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OUR HOLY REDEEMER
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
WHERE COMING HOME IS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT!
 A PERPETUAL ADORATION PARISH 
37 SOUTH OCEAN AVENUE  FREEPORT, NEW YORK 11520
TELEPHONE: (516) 378-0665  FAX: (516) 546-1416  E-MAIL: [email protected]  WEBSITE: OHRFREEPORT.ORG
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PASTOR
DEVOTIONS
Rev. Douglas R. Arcoleo
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Every Friday after the
12:10 P.M. Mass
ASSOCIATE PASTORS
Rev. Alessandro da Luz
Rev. Carlos Mario Urrego
Miraculous Medal Novena
Every Saturday after the
9:00 A.M. Mass
IN RESIDENCE
Rev. Msgr. Donald T. Bennett
SOCIETIES
DEACONS
Legion of Mary
Mr. Cristobal Sanchez,
Pastoral Associate
Sheila Walsh
(516) 379-9028
Mr. Bruce Burnham
Mr. Francisco Cales
BUSINESS OFFICE
Mrs. Flaherty
Pastoral Business Associate
MUSIC MINISTRY
Mr. Crouse, Director
Mr. Petkov
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Mrs. Stuhlinger, Director
Mr. Cacao, Assoc. Director
(516) 546-1057
Fax: (516) 546-0526
RITE OF CHRISTIAN
INITIATION OF ADULTS
(RCIA)
Mr. Cacao, Coordinator
(516) 546-1057
HUMAN SERVICES
Sister Dorothy Lynch, C.I.J.
Mr. Martinez, Director
(516) 868-8289
Nocturnal Adoration Society
Jane Dengel
(516) 379-2331
SACRAMENTAL LIFE
 MASS SCHEDULE 
Saturday
9: 00 A.M.
5:00 P.M.
7:00 P.M. (Sp.)
Sunday
7:00 A.M.  8:00 A.M.
9:30 A.M.  11:30 A.M.
1:00 P.M. (Sp.)
5:00 P.M.
Weekday
Monday – Friday:
7:30 A.M.  12:10 P.M.
Wed.: 7:00 P.M. (Sp.)
First Fri.: 7:00 P.M. (Sp.)
 ANOINTING OF THE SICK 
Offered after the 5:00 P.M. Vigil Mass every last
Saturday of the Month or by appointment.
 BAPTISM 
Every 2nd & 4th Sunday of the Month at 3:00 P.M.
 CONFESSION/PENANCE/RECONCILIATION 
Saturday: 1:30 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.
Wednesday: 6:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Friday: 4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
or by appointment.
THRIFT SHOP
 MATRIMONY 
In Memory of Janene Suchan
Mrs. Jewels, Manager
(516) 623-3247
Marriages MUST be arranged at least six months in advance.
Please call one of our Priests at the Rectory to make an appointment.
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, 15 January 2017
ORGANIZATIONS
Catholic Daughters
of the Americas
Diana Gibson, Regent
(516) 849-5714
Knights of Columbus
Ron Flood, Grand Knight
(516) 325-3031
Mercy Mission
Deacon Bruce Burnham
(516) 992-2225
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Norma Sanchez, President
(516) 378-1386
Widows & Widowers
Nanette Fountas
(516) 378-0665
RECTORY OFFICE HOURS
Monday – Saturday
9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
(516) 378-0665
FAITH AND THE HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS
OFFERINGS FOR THE WEEK OF 16 JANUARY
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MASSES
A Word
About Offerings
Monday, 16 January
7:30 am † David F. Arcoleo
12:10 pm † David F. Arcoleo
Tuesday, 17 January, Saint Anthony
7:30 am † Rose DiMaso
12:10 pm † David F. Arcoleo
Wednesday, 18 January
7:30 am † David F. Arcoleo
12:10 pm † David F. Arcoleo
7:00 pm † Rosa Elena Victoria
Thursday, 19 January
7:30 am † Landon (Stuhlinger) Brady
12:10 pm † Greta Villanueva
Friday, 20 January, Saint Fabian, Saint Sebastian
7:30 am † James Pratt
12:10 pm † Pasquale & Serafina Nicolino
Saturday, 21 January, Saint Agnes
9:00 am † David F. Arcoleo
5:00 pm Parishioners of Our Holy Redeemer/Freeport
7:00 pm † Daniel Hilario
Sunday, 22 January, The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:00 am Intentions of Pope Francis
8:00 am † David F. Arcoleo
9:30 am † David F. Arcoleo
11:30 am † Leonard Austin Johnson
1:00 pm In Thanksgiving to the Blessed Sacrament
In Thanksgiving to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
5:00 pm Priest’s Intention
During the Centenary Year (2011-2012) celebration
of our absolutely beautiful church,
our Parish family came home for
Mass and we remembered one
another
with
the
flowers that adorn the
Altar, with the candles
that light up the
Sanctuary, with the bread and wine
that is offered, and of course in the way
par excellence, we remembered one
another in the Priest’s Mass Intention
that is lifted up with the help of all
of our other remembrances!
Thank you for coming home and
remembering
one
another!
Thank you for coming home and
remembering Him Who said:
“Do this in Memory of Me!
BREAD & WINE
SANCTUARY CANDLES
ALTAR FLOWERS
Billy Dwyer
Billy Dwyer
Billy Dwyer
Please remember the following individual(s) at the Altar of Our Holy Redeemer:
NAME: ___________________________________________________________________  Living
 Deceased
OFFERING:  Bread & Wine ($20.00)   Sanctuary Candles ($33.00)   Altar Flowers ($40.00)
WEEK OF DATE: ________________________________________________________________________________________________
_
AMOUNT SUBMITTED: ____________________________________  Cash
 Check #: ______________________
OFFERED BY: (NAME):___________________________________________________________________________________________
_
ADDRESS: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
TELEPHONE #:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 MENSAJE DEL PASTOR 
15 DE ENERO DE 2017
LA MASACRE DE LA INOCENCIA
En el Evangelio de la Santa Misa de hoy, oímos cómo la verdadera Sabiduría inspiró
dones de oro, incienso y mirra como ofrenda para el Niño de Belén: el Niño Jesús.
