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Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Lindenhurst, NY

From the Pastor's Desk - Sunday, August 17, 2008

           Mary, our heavenly mother, was assumed into heaven.  She did not die nor did her body undergo any form of corruption.  In effect, she, as the Greek Church titles, fell asleep only to awake in her true home, heaven.  Here, if you will, her Son who welcomes her into her eternal reward, the kingdom of heaven and embraces her.  Moreover, she, the mother of God truly understands the words of her cousin Elizabeth when she said, “Blessed are you who trusted that what the Lord had said to you would be fulfilled.”

 
Pastor, Rev. Anthony M. Trapani


           We are sinners in constant need of forgiveness.  Our bodies must undergo corruption in order that God might give us, at the second coming of Christ, an incorruptible body that, like Mary’s, can dignify the presence of the creator with a purity that this world destroys.  However, what hope is ours because of Mary’s “Assumption into Heaven”.  Mary’s assumption becomes our second promise of resurrection.  The first is in Jesus resurrection when his body returns to life, renewed in the beauty of its holiness and most revealing of the power of Christ to transform our mortal bodies to be like His in glory.

            In the waters of Baptism, we believe that we die with Christ and rise with him to new life.  In baptism, we are called to a life, like Mary’s, that is reflective of total submission to the will of God, the Father.  Even though baptism “washes away original sin”, that is, we are made holy in Christ through the dying and rising to new life of baptism, we are still weakened by a world filled with the sorrows that Mary carried in her heart.  Sin is the scourge of the world, the destruction of all that is good.  Sin is what brings corruption to our bodies.

            Mary experienced the depth of the ravages of sin as she opened herself to the will of her heavenly Father.  Although she conceived and bore the Son of God giving him and entrance into this human world, she did so in the sure and certain hope that this “Son of God” would bring salvation to a broken world.

            Mary is our hope, our perpetual help, at all times and in all places.  Her life is and example of the total trust that we must have that the world, in all its sinfulness, will not overtake us.  Jesus is the Lord of all Life.  Jesus is the Lord of both the living and the dead.  “If we die in Christ, we shall live in Christ.”  Jesus himself tells us, “I am the resurrection and the life, the man who believes in me, even though he die, will come to life, and the man who believes in me will never suffer eternal death.

            Eternal death would be for our bodies to remain corrupt for all eternity, never to see the light of heaven.  But in Christ, and through his mother and ours, Mary, we know that salvation is ours.  As we live our baptismal promises and come to know God more and more and to live in his light we gain a spirit within us that reflects not only Mary’s surrender to the Father’s will, but the very life of her Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and the Savior of the world.

            All this, is why “The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary” is marked on the calendar of the Church as a “Holy Day of Obligation”.  All this is why the Church requires us to come to Mass, to join in the Celebration of the Liturgy of the Lord to give the greatest honor possible to the Mother of Jesus by worshiping her Son in her honor.

            Please pass this on to family and friends who have become lacks in their belief in the importance of Holy Days of Obligation.  Pray to Mary, for the continued conversion of hearts to her Son, Jesus.

May God +bless you, and yours now and forever,

Father Anthony

For previous "From the Pastor's Desk" articles, please click here.
 

Parochial vicars:
Rev. James T. Stachacz
Rev. Robert J. Kline
Rev. Stanislaw Wadowski
Rev. Moise Aime

In Residence:  Rev. Msgr. Daniel S. Hamilton, Pastor Emeritus
Deacons:  Rev. Mr. Allan Arneaud and Rev. Mr. Frank A. Odin

Trustees
:
Steve R. Damm and Thomas A. Donnelly
Trustee Emeritus:  Hon. Arthur M. Cromarty

 

Rectory Office Hours:

Monday thru Friday 9:00- 12:00 Noon; 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.; 7:15 - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday:  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 7:15 - 9:00 p.m.

Rectory Telephone Number: 
631-226-7725
Fax Number:  631-225-9597


Calendar - Including Upcoming Events and Holy Day Mass Schedule
(Please refer to the current bulletin for more details on special events.)

Click on the image to view the calendar.

 


Mass / CONFESSION Times


Regular Mass & Services
:

Saturday Evening:
  5:00 and 7:30 p.m. (Polish Mass)
Sunday: 6:30, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 a.m.;
12:30 and 5:00 p.m. (Youth Mass)
Holy Days of Obligation: As Announced
Weekdays: 6:30, 8:00, 12 noon and 7:00 p.m.**
Saturday Morning: 8:00 and 9 a.m.

**Note: Regarding the change in Mass & Service schedule that was effective December 1, 2007, please note announced Masses originally scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on a weekday have been moved to the 7:00 p.m. slot.

Confession Schedule:
Saturday Afternoon:
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. and following the 7:30 p.m. Mass
Sunday: 1/2 hour before Mass beginning at the 8:00 a.m. Mass
Weekday Mornings:  following the 8:00 a.m. Mass
First Saturday:  following the 8:00 a.m. Mass

Traveling and need to find out Mass times?  Click here for a useful link.

Directions:  For directions to and from our facility, as well as a map of the surrounding area of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, please Click Here.


