine Mercy, and Benediction. All are most welcome!  The LITURGY AND SPIRITUALITY COMMITTEE will meet on TUESDAY, APRIL 14th, at 7:30 PM in the Sacristy.  The ANNIVERSARY MASS for those celebrating an important wedding anniversary will be held next SUNDAY, APRIL 19th, at the 11:30 AM Mass. If you plan on renewing your vows at this celebration please contact Jane Candido at 8838032. All are welcome. The celebration will continue after Mass with refreshments and fellowship in the Parish Center.  The LITURGICAL MINISTERS will meet on THURSDAY, APRIL 23rd. Please come to either the 10:00 AM or 7:30 PM meeting. The meeting will be held in the sacristy.  The SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK will be celebrated on SUNDAY, APRIL 26th, at the 11:30 AM Mass. All are welcome to celebrate this sacrament of healing and forgiveness.  The SACRAMENT OF PENANCE is celebrated on Saturday from 4:00 PM until 4:45 PM.  The OLDER CONFIRMATION GROUP will meet on MONDAY, MAY 4th, at 7:15 PM in the PARISH OFFICE.  “Because we have been gifted with God’s peace in the Risen Christ, we are called to our own peace and to making peace in our world. As disciples and children of God it is our task to seek for ways in which to make the forgiveness, justice and mercy and love April 12, 2015 of God visible in a world where there is violence and enmity are too often the norm.” (CHALLENGE OF PEACE)   “The table fellowship of Christians implies obligations. It is our daily bread that we eat, not our my. We share our bread. Thus we are firmly bound to one another not only in the Spirit but in our whole physical being. The one bread that is given to our fellowship links us together in a firm covenant. Now none dares to go hungry as long as another has bread, and anyone who breaks this fellowship of the physical life also breaks the fellowship of the Spirit.” (Dietrich Bonhoeffer) “Now the green blade rises from the buried grain, Wheat that is dark earth many days has lain; Love lives again, that with the dead has been; Love is come again like wheat arising in green. When our hearts are wintry, grieving, or in pain, Your touch can call us back to life again, Fields of our hearts that dead and bare have been; Love is come again like wheat arising green.” (John M. C. Crum) Administration  FAITH DIRECT: Please consider helping Our Lady of Fatima Parish to save some money by switching to FAITH DIRECT. It makes sure that your weekly sacrificial support of the parish is here no matter what the weather is like or if you have to be away for the weekend. It helps simplify your giving and also cuts down our use of paper envelopes. You can sign up online by going to www.faithdirect.net. Our parish code is NY303. You can also sign up by mailing an enrollment form which is available in the parish office.  THE CATHOLIC MINISTRIES APPEAL: As of March 25th Our Lady of Fatima Parish has raised $23,300 toward our goal of $39,600 for 2015 Page 3 Catholic Ministries Appeal. Eighty one parishioners from Our Lady of Fatima Parish have thus far contributed to the Catholic Ministries Appeal for 2015. Please help us reach our goal for 2015. 100% of the money raised supports the Appeal and its essential programs and services across Long Island, touching each of our 133 parishes and more than 600,000 people. Together, parishioners on Long Island reach many more people than one parish could ever do on its own.  The PASTORAL COUNCIL will meet on Wednesday APRIL 15th, at 7:30 PM in the RECTORY.  PARISH TRUSTEES will meet on SATURDAY, APRIL 18th, at 10:00 AM in the PARISH OFFICE.  The COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE will meet on THURSDAY, MAY 7th, at 7:00 PM in the PARISH OFFICE.  The STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE will meet on TUESDAY, MAY 12th, at 7:30 PM in the SACRISTY.  The PARISH LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY will meet on WEDNESDAY, MAY 20th, at 7:30 PM in the PARISH CENTER.  ANNUAL PARISH RAFFLE: The drawing for the winner of our ANNUAL PARISH RAFFLE will take place at our annual brunch at the Port Washington Yacht Club on Sunday, May 17th. The prize is $10,000 (provided we sell all 300 chances). Each chance is $100 and only 300 chances will be sold. Information about the raffle has been mailed to our parishioners. If, by mistake, you haven’t received the information in the mail, please call the Parish Office. Please support this annual parish fund raiser.  