¡Mediante estos dones los gentiles reconocieron Su realeza, Su Divinidad y Su
humanidad y los Reyes Magos se los dejaron a la Sagrada Familia para que hicieran
con ellos lo que quisieran! Tal es el significado y la pureza de la ofrenda que la
Iglesia recuerda en la Pequeña Navidad / la Epifanía.
Hoy, en 2017, tenemos la oportunidad de
ofrecer una trinidad de dones a Nuestro Santo
Redentor; Regalos que no hablan menos de nuestra creencia en Él como el Rey de
Reyes, el Señor de los Señores, y el Hijo de Dios. Podemos ofrecerle nuestro
tiempo el domingo no sólo porque el Tercer Mandamiento y las Palabras de la
Institución nos obligan a hacerlo, sino porque recordar el pasado con gratitud nos
anima a mirar hacia el futuro con confianza, Y vivir el presente con entusiasmo. Si
Ud. desea ofrecer su talento el domingo cantando en el coro (llame a Blanca
Alfaro (516) 325-3487), proclamando la Palabra desde el púlpito (llame a Yolivette
Miranda al (516) 859-8291) Sirviendo en el Altar (llame al Padre Alessandro al
(516) 378 - 0665), saludando a la gente en las puertas (llame a Carlos Portillo al (516) 849-4568). E instruyendo a los
niños (llame al Sr. Braulio Cacao al (516) 546-1057) no por una gran recompensa en la tierra, sino porque se nos ha
dicho que almacenemos tesoro en el Cielo (vea San Mateo VI:20). Podemos ofrecerle nuestro tesoro el domingo para
que durante toda la semana los enfermos puedan ser atendidos, los prisioneros visitados, los hambrientos
alimentados, los sedientos puedan beber y los harapientos puedan vestirse (llame al Sr. Alfonso Martínez al
(516) 868-8289), porque sabemos que "todo lo que hagamos por uno de éstos, el menor de sus hermanos lo
hacemos por Él" (San Mateo XXV:40).
La sabiduría herodiana no estaba contenta con lo que los Reyes Magos hicieron por Nuestro Santo Redentor hace dos
mil años, y tampoco lo está lo que los creyentes hacen por Nuestro Santo Redentor hoy. Y así, continúa la matanza de
los inocentes; O debo decir que la matanza de la inocencia: la inocencia de la creencia que nos inspira a hacer una
ofrenda. Hoy tenemos que mendigar Vocaciones al Sacerdocio y a la Vida Religiosa porque la sabiduría prevaleciente
rechaza el sacrificio y la abnegación, mientras que la Sabiduría de Dios dice: "El que quiera venir en pos de mí, debe
negarse a sí mismo, tomar su cruz y seguirme" (San Mateo XVI: 24). Hoy
tenemos que rogar a la gente que venga a la Misa porque la sabiduría
prevaleciente dice que a Jesús no le importa si vamos a misa o no, mientras
que la Sabiduría de Dios dice: "Hagan esto en memoria de Mí" (San Lucas XXII:
19). Hoy tenemos que pedir voluntarios para que enseñen en Educación
Religiosa y sirvan en los Servicios de Ayuda Pública Parroquial porque la
sabiduría prevaleciente dice no pregunte qué puede hacer usted por su Iglesia,
sino qué puede hacer su Iglesia por usted, mientras que la Sabiduría de Dios
dice: "Si Yo, por lo tanto, el Maestro y el Señor, les he lavado los pies, ustedes
deben hacer los mismo unos a otros. Les he dado un modelo a seguir.” (San
Juan XIII: 14-15). El rey Herodes mató a los inocentes hace dos mil años; No le
permitan que mate la inocencia hoy. Oremos por un aumento en la fe y la
verdadera Sabiduría. Si esa combinación pudo inspirar a la gente a abrir sus
tesoros y ofrecer regalos a Nuestro Santo Redentor en Belén hace dos mil
años, puede inspirar a las personas en Freeport hoy a ofrecer sus regalos de
tiempo, talento y tesoro para El que nació para dar Su vida por ellos.
Our Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church
Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation to be at a (full) Holy Mass & Days of
Rest in the Year of Our Lord [Anno Domini], 2017
Eucharistic
Perpetual Adoration
& Exposition at
Our Holy Redeemer
24/7!! *8-9pm
Information:
37 South Ocean Ave
or call 516-378-0665
Month
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For Holy Mass
Schedule at Our Holy
Redeemer or
Confession+ times,
please call or visit: 37
South Ocean Ave:
516-378-0665.
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Total days “Set apart” for the Worship of God at Holy Mass
binding for all Catholics in 2017: 57.
If you are traveling Catholic Mass times in the USA are available here:
http://www.masstimes.org/ or
http://catholic-mass-times.com/?gclid=CKnCg6SS3cICFQQQ7AodExIAbw
If exact Sunday or Holy Day of Obligation cannot be observed by Mass Attendance,
Saturday evening Mass or evening (after 4:00PM) vigil prior to Sunday or Holy Day
fulfills observance in any Catholic Rite (and in any language). If missed without grave
reason, it would be necessary to go to Confession.
Days of Penance in USA: January 23 (Day of Prayer For the Legal Protection of Unborn
Children) and every Friday of the Year, except on Solemnities; in addition, the US
Bishops have suggested in abstaining from meat every Friday of the Year, except on
Solemnities for a greater respect for Human Life, the dignity of Marriage and
Religious Liberty.* Every Last Sunday of the month a Holy Hour in church is
encouraged for the same intentions.
