Lent and Holy Week 2024



Religious Education 2023-24

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The St. Boniface Parish Religious Education Program assists parents with the sacred responsibility of educating their children in the Catholic faith. For more information, please contact Lorraine O’Sullivan at 516-671-0418 or by email at stbonreligioused@gmail.com.

Religious Education Registration for the 2023-2024 Faith Formation year. Click here for the registration form, payment and instructions.

NOTE:

  • All Baptismal information must be included, even if this is a re-registration!
  • Please send in your completed registration form no later than August 1, 2023.
  • Please do not wait to register your child as you consider the schedules for their extracurricular activities.
  • There is a $20.00 discount for early registration!

How to Register

1. Download and Complete the Registration Forms:

Please download, print and complete the following Registration and Parental Agreement forms:

2. Submit:

  • Print and complete the registration forms and return them via email to stbonreligioused@gmail.com as soon as possible, OR
  • Drop off the forms at the Parish Center at 145 Glen Ave., Sea Cliff, NY, 11579.

3. Payment:

Please click here to submit your payment via Faith Direct or type
https://membership.faithdirect.net/givenow/NY820/25277 into your browser,

Read the Parish Bulletin weekly for updates.

Thank you and stay safe and well!

Any questions please call the Religious Education Office at 516-671-0418.

Parish Outreach

About Us

St. Boniface Parish Outreach is located at our Parish Center building, 145 Glen Street, Sea Cliff, NY 11579. When visiting please use the side entrance on the Carpenter Avenue side of the building.

  • We run a food pantry and a thrift shop.
  • We provide food to families and individuals free of charge.
  • We also sell clothing and household items through our thrift shop.

Hours: Saturdays 10 am – 1 PM

   Jody Fleischmann & David Meagher
               516-676-0676 x125

email: davidkmeagher@gmail.com

 

For more information, please call Jody Fleischmann and David Meagher at (516) 676-0676 x 125.

St. Boniface CYO

  • Intramural Basketball registration is now closed please mail parrothead577@aol.com if still interested.
  • Girls Travel Volleyball registration begins in November.
  • Girls Intramural Floor Hockey for 4th and 5th Graders starts January 4th. 10 weeks for $100. Space is limited to 15 players. Instruction and equipment provided; Wednesdays 4-5 pm.
  • TRAVEL SPORTS HAVE 10-12 GAMES A SEASON MOSTLY ON THE WEEKENDS
    • ONE WEEKLY PRACTICE MONDAY-FRIDAY DEPENDING ON COACH’S SCHEDULE
    • MOST GAMES ARE IN NASSAU COUNTY

Parish Calendar

We have instituted a new, highly detailed, and publicly accessible digital Parish Calendar.

Click here to view the calendar.

Our Parish Bulletin

Our Parish Bulletin appears online each week and is shared for free with subscribers on social media and by email.



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August 13, 2023 Bulletin


















April 2, 2023, Palm Sunday










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August 7, 2022 Bulletin


July 31, 2022 Bulletin


July 24, 2022 Bulletin


July 17, 2022 Bulletin


July 10, 2022 Bulletin


June 26, 2022 Bulletin


June 19, 2022 Bulletin


June 12, 2022 Bulletin


June 5, 2022 Bulletin


May 29, 2022 Bulletin



May 15, 2022 Bulletin


May 8, 2022 Bulletin



April 24, 2022 Bulletin


Easter Sunday
April 17, 2022


April 10, 2022 Palm Sunday










February 13, 2022








December 26, 2021 Bulletin











October 17, 2021


October 10, 2021 Bulletin










August 8, 2021 Bulletin


August 1, 2021 Bulletin


July 25, 2021 Bulletin


July 18, 2021 Bulletin


July 11, 2021 Bulletin


July 4, 2021 Bulletin


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Bereavement Group

Those who have suffered understand suffering and therefore extend their hand.

Patti Smith, poet

Meets on the third Sunday of each month at 3 pm in Room 10 on the first floor of the St. Boniface Martyr school building, 12 Main Avenue, Sea Cliff.  

Anyone coping with the loss of a loved one is welcome to contact us.