Please support PARISH FUND RAISING APPEAL: During Easter week you should have received a letter in the mail asking to support our Parish Fund Raising Appeal. With the help of all our parishioner we will be able to bring our hopes to fulfillment and complete the restoration of our church, expand our Parish Social Ministry programs and enhance our Faith Formation programs. Please April 12, 2015 consider making a gift or a pledge to our Fund Raising Appeal. Community Life Dear Friends, Today we celebrate the Second Sunday of Easter. The very solemn liturgies of Holy Week are completed and we return to our more ordinary way of celebrating. Many years ago, I remember that this was called Low Sunday, indicating that the elaborate liturgies of Holy Week were completed and we came back to a simpler liturgy. Saint John Paul II also declared this Divine Mercy Sunday. You can see that it has had several different titles: the Second Sunday of Easter, Low Sunday, and Divine Mercy Sunday. Whatever this Sunday is called it is very powerful and very beautiful. The first reading comes from the Acts of the Apostles. It describes the life of the early followers of Jesus who after Pentecost begin to form a community of believers in the light of the gospel proclaimed by Jesus. It is quite a picture! The community of believers “was of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they had everything in common. With great power the apostles bore witness to the resurrection of Jesus and great favor was accorded them all.” This community of believers is trying to discern what it means to be “church.” It would not always be such a peaceful picture as time passed and new situations presented themselves to this community of believers. Indeed they will come to understand that this becoming church will be a long and ongoing (perhaps never ending) process. The questions they faced two thousand years ago are still with us today. What does it mean to be a community of believers? What does it mean to be church? How do we truly become one in heart and mind when we are so different? How do we minister to those in great need and who live in our midst? The second reading comes from the First Letter of John. In this section of the letter, John calls his readers to exercise their faith in Jesus as Christ and God by keeping his commandments to love one another. He had already written that if one claimed to love God, Page 4 but is filled with hate for his neighbor, that one would be a liar! John also insists that there is also an intellectual aspect about belief. One must know and understand Jesus correctly in order to have a salvific relationship with him. The true believer will know Christ and has been begotten by God; therefore certain Christian behaviors must follow. All those who are begotten by God shall overcome all adversity because of their faith in Jesus Christ, who is truly the Son of the living God, who came through water and blood and who as true man suffered and died for our sins. In the gospel for this weekend, all the promises Jesus made to his disciples about his abiding presence, the gift of the Spirit, forgiveness, peace and eternal life find their fulfillment! This gospel represents Jesus as rising, bestowing the Spirit, and commissioning his disciples on the same day! Jesus comes to his disciples and greets them with the words: “Peace be with you!” Peace and joy are signs of the Messianic kingdom. Jesus is the one who inaugurates this kingdom! He has fulfilled the messianic prophecies. Jesus empowers and inspires his own disciples, who now share in the fruits of his victory and peace. They in turn are called to share these gifts with all humanity through the preaching of the gospel! John’s primary purpose in writing this gospel is so simple: that we may believe in Jesus, Son of God, and have life in his name! May the peace of this Easter season fill you with abundant peace and grace! Peace, Fr. Steve  HOSPITALITY SUNDAY our next Hospitality Sunday will be APRIL 19th. Please come to our PARISH CENTER after Mass for fellowship and some great refreshments. Many thanks to the Pastoral Council members who will host this coming Hospitality Sunday.  NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome, all new parishioners! Please come to either the 10:00 AM or 11:30 AM Mass on the weekend of April 19th and join other parishioners in the Parish Center after Mass. April 12, 2015 Page 5  ANNUAL PARISH BRUNCH – Please save the date. Our Annual Parish Brunch will be held on SUNDAY, MAY 17th, at the Port Washington Yacht Club. It will be a wonderful afternoon with great food and wonderful company. The cost remains the same: $55 a person.  