Fasting (only 18-60 yrs old) and Abstinence (only 14 yrs+): Ash Wednesday, 1 March &
Good Friday 14 April.
Abstinence only every Friday of Lent: 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 March; & 7 April.
“MAKE AMERICA . . . A BETTER NATION”
Remembering the Christian Witness of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
(Words taken from King’s “I’ve Been To The Mountaintop Speech”)
“One day a man came to Jesus and he wanted to raise some
questions about some vital matters of life. At points he wanted to
trick Jesus, and show him that he knew a little more than Jesus knew
and throw him off base. Now that question could have easily ended
up in a philosophical and theological debate. But Jesus immediately
pulled that question from midair and placed it on a dangerous curve
between Jerusalem and Jericho. And he talked about a certain man
who fell among thieves. You remember that a Levite and a priest
passed by on the other side; they didn't stop to help him. Finally, a
man of another race came by. He got down from his beast, decided
not to be compassionate by proxy. But he got down with him,
administered first aid, and helped the man in need. Jesus ended up
saying this was the good man, this was the great man because he
had the capacity to project the "I" into the "thou," and to be
concerned about his brother.
Now, you know, we use our imagination a great deal to try to determine why the priest and the
Levite didn't stop. At times we say they were busy going to a church meeting, an ecclesiastical
gathering, and they had to get on down to Jerusalem so they wouldn't be late for their meeting. At
other times we would speculate that there was a religious law that one who was engaged in religious
ceremonials was not to touch a human body twenty-four hours before the ceremony. And every now
and then we begin to wonder whether maybe they were not going down to Jerusalem, or down to
Jericho, rather, to organize a Jericho Road Improvement Association. That's a possibility. Maybe they
felt it was better to deal with the problem from the causal root, rather than to get bogged down with
an individual effect.
But I'm going to tell you what my imagination tells me. It's possible that those men were afraid. You
see, the Jericho Road is a dangerous road. I remember when Mrs. King and I were first in Jerusalem.
We rented a car and drove from Jerusalem down to Jericho. And as soon as we got on that road I
said to my wife, "I can see why Jesus used this as the setting for his parable." It's a winding,
meandering road. It's really conducive for ambushing. You start out in Jerusalem, which is about
twelve hundred miles, or rather, twelve hundred feet above sea level. And by the time you get down
to Jericho fifteen or twenty minutes later, you're about twenty-two feet below sea level. That's a
dangerous road. In the days of Jesus it came to be known as the "Bloody Pass." And you know, it's
possible that the priest and the Levite looked over that man on the ground and wondered if the
robbers were still around. Or it's possible that they felt that the man on the ground was merely
faking, and he was acting like he had been robbed and hurt in order to seize them over there, lure
them there for quick and easy seizure. And so the first question that the priest asked, the first
question that the Levite asked was, "If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?"
But then the Good Samaritan came by, and he reversed
the question: "If I do not stop to help this man, what
will happen to him?" That's the question before you
tonight. (Yes) Not, "If I stop to help the sanitation
workers, what will happen to my job?" Not, "If I stop to
help the sanitation workers, what will happen to all of
the hours that I usually spend in my office every day
and every week as a pastor?" (Yes) The question is not,
"If I stop to help this man in need, what will happen to
me?" The question is, "If I do not stop to help the
sanitation workers, what will happen to them?" That's
the question.
Let us rise up tonight with a greater readiness. Let us stand with a greater determination. And let us
move on in these powerful days, these days of challenge, to make America what it ought to be. We
have an opportunity to make America a better nation. Amen!
BISHOP MURPHY ON THE PASSING OF
NYPD DETECTIVE STEVEN MCDONALD
(1 March 1957 – 11 January 2017)
The death of Steven McDonald is a moment for us all to
stop, reflect and pray. We should stop to remember a
brave young police officer who did what all our
neighbors in blue, women and men, do every day for
our communities, for the safety of all of us and for the
good of our society. We should reflect on their lives
that continue the brave and inspiring legacy of my
friend Steve. We should pray for him, his wife Patti and
their son and family.
For me personally, I recall Cardinal O’Connor telling me
about Steve whom the Cardinal considered a saint who
forgave his assailant and made his life a living icon of
the forgiving and giving life of Jesus. Now after fifteen years here in Rockville Centre, I'm grateful
to a God for my friend at the 11:00 A.M. Mass in Saint Agnes Cathedral, the leader who invited me
to take part in his Men's prayer group and who, with Patti, lived such a full and love-filled life these
many years.
Only they know what the struggles may have been. But thanks to them we have known a family
that witnessed that life is beautiful and a gift of God to be cherished, protected and defended till
God calls us home.
May Steve Rest in Peace and may we find courage and care for one another from his example.
NOW A WORD FROM OUR SAINTS
From a sermon on the Trinity by Saint Hilary, Bishop
May I Serve You by Making You Known
I am well aware, almighty God and Father, that in my life I owe You
a most particular duty. It is to make my every thought and word
speak of You.
In fact, You have conferred on me this gift of speech, and it can yield
no greater return than to be at Your service. It is for making You
known as Father, the Father of the only-begotten God, and
preaching this to the world that knows You not and to the heretics
who refuse to believe in You.
In this matter the declaration of my intention is only of limited value
for the rest, I need to pray for the gift of Your help and Your mercy.
As we spread our sails of trusting faith and public avowal before
You, fill them with the breath of Your Spirit, to drive us on as we
begin this course of proclaiming Your truth. We have been
promised, and he who made the promise is trustworthy: Ask, and it
will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
Yes, in our poverty we will pray for our needs. We will study the sayings of Your prophets and
apostles with unflagging attention, and knock for admittance wherever the gift of understanding is
safely kept. But Yours it is, Lord, to grant our petitions, to be present when we seek You and to open
when we knock.
