Family Mass Sundays 10:30

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The Summer Mass Schedule will begin Sunday, May 14, 2017 (Mothers’ Day), and run until Sunday, October 8, Columbus Day.  The 9 am Sunday Mass will move to 8 am.  The Sunday Mass schedule from Mothers’ Day to Columbus Day weekend will be Saturdays: 5 pm; Sundays 8 am, 10:30 am, 12 pm.

Family Mass:  Introducing the 10:30 am Family Mass!  The purpose of the Family Mass is to help our children to be actively involved in the liturgy.  The new Sunday Mass schedule will be 9 am, 10:30 am and 12 noon.  The vigil Mass remains at 5 pm Saturday.

A committee guides children in performing the following tasks: lectoring, bringing up the offertory, handing out bulletins and mass booklets.

If you are interested in being on assisting, please contact Mary Ellen at chrisnmikesmom@optonline.net.

Calling All Children: We are looking for volunteers to read or sing at the 10:30am Family Mass. If you are interested in lectoring at this Mass or joining the childrens’ choir please contact
Mary Ellen at chrisnmikesmom@optonline.net.

Do You Have Musical Abilities?
We are looking for volunteers to lead a children’s choir at the 10:30am Family Mass. If you are interested in this ministry, please contact Mary Ellen at chrisnmikesmom@optonline.net.

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Save the Date

  • October 1: Rosary, Exposition, Benediction

On Saturday, October 1 at 7 pm and every Wednesday in October concluding on Sunday, October 30 at 3 pm Family Mass: We will introduce our 10:30 am Family Mass starting Sunday, October 16. The purpose of the Family Mass is to help our children to be actively involved in the liturgy. We are forming a committee to facilitate the Family Mass each week.

Responsibilities include guiding children in performing the following tasks: lectoring, bringing up the offertory gifts, handing out bulletins
and Mass booklets.

A meeting will be held with committee members in September. If you are interested in being on the committee please contact Mary Ellen at chrisnmikesmom@optonline.net. n front of the Marian Shrine outside the church, followed by a Marian Concert presented by the Glenn Mohr Chorale and a pasta and salad dinner in the gym.

 

  • October 2: Mini-Mart Sunday

Visit our booth staffed by our Youth Group

 

  • October 16: Pancake Breakfast

Following 10:30am Family Mass

 

  • December 4: Handel’s Messiah

Sunday at 4pm followed by Parish Tree Lighting Ceremony and Christmas Around the World.

Meeting Christ in Prayer

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Friends of the Poor Walk/Run

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Parish Lenten Mission

Jesuite Collective RetreatJesuit Coll LogoThis retreat will introduce participants to Ignatian prayer.  St. Ignatius of Loyola taught his followers to pray in ways that would deepen their relationship with God and sustain their spiritual lives. Please join us in at 7:30pm the church for this three-evening retreat and renew your prayer life in Lent.

  •  Monday, March 7th
  • Tuesday, March 8th
  • Wednesday, March 9th

Presenters: Fr. Damian Halligan, SJ and Pat McDonough, Jesuit Collaborative Ministry

The Presenters will preach at the Masses March 5 and March 6.

The Journey, Cross & Crucifixion

Journey, Cross and CrucifixionOn Sunday, March 6th at 3 p.m., our Parish is hosting a performance of The Journey, Cross & Crucifixion. Travel back in time to experience the Stations of the Cross in a profound way through this live theatrical production, which includes music, drama and narration.

Presented by CM (Creative Ministries), a not-for-profit organization committed to the advancement of Arts Education on Long Island.

Free Will Offering

Cross Catholic Outreach

Please welcome Fr. Richard Kunzman who will speak at all the Masses December 12/13 on behalf of the Cross Catholic Outreach, which was founded to create a meaningful link between parishes in America and the priests and nuns working in the Church overseas in the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Central and South America.

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Advent at St. Boniface

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We are looking forward to our Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony and Horse Drawn Carriage event following on Saturday, December 12, with refreshments following in the school gym.  That weekend we will also welcome Fr. Richard Kunzman from the Diocese of Camden, NJ.  Fr. Kunzman will celebrate the 8am Sunday Mass, and he will preach at all the masses about Cross Catholic Outreach, an organization founded to create a meaningful link between parishes in the United States, and the priests and Religious Sisters working in the Church overseas.

We will also display our annual Giving Tree to benefit Madonna Heights. See here for more details . . .

 

 

Advent Parish Mission

Msgr. James M. McDonald,Here at Saint Boniface Martyr we will kick off the Advent Season with our Parish Mission. Join us in church for an Evening of Prayer and Reflection on Wednesday, December 2, at 7:30pm, given by Msgr. James M. McDonald, Pastor of St. Aidan, Williston Park.

Known for his engaging, informative and humorous personality, Msgr. McDonald, , will share a spiritual message for us as we embark upon Advent and ready ourselves for the great Feast of Christmas.