SAVE THE DATE: Attention all High School Graduates for 2015: There will be a Mass of Thanksgiving for all Our Lady of Fatima Parish High School graduates on SUNDAY, JUNE 14th, at the 11:30 AM Mass. The Mass will be followed by a brunch in the backyard of the Rectory for the graduates and their families. ANNIVERSARY MASS We are planning to have a wedding anniversary Mass on Sunday, April 19th, at the 11:30 AM Mass. This Mass is for all those couples who are celebrating a significant anniversary this year. You decide if it is a special one for you. If you would like to be part of this celebration and/or would like to help with the planning, please call or email Jane Candido at 8838032 or [email protected] as soon as possible. Faith Formation  The READING GROUP will meet on Sunday, April 26th. The book for April will be RECLAIMING FRANCIS: HOW THE SAINT AND THE POPE ARE RENEWING THE CHURCH by Charles M. Murphy. All are most welcome.  Please remember to pray for those who will celebrate their First Communion and Confirmation in May. Please also pray for the four adults who are preparing to celebrate their First Eucharist and Confirmation on Pentecost. Outreach Parish Social Ministry FOOD PANTRY – Thank you to all those who have donated to Our Lady of Fatima Food Pantry. Please remember to check the expiration dates on all your donated items. Toiletries are always welcome!  CaringHands Corner Divine Mercy Sunday “For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion have Mercy on us and on the whole world” We walk by faith, and not by sight. What would you have done if you were Thomas? Would you have asked to see Jesus’ pierced hands and feet? Thomas was just as frightened after Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection as the other Apostles but he also had doubts. It was a dark time without Jesus. Perhaps he felt alone and did not know what to believe. It is a bit easy for us to believe in the crucifixion and resurrection now that we have been told and have learned about it in scripture. We travel with Jesus each year during Lent and follow by faith the rest of the time. Through His teachings, we know what He has asked us to do in His name. Come Follow Me He asked us. I call each and every one of you by name. Do we hear that call that call from Jesus? It comes through each and every one of us who serve Him. It is His call when S. Gerri asks for a Formation Teacher or a Confirmation Partner. It is His Call when S. Kathy asks for food for the pantry or a need for the Parish Social Justice Ministry. How about when Helen Mochwart’s call for more singers in the Choir? When the call goes out for Ushers, Eucharistic Ministers, or Lectors, again that is a call from Our Lord. The Lord calls us through Fr. Steve when he asks for our help with the Catholic Ministries Appeal and help from the Finance Council and Pastoral Council. This is Our Lady of Fatima, This is our church and we are here to serve one another. We are not here to doubt but here to confirm our faith as we help each other along our Spiritual Journey. Jesus expects us to be his eyes and ears here on earth. We are here to wash each other’s feet by answering His call we can just do that. ANSWER THE CALL… Keep in mind, you may be called by one of the committees in the above text I mentioned and if you are, please pray about it and know if you are asked, it is because you must be special and God needs your help for our parish. Once again I am asking for you to consider becoming a part of the CaringHands Prayer Chain. If you have been following CaringHands Corner you know that we need your help. Please, we invite you to join us as we pray for our sisters and brothers who are Sick, April 12, 2015 Homebound and those in Hospitals, Hospice or Rehabs. They need to know we are close to them in prayer. Through our CaringHands monthly inspirational cards we sign in your name they know and feel our love. Please contact me at: [email protected] or call 516-7672936 Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God” (John20:28) UN MENSAJE DE NUESTRO PARROCO Queridos amigos, Hoy celebramos el Segundo Domingo de Pascua. Las liturgias solemnes de la Semana Santa se han cumplido y volvemos a nuestro modo más ordinario de la celebración. Hace muchos años, recuerdo que esto se llamaba Domingo Bajo para indicar que se ha terminado las liturgias elaboradas de la Semana Santa y volvimos a una liturgia más sencilla. San Juan Pablo II declaró este el Domingo de la Misericordia Divina. Pueden ver que este domingo ha tenido varios títulos diferentes: el segundo domingo de Pascua, Domingo Bajo, y Domingo de la Misericordia Divina. Cualquier que sea llamado este domingo, es muy poderoso y muy hermoso. La primera lectura está tomada de los Hechos de los Apóstoles. Se describe la vida de los primeros seguidores de Jesús que, después de Pentecostés, comienzan a formar una comunidad de creyentes a luz del evangelio proclamado por Jesús. ¡Es totalmente una imagen viva! La comunidad de creyentes era “de un solo corazón y una sola alma; todo lo poseían en común y nadie consideraba suyo nada de lo que tenía. Con grandes muestras