There is an inertia in our nature that makes us dull; and in our attempt to penetrate Your truth we are
held within the bounds of ignorance by the weakness of our minds. Yet we do comprehend divine
ideas by earnest attention to Your teaching and by obedience to the faith which carries us beyond
mere human apprehension.
So we trust in You to inspire the beginnings of this ambitious venture, to strengthen its progress, and
to call us into a partnership in the spirit with the prophets and the apostles. To that end, may we
grasp precisely what they meant to say, taking each word in its real and authentic sense. For we are
about to say what they already have declared as part of the mystery of revelation: that You are the
eternal God, the Father of the eternal, only-begotten God; that You are one and not born from
another; and that the Lord Jesus is also one, born of You from all eternity. We must not proclaim a
change in truth regarding the number of gods. must not deny that He is begotten of You who are the
one God; nor must we assert that He is other than the true God, born of You Who are truly God the
Father.
Impart to us, then, the meaning of the words of Scripture and the light to understand it, with
reverence for the doctrine and confidence in its truth. Grant that we may express what we believe.
Through the prophets and apostles we know about You, the one God the Father, and the one Lord
Jesus Christ. May we have the grace, in the face of heretics who deny You, to honour You as God,
Who is not alone, and to proclaim this as truth.
NOW A WORD FROM SAINT BASIL THE GREAT
The Ability to Love is Within Each of Us
Love of God is not something that can be taught. We did not
learn from someone else how to rejoice in light or want to live,
or to love our parents or guardians. It is the same—perhaps
even more so—with our love for God: it does not come by
another’s teaching. As soon as the living creature (that is, man)
comes to be, a power of reason is implanted in us like a seed,
containing within it the ability and the need to love. When the
school of God’s law admits this power of reason, it cultivates it
diligently, skillfully nurtures it, and with God’s help brings it to
perfection.
For this reason, as by God’s gift, I find you with the zeal
necessary to attain this end, and you on your part help me with
your prayers. I will try to fan into flame the spark of Divine love
that is hidden within you, as far as I am able through the power
of the Holy Spirit.
First, let me say that we have already received from God the ability to fulfill all His commands. We
have then no reason to resent them, as if something beyond our capacity were being asked of us.
We have no reason either to be angry, as if we had to pay back more than we had received. When
we use this ability in a right and fitting way, we lead a life of virtue and holiness. But if we misuse
it, we fall into sin.
This is the definition of sin: the misuse of powers given us by God for doing good, a use contrary to
God’s commands. On the other hand, the virtue that God asks of us is the use of the same powers
based on a good conscience in accordance with God’s command.
Since this is so, we can say the same about love. Since we received a command to love God, we
possess from the first moment of our existence an innate power and ability to love. The proof of
this is not to be sought outside ourselves, but each one can learn this from himself and in himself.
It is natural for us to want things that are good and pleasing to the eye, even though at first
different things seem beautiful and good to different people. In the same way, we love what is
related to us or near to us, though we have not been taught to do so, and we spontaneously feel
well disposed to our benefactors.
What, I ask, is more wonderful than the beauty of God? What thought is more pleasing and
wonderful than God’s majesty? What desire is as urgent and overpowering as the desire implanted
by God in a soul that is completely purified of sin and cries out in its love: I am wounded by love?
The radiance of Divine beauty is altogether beyond the power of words to describe.
ATTENTION ANYONE AND EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED CLASSES
AT OUR HOLY REDEEMER SCHOOL
IN FREEPORT, NEW YORK
You may or may not be aware that the school where many of
you were asked: "Who made you?" (To which we replied: "God
made me."), closed its doors in 1995. And while the doors to
Our Holy Redeemer School may have closed, the doors of the
Our Holy Redeemer School building continue (as many of you
found out at a recent reunion on 18 September 2016) to remain
open.
The cost of maintaining and repairing those doors has thankfully
never necessitated a "capital campaign" or a "special
collection". More often than not, all it took when something needed fixing or replacing (locks, door
closers, hinges, door knobs), was a trip to the local hardware store. And thankfully, those trips have
helped to keep the doors opening (and closing) for nearly one hundred years!
Today, it’s not the doors, nor the gymnasium floor for that matter that needs replacing. At one time the
need did to replace that floor did exist, but with help from a substantial financial contribution from our
school building's tenant (The De La Salle School www.delasalleschool.org), it was replaced in 2013 at a
cost of $70,686.00. What needs replacing in our school-building today, is what rests above the
gymnasium floor (and all of the floors). You guessed it: the roof.
The estimated cost for replacing the entire roof (which protects the offices and occupants of Our Holy
Redeemer Human Services/Parish Outreach as well as the students of Our Holy Redeemer Religious
Education Program and the De La Salle School) is $243,065.00. To-date, parishioners and friends of Our
Holy Redeemer Parish have surfaced $16,499.25 towards the five-phase project, which is being used to
help cover the $28,875.00 cost of Phase I (Flat Roof South Side) which had to get underway in October
because it could no longer be scraped, screened, patched, and plugged. Once we have raised 75% of that
cost ($21,656.25), work on Phase II (East Side) can get underway.
If you are grateful for the contribution that Our Holy Redeemer School and/or Our Holy Redeemer School
building played/plays in your life, would you please consider using the tear-off on the following page to
make a contribution to our
project? Your contribution will
help to ensure that the many
good things God has begun in
that building will come to
completion. And in light of the
Christmas
Season,
your
contribution will help provide
“room in the Inn” for anyone
and everyone who comes home
looking for it! Thank you and:
Blessed New Year!