Call David Meagher at 516-676-0676 x131

The group is facilitated by two experienced grief counselors, Dr. David Meagher and Linda Rose. There are no fees, however pre-registration is required.  For information and registration, contact David Meagher at 516-676-0676 x131; davidkmeagher@gmail.com


Grieving Through the Pandemic

To date, there have been over 38 million cases of diagnosed COVID 19 patients and more than 630 thousand COVID deaths recorded since the start of this pandemic. It was recently reported that COVID 19 deaths have exceeded the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918. These numbers do not include diagnosed non-COVID illnesses and deaths during the pandemic. Even if we were lucky not to lose a loved one to the virus, living in this pandemic has changed so much of how our society functions, including our day-to-day lives, how we care for the sick and the dying and how we grieve or care for the bereaved. For the majority of the population, coping at this time was extremely stressful as we had to adjust to staying home and distancing ourselves from others.

It was especially challenging if someone you loved died during the pandemic, whether or not their death was a result of COVID-19. Social distancing guidelines made it especially difficult to safely come together to mourn the loss of a loved one, bringing drastic changes to the process of grieving. Routines and rituals that normally bring comfort weren’t readily accessible, which may increase our feelings of isolation and loss. As a result, there are likely to be many other losses that need to be mourned, such as not being able to visit a loved one in the hospital or nursing home,  not being present when a loved one died or not being able to hold a wake and funeral.

If you have experienced any type of loss, including non-COVID deaths, you may have had to grieve alone. Even long after the loss, the felt grief may be still acute. There is a bereavement support group readily available to help you at St. Boniface Martyr. Every third Sunday of the month at 3 PM this group meets in a classroom in the school. There are no exclusions according to the causes of death, when the deaths occurred, or the nature of the relationships with the deceased.

The bereavement group is facilitated by two experienced grief support persons. Registration is simple – just call (516) 676-0676, ext 131 and leave your contact information.

Women of Faith Book Club

Tuesdays: Women of Faith Book Group

Meets monthly, August through June. New members welcome! For more details about meetings and book selections, please contact Pat at 516-676-1443 or pattomfox@gmail.com.

New members are welcome.

St. Vincent De Paul Society

The St. Vincent de Paul Society meets on the Third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm in the parish center.

Please call 676-0676 x 124 for details. In the Gospel, we hear Simeon say to Mary: “… your own soul shall be pierced with a sword—so that the thoughts of many hearts may be laid bare.” Your generosity enables the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to bring hope to parents whose hearts are burdened with worries and concerns.


St. Vincent de Paul

We help people!

Meets on the third Wednesday of every month at 7:30 pm in the church narthex.  To give thanks for all that God has given to you, have you considered answering the call to help serve the poor by joining the St. Vincent de Paul Society? Call 516-676-0676 x124 for details.

In a spirit of justice, charity and personal involvement, the St. Vincent De Paul Society seeks to provide aid and comfort to the poor, the afflicted and the lonely.  Members of the Society make personal home visits; provide advocacy and support usually in the form of food vouchers, financial assistance, clothing and furniture.  (Training provided.)

“Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread”.  When we pray the Our Father, we ask God to provide our food and necessities. The majority of us receive sufficient food. Others do not. We can be our Father’s instrument by providing “bread” for the needy, particularly during these difficult times. You do this by your contributions to the St. Vincent de Paul Society

Thanks to all who contribute to our St. Boniface St. Vincent de Paul Conference. We were able to help many of our neighbors. Some people had no money for food, others no beds – they were sleeping on the floor – or there was no heat or electricity!

Help Those in Need on Long Island by donating your gently used furniture to the St. Vincent de Paul Society

  • We pick up items
  • We give furniture to our neighbors in need.
  • Your donations are tax-deductible

Buying a new car? Donate Your old one!  Donate your car, boat, motorcycle, or truck to help others!

Help us help others on Long Island by donating your motor vehicle, boat or even real estate.  Proceeds from sales of these items will go directly to helping our neighbors in need.