We Adore Christ in the Blessed Sacrament
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction -
Monday evening following the OLPH Novena Devotions.
Wednesday from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Nocturnal Adoration:  First Saturday of the month from 9:00 p.m. until Midnight.
Holy Hour every Sunday for Reparation from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

We Honor the Blessed Virgin Mary
Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help is recited on Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
First Saturday Our Lady of Fatima Devotion is at 7:40 a.m. before the 8:00 a.m. Mass

We Pray the Holy Rosary
Every weekday morning at 8:30 a.m.
 


Please note the following persons that are listed below without telephone numbers can be reached through the Rectory office.

Business Manager:  Ronald A. Zaleski
Pastor's Secretary:
  Lynn A. Corrigan
Parish Secretary:  Mary-Ann Pinghera

Music DirectorJames R. Kendall

Ministries & Special Assistants:
Outreach:  St. Vincent de Paul:
 President/Coordinator: 
Joseph Illuminato, 631-225-5531
Pastoral Care for the Sick:  John T. Koszalka
Stewardship and Evangelization:  Ann Messina

Religious Education: Telephone Number:  631-226-2384
Coordinator for Program Administration:  Dianna Castellano

Coordinator of Curriculum Planning:  Biagio Arpino
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) and Adult Faith Formation:  June D. Baker 


Youth Ministry:

272 South Wellwood Avenue,
631-956-0938

LIFE TEEN and The Edge (for Grades 6-12)
Youth Minister and Coordinator: Jason M. Paratore
Peggy Harnisch

Catholic Youth Organization:  Click Here to go to the CYO website
Sports Coordinator: Keith Camacho - 631-956-1938

Sacristan: 
Mark Costantino

Plant Maintenance:
  Vito Cudia


Prayers to Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Feast Day - June 27

Our Lady

O Mother of  Perpetual Help, grant that I may ever invoke thy most powerful name, which is the safeguard of the living and the salvation of the dying. O Purest Mary, O Sweetest Mary, let thy name henceforth be ever on my lips. Delay not, O Blessed Lady, to help me whenever I call on thee, for, in all my needs, in all my temptations I shall never cease to call on thee, ever repeating thy sacred name, Mary, Mary.

O what consolation, what sweetness, what confidence, what emotion fill my soul when I pronounce thy sacred name, or even only think of thee. I thank God for having given thee, for my good, so sweet, so powerful, so lovely a name. But I will not be content with merely pronouncing thy name: let my love for thee prompt me ever to hail thee, Mother of Perpetual Help.

For links to other prayers such as the Rosary, please click here.



Our Lady of Perpetual Help School

Please Click Here to go to the Website
240 South Wellwood Avenue, 631-226-0208
Principal
: Mrs. Carmela Lubrano 
Assistant Principal
:
Mrs. Nancy Angelini
Nursery, Pre-Kindergarten, Grades K-8

Click here to visit the OLPH School Website
 


OLPH 1000 Club Winners!    OLPH 1000 Club Winners!     OLPH 1000 Club Winners!

 

Winners for the month of August, 2007:

  • $1000.00 - William Wisnewski

  • $250.00 - John H. Levender, Sr.

  • $150.00 - Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Clienti, Jr.

  • $100.00 - Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Ingino

Congratulations to all our winners!  As they say, "you have to be in it to win it"! 

The contest is held and winners are announced through the months of November-August.  The new club year will begin November, 2007.  Please click here for more information on how to join!


Volunteer Form for Printing

This form is now accessible for printing and/or viewing on our website for those who wish to volunteer at our Parish.

Please click here to access this form.

Adobe ReaderYou must have the latest version of the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print the form. 

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OLPH Life Teen:

Life Teen Mass is celebrated every Sunday at 5:00 p.m.   ALL High School age teens are invited to join us after Mass for our Life Nights.  For more information, contact Jason at the Life Teen Office 631-956-0938.

Please see the printed bulletin for Life Teen activities and call the Life Teen Office for additional information and permission forms.

We look forward to seeing you!
 

OLPH Hospitality Breakfasts

The Hospitality Ministry cordially invites you to meet your fellow Parishioners and Priests while enjoying a delicious Continental Breakfast (including bagels, pastries, tea, coffee & juice) in our School Cafeteria.  Arts and crafts activities for the children are offered, as well as visits and photo opportunities with Santa and the Easter Bunny during holiday times. 

Seen here is a child from our Parish community proudly wearing the costume of St. Therese of Liseux at a recent Hospitality Breakfast, where she and other children had the opportunity to dress up as their favorite Saints. 

Please visit our Parish Photo Album to view more pictures taken at previous Hospitality Breakfasts.

 


OLPH Wall of Honor

We have begun collecting photos of our loved ones who are serving in the military throughout the world.  These photos will be assembled into a "Wall of Honor" which will be displayed in front of the Blessed Mother's Altar.  We will remember them in the Prayer of the Faithful at our weekend Masses.  As the service men and women return they will be welcomed home at Sunday Mass and invited to take down their picture.

You're welcome to submit your photos  - properly identified, by mail or in person to the rectory, or drop them off in the boxes on the sanctuary steps.  Let's look forward to this wonderful way to honor and pray for our troops!

Please click here to print our Wall of Honor submission form
 

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Lindenhurst, NY 11757-4989
Rectory Telephone Number - 631-226-7725
Rectory Fax Number - 631-225-9597

 

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Lindenhurst, NY 11757  
Telephone Number:  631-226-0208  
Fax Number:  631-226-4221


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