Father Arcoleo+
THE SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY
AND AZUMA RESTAURANT
(55 SUNRISE HIGHWAY)
While the Liturgical Season of Christmas may come to an end with our Liturgical celebration of the
Solemnity of the Lord’s Baptism, the Spirit of Generosity that moved the Father to send the Christ into the
world 2016 years ago, continues to give birth to good things all around the world. Right here in Freeport,
that Spirit is moving our neighbours at 55 Sunrise Highway to provide parishioners of Our Holy Redeemer
with the following deal.
THANK YOU AZUMA!
Use the Coupon Below and receive 10% off your next lunch or 15% off your next dinner, which
includes an entrée, beverage, and dessert. Free Delivery with Orders of $15.00 or more.
10% Off Any Lunch/15% Off Any Dinner
(Includes Beverage and Dessert)
Good for Restaurant and Delivery
Expires 28 February 2017
55 Sunrise Highway, Freeport, New York 11520
Tel.: (516) 868-7878/9898  Fax: (516) 868-0558
THE SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY
AND THE
MERRICK CAR WASH
(1820 SUNRISE HIGHWAY)
You read about the Spirit of Generosity that moved the Father to send the Christ into the world 2016 years
ago, well now read this: that same Spirit has inspired the owner of the Merrick Car Wash (a parishioner of
Our Holy Redeemer) located at 1820 Sunrise Highway to provide the bearers of this bulletin page with
$3.00 off of their car wash. Not only that, a percentage of that sale – in fact a percentage of EVERY sale –
will be sent to Our Holy Redeemer!
Please cut and use the coupon (expire 30 March 2017) below for your next three visits! Make sure you tell
them that Our Holy Redeemer sent you, and let us pray in thanksgiving for the Spirit of Generosity that not
only will help keep our cars clean, but thanks to Our Holy Redeemer, made us clean too!
THANK YOU MERRICK CAR WASH!
EIGHT DAYS OF PRAYER
FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
(18 January 2017 – 25 January 2017)
Day I: Let the Stone be Rolled Away - Lord Jesus, You have always loved us from the beginning, and You have
shown the depth of Your love in dying for us on the Cross and thereby sharing our sufferings and wounds. At this moment,
we lay all the obstacles that separate us from Your love at the foot of Your Cross. Roll back the stones which imprison us.
Awaken us to Your Resurrection morning. There may we meet the brothers and sisters from whom we are separated.
Amen.
Day II: Called to be Messengers of Joy - God of love, look upon our willingness to serve You despite our spiritual
poverty and limited abilities. Fulfill the deepest longings of our hearts with Your presence. Fill our broken hearts with Your
healing love so that we may love as You have loved us. Grant us the gift of unity so that we may serve You with joy and
share Your love with all. This we ask in the name of Your Son Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Day III: The Witness of Fellowship - Lord Jesus, Who prayed that we might all be one, we pray to You for the unity of
Christians according to Your will, according to Your means. May Your Spirit enable us to experience the suffering caused
by division, to see our sin and to hope beyond all hope. Amen.
Day IV: A Priestly People Called to Proclaim the Gospel - Lord Jesus, You said that everyone will know that we
are Your disciples if there is love among us. Strengthened by Your grace, may we work tirelessly for the visible unity of
Your Church, so that the Good News that we are called to proclaim will be seen in all our words and deeds. Amen.
Day V: The Fellowship of the Apostles - God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may You give to all
Christians, and especially to those entrusted with leadership in Your Church, the spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that with
the eyes of our hearts we may see the hope to which You have called us: one body and one Spirit, one Lord, one faith, one
baptism, one God and Father of all, Who is above and through all and in all. Amen.
Day VI: Listen to this Dream - Heavenly Father, grant us humility to hear Your voice, to receive Your call, and to share
Your dream for the unity of the Church. Help us to be awake to the pain of disunity. Where division has left us with hearts
of stone, may the fire of Your Holy Spirit inflame our hearts and inspire us with the vision of being one in Christ, as He is one
with You, so that the world may believe that You have sent Him. This we ask in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Day VII: Hospitality for Prayer - Lord Jesus, You asked Your Apostles to stay awake with You and to pray with You.
May we offer the world protected times and spaces in which to find refreshment and peace, so that praying together with
other Christians we may come to know You more deeply. Amen.
Day VIII: Hearts Burning for Unity - Lord Jesus, You have made our hearts burn within us, and have sent us back
upon the road towards our brothers and sisters, with the Gospel message on our lips. Help us to see that hope and
obedience to Your commands always lead to the greater unity of Your people. Amen.
www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/weeks-prayer-doc/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_20150526_week-prayer-2016_en.html
FAITH AND EDUCATION
SCHOOL’S IN: DRIVE CAREFULLY (both on and off the road)
ST. MARTIN DE
PORRES
MARIANIST SCHOOL
Growing in Wisdom, Faith,
and Knowledge.
Elementary Education in the
Marianist Tradition
SAINT AGNES
CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
Saturday, 21 January 2017
1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, 29 January 2017
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
www.stmartinmarianist.org
A Marianist Elementary School:
Grades Pre-K through 8
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, 29 January 2017
10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 01 February and
Thursday, 02 February
from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
for Grades Kindergarten – 6th
(There are NO Openings for Grades 7 or 8 )
th
530 Hempstead Boulevard
Uniondale, New York
(516) 481-3303
CHRISTOPHER
SCHOOL
NATIONAL SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE
MIDDLE STATES ACCREDITED
Registration for the 2017-2018
school year will be held on:
OPEN HOUSE
SAINT
th
All are invited to come
and share in our celebration!
DISCOVER THE GIFT OF A CATHOLIC
EDUCATION AND WHAT OUR SCHOOL
HAS TO OFFER FOR YOU AND YOUR
CHILD(REN)!