de poder, los apóstoles daban testimonio de la resurrección del Señor Jesús y todos gozaban de gran estimación entre el pueblo.” Esta comunidad de creyentes está tratando de discernir lo que significa ser "iglesia”. No sería siempre una imagen tan pacífica con el transcurso del tiempo y mientras nuevas situaciones se presentaron a esta comunidad de creyentes. De hecho ellos vendrán a entender que haciéndose iglesia será un proceso largo y continuo (quizás sin fin). Las preguntas que se enfrentaron hace dos mil años están todavía con nosotros hoy. ¿Qué significa Page 6 ser una comunidad de creyentes? ¿Qué significa ser iglesia? ¿Cómo podemos convertirnos verdaderamente en uno de corazón y mente cuando somos tan diferentes? ¿Cómo podemos servir a los más necesitados que viven en medio de nosotros? La segunda lectura está tomada de la primera carta de San Juan. En esta sección de la carta, Juan llama a sus lectores para que ejerzan su fe en Jesús como Cristo y Dios por guardar su mandamiento a amarnos unos a otros. Ya había escrito que si uno sostuviera que amó a Dios, pero está lleno de odio para su prójimo, él sería mentiroso. También Juan insiste en que hay un aspecto intelectual acerca de creer. Uno debe conocer y comprender a Jesús correctamente para poder tener una relación salvadora con él. El verdadero creyente conocerá a Cristo y ha sido engendrado por Dios; por lo tanto, ciertos comportamientos cristianos deben seguir. Todos aquellos engendrados por Dios vencerán todas las adversidades a causa de su fe en Jesucristo, que es verdaderamente el Hijo de Dios vivo, que vino por el agua y la sangre, y que como verdadero hombre sufrió y murió por nuestros pecados. En el evangelio de este fin de semana, todas las promesas que Jesús hizo a sus discípulos acerca de su presencia permanente, el don del Espíritu, el perdón, la paz y la vida eterna se cumplen. Este evangelio presenta a Jesús como resucitado, otorgando el Espíritu, y mandando a sus discípulos en el mismo día. Jesús llega a donde están sus discípulos y los saluda con las palabras: "Paz a ustedes”. Paz y alegría son signos del Reino mesiánico. Jesús es quien inaugura este reino. Él ha cumplido las profecías mesiánicas. Jesús faculta e inspira a sus propios discípulos, que ahora comparten los frutos de su victoria y su paz. A su vez, ellos están llamados a compartir estos dones con toda la humanidad a través de la predicación del evangelio. El propósito principal de Juan al escribir este evangelio es tan sencillo: que creamos en Jesús, Hijo de Dios, y tengamos vida en su nombre. ¡Que la paz de este tiempo de Pascua les colme de abundantes paz y gracia! Paz, Padre Steve April 12, 2015 Page 8 Tabor Retreat Center 60 Anchor Avenue Oceanside, New York 11572 APRIL SHOWERS April 26, 2015 Sunday 2pm - 4:30pm April Showers bring . . . new life, new hopes as w hope quietly in every small whisper of god's love giv transformed in some mysterious St. Peter’s Thrift Shop Spring/ Summer Clothing on SALE Many Bargains! Come in and see us Open: Monday – Thursday 10:00 – 1:30 PM Saturday/Sunday 10:00 – 1:00 PM Closed Fridays Presenter: Sr. Ave Clark, OP is a Dominican Sister of Amityville. She is the author of several books and articles on spirituality and healing. Sr. Ave is a pastoral counselor and the co-coordinator of Heart-to-Heart Ministry. Sister Ave comes to her ministry with a gentle heart that loves to pray. 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Thank you! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Make checks payable to: Catholic Ministries Appeal Parish __________________________________ Pledge: $_______ Name ___________________________________ Down payment: $_______ Address__________________________________ City, State, Zip: _________________________________________________________ Phone: ________________________ Signature: _____________________________Date:________ April 12, 2015 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 de nuestra devoción 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, especialmente a los más necesitados. ¡Todos son bienvenidos a esta parroquia! ASSISTENCIA PARROQUIAL Nuestra Despensa de Alimentos – Está bien por ahora. Muchas gracias a todos los donantes y voluntarios. Estamos en necesidad de los siguientes elementos: Pastas, Fruta Enlatada, Aceite, Mayonesa, Ketchup y todos los artículos personales siempre son bienvenidos. Le pedimos que por favor revise las fechas de vencimiento de sus donaciones debido a que hemos estado recibiendo algunos de estos elementos expirados. Page 7 Consejo Hispano Nuestra Fiesta Anual se acerca muy pronto. Si usted quiere ayudar a la Iglesia se puede comunicar con José llamando al (516)883-6910. 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