Serving the People of God on the Gold Coast of Long Island
Sunday Mass at 10:30 am and some other selected liturgies may be viewed live online or recorded in the following ways:
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
After much prayer and deliberation, it has been decided that our Parish will not be hosting or participating in any of the public social gatherings we are usually involved with, up to and including the Sea Cliff Mini Mart. These include the St. Boniface Feast by the Shore, St. Boniface Feastday activities, the Sea Cliff Garage Sale Day, the St. Boniface Fall Yard Sale, Mini Mart and all such similar activities. We feel this decision this is in the best interest of our parish and the health and safety of the wider community. We thank everyone for their understanding and support.
Mary, Mother of God
New Year’s Eve, Saturday, December 31
Holy Hour for Peace with Exposition, Adoration and Benediction 3pm – 5pm followed by 5pm Vigil Mass.
Mary, Mother of God
New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1
9am, 10:30am & 12pm.
Blessing of the Crèche , Christmas Tree Lighting, Party and Caroling Saturday, December 12, 2015 6:00pm: Caroling on a Horse-drawn Wagon, ending with treats, hot cocoa, cookies, Santa and more!
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.
Please be generous in your response to Father’s appeal. Brochures will be provided if you wish to support this ministry.
There will be an Open Meeting for all parishioners to offer input into the appointment of a new Pastor for St. Boniface Martyr Parish. Parishioners will be invited to indicate the skills and qualities they feel are necessary to lead the parish into the future and to share their thoughts on specific needs the parish may have.
Bishop Andrej, the Vicar, Fr. Bill Slater from the North Hempstead Deanery and Msgr. Peter Pflomm, Director of Clergy Personnel, will be present to conduct and participate in the meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 7pm in the St. Boniface Gym.
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On Midnight Run, the St. Boniface Youth Group travels to Manhattan in cars loaded with food, clothes and toiletries to meet the homeless on the streets. I have gone on numerous occasions, and I can tell you from experience that this is a life changing event. Our youth encounter the homeless, the most needy; not as the detested in our society, but as those in most need of Jesus’ love and compassion. I thank you for your support and prayers for our youth and for the homeless. I am so happy that our Youth Group has this opportunity and I am equally pleased that we as a parish share in these blessings.
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What is Midnight Run?
On the Midnight Run, St. Boniface Youth Group members share food, clothing, blankets and personal care items with people living on the streets of New York City. This is a grace-filled moment where the young people follow the example of Jesus, ministering to the people they will visit and allowing those people to minister to them. Midnight run provides a forum for trust, sharing, understanding and affection. That human exchange, rather than the exchange of goods, is the essence of the Midnight Run mission.
Midnight Run forges a bond between people, establishing a foundation of sharing and caring from which solutions to problems may evolve. Participants learn to see the people they visit as real people, not as a commodity. Homeless men and women learn that many housed people, adults and teenagers, have commitments and concerns that go beyond their own lives and families. |
Dr. Joann Heaney-Hunter serves as an Associate Professor of Theology at St. John’s University. She holds a Ph.D. in Theology from Fordham University and an M.S. in Mental Health Counseling from Long Island University. She is licensed to practice Mental Health Counseling in the State of New York, and is Board certified as a professional counselor. Dr. Heaney-Hunter is a nationally and internationally recognized speaker on marriage and family ministry in the Catholic Church and is an award winning teacher. Most recently, she has served as a lecturer at the Pontifical North American College in Vatican City, and as a retreat director at the Loyola Jesuit Retreat House in Morristown, New Jersey. She has co-authored two books on marriage preparation; a Leader’s Guide and Couple Guide entitled Unitas: Preparing for Sacramental Marriage (Crossroad Publishing Co.), and has published numerous scholarly and pastoral articles in various journals and edited volumes. Last June, she paper entitled “Positive Psychology and Ministry to Families” at the Society for Pastoral Theology in Atlanta, Georgia.
We will conclude our Advent Mission on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at 7:30 pm. The Mission is led by Dr. Joann Heaney-Hunter of St. John’s University.
December 10 – “Becoming Families of Faith – What the Synod can teach us about our families and our parish family this Advent”
The Synod on the Family provided us with some central perspectives on the meaning of family. These insights certainly apply to our individual families. I also ask the question: How can the Synod help us reflect on our parish family? What does it mean to say a parish is “a family of faith?” How can we grow as a family this Advent season?
MASS & RECEPTION – 80th Anniversary!
In Honor of the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul and our 80th Anniversary as a Parish Conference
CELEBRATORY MASS: Fellow Parishioners, you who have given so generously to our local conference through your prayers, service, monetary and in kind donations are invited to come pray and celebrate with us at a Mass graciously celebrated by Father Bob in honor of the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul. This is an especially important celebration as it is the 80th Anniversary of our Parish Conference!
RECEPTION: Following Mass, we will serve refreshments (donated) and relish in the gift of fellowship that the Holy Spirit has provided to each of us. This 80-year history of our Conference is a testament to the strength and durability of that fellowship, service and generosity of spirit.
When: Saturday, September 27, 2014, 10:30 a.m. Mass, followed by Reception
Where: Parish Center Chapel
Great Food!
Wonderful Live Entertainment!
Fun Rides!
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2014 Live Entertainment every day in the Showmobile! |
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| Thursday, May 15th | ||
| 6pm-9pm |
Bryce Larsen |
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| Friday, May 16th |
CANCELLED DUE TO STORM |
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| 7pm-11pm |
Chicken Head |
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| Saturday, May 17th |
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| 2pm-4pm |
Tofu |
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| 7pm-11pm |
Chris Rice and Company |
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| Sunday, May 18th |
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| 1pm-2pm |
Contemporary Christian Music |
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| 2pm-2pm |
Bob Reiger |
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