 Meet students and teachers
 Ask all your questions
 Receive Registration Information
70 Clinton Avenue
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
(516) 678-5550
St. Christopher School
www.stagnes-school.org
15 Pershing Blvd.
Baldwin (516) 223-4404
www.stchris-school.org
15 January 2017 – The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time A
Sunday Readings: Isaiah XLIX: 3, 5-6; I Corinthians I: 1-3; Saint John I: 29-34
Student’s Name: ____________________________________________________
Class Day/Session: __________________________________________________
Catechist Name: ____________________________________________________
Mass Time (Circle One): Sat: 5:00 PM  7:00 PM  Sun: 7:00 AM  8:00 AM  9:30 AM  11:30 AM  1:00 PM
GOSPEL QUESTIONS:
(Religious Education Students please answer ALL questions)
Fill in the blanks:
What name did Saint John the Baptist call Jesus when he saw Jesus coming toward him? “Saint John the
Baptist called Jesus _______________________________________ when he saw Jesus coming toward him.”
Saint John the Baptist saw the Spirit come down from Heaven as what? “Saint John the Baptist saw the Spirit
come down from Heaven as a ______________________________.”
On whomever you see the Spirit come down and remain, He is the One Who will baptize with the
_________________________________________________.
Saint John the Baptist has seen and testified that Jesus is ___________________________________________.
TREASURE FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT
PUT YOUR TRUST IN GOD ALONE
(Sirach XI:12-28)
Another goes his way a weakling and a failure,
with little strength and great misery—
Yet the eyes of the Lord look favourably upon him;
He raises him free of the vile dust,
Lifts up his head and exalts him to
the amazement of the many.
Good and evil, life and death,
poverty and riches, are from the Lord.
Wisdom and understanding and knowledge of affairs,
love and virtuous paths are from the Lord.
Error and darkness were formed with sinners from their birth,
and evil grows old with evildoers.
The Lord’s gift remains with the just;
His favor brings continued success.
A man may become rich through a miser’s life,
and this is his allotted reward:
When he says: “I have found rest,
now I will feast on my possessions,”
He does not know how long it will be
till he dies and leaves them to others.
My son, hold fast to your duty, busy yourself with it,
grow old while doing your task.
Admire not how sinners live,
but trust in the Lord and wait for His light;
For it is easy with the Lord
suddenly, in an instant, to make a poor man rich.
God’s blessing is the lot of the just man,
and in due time his hopes bear fruit.
Say not: “What do I need?
What further pleasure can be mine?”
Say not: “I am independent.
What harm can come to me now?”
The day of prosperity makes one forget adversity;
the day of adversity makes one forget prosperity.
For it is easy with the Lord on the day of death
to repay man according to his deeds.
A moment’s affliction brings forgetfulness of past delights;
when a man dies, his life is revealed.
Call no man happy before his death,
for by how he ends, a man is known.
PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Charles Shields III
Joann Flaherty
FAITH AND FINANCES
Robert Silon
Sheila Walsh
What do you do when inclement weather or sickness
prevents you from attending Sunday Mass at Our
Holy Redeemer, or family/business obligations take
you to Sunday Mass somewhere other than Our Holy
Redeemer? More than likely, if you use Parish
Envelopes to make your offering, you will place “Sunday-missed” envelopes in the Offertory
basket the next time you attend Mass. If you don’t use envelopes, it is more than likely that
your Sunday-missed offering will remain missing. It is not that you intentionally choose to give Our Holy Redeemer
less, it’s just hard to intentionally give to Our Holy Redeemer what you think is more. “Stop thinking”; use envelopes
or use E-Giving! E-Giving, like Offertory Envelopes (thank you for using them) provides you
with a way of exercising faithful stewardship even when inclement weather or sickness
prevents you from attending Sunday Mass at Our Holy Redeemer, or when family/business
obligations take you to Sunday Mass somewhere other than Our Holy Redeemer.
For more information about E-Giving either call the Rectory or visit the secure web site at
www.e-giving.org.
 A MESSAGE FROM THE PASTOR 
“A $5,000.00 Shortfall because of the Snowfall”
Magi from the east came home for Mass last Sunday (8 January 2017) and paid homage to Our Holy
Redeemer by opening their treasures and offering Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. As
you can see from the table below, last Saturday’s (7 January 2017) snowfall prevented many of you
from doing the same. If you’re one of those people, and would like to help us make up for the
shortfall that resulted because of the snowfall, please consider doing so next Sunday.
SEE HOW YOU ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE
WITH 25 CENTS AND MORE A WEEK
(THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IN YOUR 25 CENTS AND MORE!!!)
SUNDAY, 07/08 JANUARY
TOTAL OFFERING: $ 9,752.25

NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENVELOPE USERS: 134
CHRISTMAS OFFERING AS OF 01 JANUARY:
$40,539.75
CHRISTMAS OFFERING AS OF 05 JANUARY:
$45,957.00
CHRISTMAS OFFERING AS OF 12 JANUARY:
$47,849.00
MASS
FIRST
COLLECTION
ENVELOPE
USERS
E-Giving
Prior to Weekend
5:00 pm
7:00 pm
7:00 am
8:00 am
9:30 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
5:00 pm
$ 1,000.75
$ 727.50
$ 485.00
$ 79.00
$ 464.00
$ 618.00
$ 592.25
$ 1,548.25
$ 1,301.00
$ 775.75
30
20
15
1
16
19
19
36
31
26
TOTAL
$ 7,591.50
213
SECOND
COLLECTION
(MUSIC MINISTRY)
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
67.00
33.00
197.00
30.00
125.00
212.00
157.25
493.50
569.00
277.00
$ 2,160.75
FAITH AND OUR HOLY REDEEMER SCHOOL BUILDING
ROOF PROJECT: PHASE I
These are the people who have surfaced $16,599.25 of the
$28,875.00 that was required to complete Phase I of our School
Building Roof project. As soon as we reach 75% of that cost (or
$21,656.25) we can begin Phase II which will help keep a roof over
the heads of all of us who use the School building gymnasium.