516-676-0676 x 124

www.svdprvc.org

At the Heart of the Vincentian Ministry is the “home visit”

by pairs of Vincentians, not as invasive bureaucrats, but rather caring representatives of Christ’s love, through the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. There is reciprocity, mutuality, in the service of Vincentians through the home visit that transforms the help from something that may have been humiliating into something that is honorable. The Vincentians performed approximately 915 hours in service to those neighbors during the last fiscal year.

The Society initially was started at St. Boniface when parishioners formed a conference in 1934. The “home visit”, unique to the ministry and character of the Society, provides an opportunity for the deprived to communicate their individual needs with dignity in the comfort of their homes, and for the Vincentian visitors to analyze and respond to those identified needs.  The Society respects their privacy and all information is kept confidential.

Sometimes the most appreciated benefit conveyed by the Vincentians is the fact that they cared enough to visit the needy and forgotten, regardless of race or religious belief.

St. Vincent de Paul’s Impact Across LI

 Summary of Services:

  •  Home Visits: 6,003
  •  Volunteer Hours: 119,217
  •  People Helped with Clothing: 3,346
  •  People Helped with Furniture: 1,848
  •  Total People Assisted: 150,000
  •  Hospital/Nursing Home/Hospital Visits: 9,206
Did you know that the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is one of the largest Catholic lay organizations in the world and seeks to relieve suffering through person-to-person involvement of its members with those in need? Vincentian volunteers make home visits to families who ask for help and try to alleviate their stress in some way by offering material, financial and spiritual aid. They also collaborate directly with Parish Outreach in serving the families of the parish.
 
The Society currently has chapters, called Conferences, in 63 parishes on Long Island.
In 2019, SVDPLI provided help for more than 145,000 people. We know the months ahead will be challenging and we have already seen a 144% increase in request for assistance, as many Long Islanders seek the support they need to recover financially from this crisis.
 
Today in our parish, there are families in need of food and/or clothing. There are families facing eviction because they cannot pay the rent or mortgage. These hardships may be a result of a catastrophic illness, such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a loss of employment.
Jesus told us that when we feed the hungry, clothe the naked and shelter the homeless,
we feed, clothe and shelter him.
 
Thanksgiving Day Mass Thursday, November 25, at 9:30 am

The entire Thanksgiving Day Collection will be donated to the St. Boniface Martyr Society of St. Vincent de Paul.  When you make a donation to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, you give hope to your neighbors in need.  To make a donation, you may use the special St. Vincent de Paul envelopes available in the vestibule of the church or any envelope marked “St. Boniface SVDP” with “SVDP” in the memo area of your check. You may deposit your donations in the St. Vincent de Paul donation box by the stairs in the church vestibule, drop it off at the parish center or mail it to:

St. Boniface SVDP
145 Glen Avenue
Sea Cliff, NY 11579

 
For more information, please send an email to jovanna.lemonda@gmail.com.
 
Participants in 13th Annual St. Vincent de Paul Friends of the Poor Walk, September 2021

Ministries of Service and Social Care

The primary goal of The Ministry of Service and The Ministry of Social Care at Saint Boniface Martyr Church is to serve both the Spiritual and Corporal needs of our neighbors and bring them and ourselves closer to God.  With the Eucharist and prayer at the center of our lives, our mission is to be a welcoming, caring, hospitable parish to all.

Here’s How We Will Help You:
Do you or someone you know require assistance with any of the following?If so, please contact:
  
Dealing with the loss of a loved oneThe Bereavement Support Group.
David Meagher at 516-676-0676 x 131
Arranging a home visit by a Priest or laypersonThe Parish Office at 516-676-0676
Rent, utility bills, clothing, furniture, other financial needs, or guidance with long term stabilityThe Saint Vincent de Paul Society.
Jovanna Lemonda at 516-676-0676. x 125
Receiving the sacraments at home, hospital, or Nursing HomeThe Parish Office 516-676-0676.
A Priest or Eucharistic Minister will contact you.
Food, clothing, household itemsThe Outreach Pantry and Thrift Shop
               Hours: Saturdays 10 am – 12 Noon
               Jody Fleischmann & David Meagher
               516-676-0676 x125