Thank you!
James Wehrum, Patricia Warren, Barbara Warren, John Anzovino,
Debbie & Chuck Shields, Mary Stoessel, Gloria DiBrizzi, Andrew Logicer,
D. Kerasiotis, Marge Nyland, Gloria Cintorino, Mr. & Mrs. Richard
Roman, Jane Dengel, Willie Ferreira, Mr. & Mrs. James Schlegel, Friends
of Angie Cullin, Erika Baumgartner, Mr. William Willet, Menjivar Family, Amelia Avellaneda, Dean Family, Joan
Kavanagh, Anna M. Castillo, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Goodwin, Felicita Cepeda, Lorraine Martin, Nathaniel Schipani,
Patrina & Virginia Notarstefano, Rod & Joan Foy, Mary Stoessel, Louise Barone, Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Marchese,
Mrs. Michelle Ham, Ray & Barbara Burkart, Mary Hope, Nancy Donohue, Cristobal & Norma Sanchez, Bill Maclay,
Andre P. Louis, Ms. Clara H. Lomangino, Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Marchese, Michael A. Trotta, Sr., Vukelic, Ann Kelly,
Allen & Elizabeth Weick, Antonio Aviles, Mr. & Mrs. A. Mercogliano, James & Claire Kramer, Eugene & Joann
Flaherty, Barbara J. Warren, Patricia J. Warren, Barbara Brady, Maria & Joseph Rivierzo, Nancy Kosofsky, Sheila &
Bill Walsh, Rosemarie C. Ferrara, Ricky Richardson, Catherine S. Blaney, Yselsa Perez, Familia Flores, Familia
Menjivar, John Patrick Holian, Margaret Bade, Familia Menjivar, Cristina S., Luz Pena, Solis Family, Mr. & Mrs.
Guillermo Mendez, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Andrino, Familia Flores, Anthony Solazzo, Anna Fortune, Maureen
McCollum, Anne Carron, Marge & Steve Blumenberg, Angelo Termini, Bob & Adele Dzienius, S. Curry, Richard &
Roberta Ryan, Donald Suchan, Emilia Tineo Cruz, Jane M. Murray, John & Nancy Solazzo, Ben & Helena Terzulli,
Tina Scalamandre, Vincent C. Mastroianni, Ronald J. Ellerbe, Al & Artie Grover, Fiokirys Rodriguez, Martha
Tanarez, Allison Argueta, Katherine Argueta, Mrs. Donald Schleich, Maximo Membreno, Mr. & Mrs. L. Orbutor,
The Holian Family, Teresa O’Donnell, Debi Poline, Alfredo Chaeon & Family, Rosa Hernandez, Fausto Molina
Ramirez, Laverty, Marie Leon, Camillo G. Carrello, Juan Pablo Argueta, Rigobertha Fuentes, Pedro Gonzalez,
Kathleen Lawson, Mary Stoessel, Veronica Vostinak, Peter & Angela Ruiz, Mary M. Kane, Joseph F. Mercurio,
Buddy Schumacher III, William Willet, Silvestre Cumento & Family, Juan Mormal, Alan & Cathy Richartz, Stephen
& Mary Nicolino, Robert L. Dougherty, Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Alcorn, Anonymous (26).
OUR HOLY REDEEMER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
SCHOOL BUILDING ROOF PROJECT – PHASE I
NAME: ___________________________________________________________________________________
OUR HOLY REDEEMER SCHOOL STUDENT/GRADUATE:
 YES
 NO
TELEPHONE NUMBER: _______________________________________________________________________
AMOUNT PLEDGED:  $2500  $1250  $1000  $750  $500  $250  OTHER __________________
Please deposit this form with your donation in the Sunday Offertory Basket or drop it off at the Rectory,
Monday through Saturday, 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Thank you!
2016-2017 RAFFLE! RAFFLE! RAFFLE!
ENTER TODAY AND YOU MAY BE OUR NEXT WINNER!
Your $25 Raffle Ticket purchase provides you with a chance to win:
$25 Daily, $100 Monthly, and $250 Quarterly, plus our Second Grand Prize Drawing of:
$2016 on 11 June 2017
and
A Special Monthly Gift Certificate to a Local Business
Your $50 Raffle Ticket purchase provides you with a chance to win the above
prizes PLUS a chance to win our Grand Prize on 25 June 2017 of:
$25,000.00!!!
OUR REMAINING 2016
WINNERS! WINNERS! WINNERS! ARE:
Date
Ticket #
22 December
12689
23 December
Name
Date
Ticket #
Name
Maureen Borger
28 December
4827
Josefina Nunez
12358
H. Martinez
29 December
6249
JoAnne Mossy
24 December
11278
Claire Kraemer
30 December
10790
Diane J. Ford
25 December
8530
Douglas Vaggi
31 December
11498
Chris Vetter
26 December
8420
Charlie Goldstein
$250 Quarterly
1503
John Anzovino
27 December
11269
Fred Anderson, Jr.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS!

Telethon Time!
Saturday, 14 January (2:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M.)
and
Sunday, 15 January (12:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M.)
Please tune in on Cablevision channel 29/137 or Verizon FiOS channel 296 to support our Diocesan
Television Station. The Telethon will be 18 hours filled with guest “stars” including many of the
clergy, religious, and dedicated lay people of our Diocese. Additionally, there will be visits from
celebrity chefs, musical groups, and New York sports teams to help fuel the enjoyment. Join
Monsignor Jim Vlaun for the 24th Annual Telecare Telethon and consider making a donation by
phone or a secure donation over the internet at www.TelecareTV.org
FAITH AND PRAYER
Please Pray for Our Priests
O God, Who made Your Only Begotten Son eternal High Priest, grant that those He has chosen as ministers and
stewards of Your mysteries may be found faithful in carrying out the ministry they have received. Through our Lord
Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
16 January:
17 January:
18 January:
19 January:
20 January:
21 January:
22 January:
Father Augustine Fernando & Father Simon Fernando
Father Ryzard Ficek & Father Nicholas J. Figliola
Monsignor. Richard M. Figliozzi & Monsignor Charles R. Fink
Father John J. Fitzgerald & Father Joseph H. Fitzgerald
Monsignor Michael P. Flynn & Father Thomas M. Fusco
Monsignor Francis X. Gaeta & Father Thomas G. Gallagher
Bishop William F. Murphy & Bishop Nelson J. Perez
and for Our Seminarian
Br. Pierre Toussaint
(Alain) Guiteau, C.F.R.
Heavenly Father, please grant to Your Faithful servants, the grace
and strength to carry out Your mission for the Church each day.
Keep our Seminarians close to You and continue to inspire them to
serve others in Your Holy Name. Please inspire the men You have
called to the Priesthood to respond “yes” to Your call through our Lord
Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity
of the Holy Spirit one God for ever and ever. Amen.
A Word of Gratitude at Christmas
from Brother Pierre Toussaint, CFR
Dear Fr. Arcoleo,
Merry Christmas! I just wanted to take a moment during this Christmas Season to say thank you. As you know,
this Season is marked by our joyful reception of Our Lord. In thinking about that I was struck with joy at the
constant support, most especially through your prayers and encouragement for others to pray for me. The joy of
being united in the Body of Christ is a beautiful reality. Once again, thank you for the continual support.
Br. Pierre Toussaint, CFR
You may write to Brother Pierre at:
Saint Leopold Friary
259 Nepperhan Avenue
Yonkers, New York 10701
and for Our Postulant
Our Postulant could use some words of encouragement and support.
Her address is as follows:
Miss Meaghan Baldwin
Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate
Meaghan Baldwin
P.O. Box 658, Monroe, New York 10949
MORE FAITH AND PRAYER
Please continue to say your prayers
for the following members
of our Armed Forces:
Melissa Castillo, Ensign Frank Chavez,
Anthony Costante, Tyler Daly, Juan Diaz, Ryan Dugan,
Katelyn Ann Foster, RN, Michael George Gonzalez,
Daniel Ingin, Brig. Gen. Kevin Killea, Susana Ladino,
Capt. Peter Lawless, Corp. Gaelan Lynch, Sgt. Ramon Marrero,
Pvt. Jack McKnight, John Mediate, Sgt. Kelvin O. Melara,
Airman 1st Class Jerome Miles, Lt. Cmdr. Colleen Minihan,
Maj. Paul Minihan, Sebastian Moreno, Sean Joseph Mormon,
Sgt. Allyson Parla, PO Floyd A. Rivera, Sgt. Sammy Rodriguez,
Benjamin Rhodes, Edwin Sandoval, Doug Schambert,
Paul Seiden, Luis Sic, PFC Ashley Sumner, Capt. John Talafuse,
Corp. Daniel Vargas, SCPO William A. Vega,
Capt. Johnetta Washington, Anthony Williams,
Sgt. 1st Class Lynroy Williams; Lt. Cmdr. Brad Younger
Please Pray for our beloved deceased
RAMON A. MOREL
VICTOR SCHIPANI
NELCIDA VILLALBA
READINGS FOR
22 January 2017
Third Sunday
in Ordinary Time

1st Reading: Isaiah VIII: 23-IX: III
Responsorial Psalm: 27
2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians I: 10-13, 17
Gospel: Saint Matthew IV: 12-23
Please
Pray
for
Rosemary Amberstone,Peter Anglim, Jackeline Arias, Kevin Artus,
Angelina Auci, Gale Anne Bellini, Kathleen Bergleitner,
Tom Boffardi, Dr. Bonnick, Kaye Bonnick, Alfio Brancato,
John Cochol, Warren P. Cochol, Juan Cordero, Barbara Costante,
Brian Cox, Angie Cullin, Patricia Cummins, June Currie,
Debra Dantes, Roseanne della Speranza, Helen Donlon,
Barbara Emerick, Baby Ava Feazell, Andrew Feeney,
Carmela Filfiley, Elizabeth Claudia Ford, Gary Fouche,
Erik Galinsky, Bill Green, Mary Hannan, Xavier Hixon,
Linda A. Kane, Edward Kaers, George Kelly, Bob Klein, Tom Krant,
Richard Laudman, Dulce Lopez, Lorena Lopez, Sr. Dorothy Lynch,
Angelina Macchia, Peter Marino, Christine McCabe,
Barbara McEneaney, Arlene Minton, Christopher Montalbano,
Oneyda Morales, Jacinto Moronta, Matthew Morriss,
Samantha Ann Murphy, Susanna Musso, Jackie Oliveri,
Ron Penero, Kathleen Randall, Charles Rivera, Miguel Rodriguez,
Lidiana Santiago, Victor Schipani, Mike Siegler, Jeffery D. Smith,
Ty Smith, Bill Stoessel, John Sturmer, Barbara Sullivan,
Tom Tropea, Anna Mae Verzyl, Antonia Villanueva, Donald Walsh,
Patrick Walsh, Robert Weinzierl, Gerry Wright, Frank Young
… and please call the Rectory if you know
anyone in serious need of prayers.
The names will remain on our
prayer list for four weeks.
Thank you!
SCRIPTURE REFLECTION
“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.” (See John 1:29-34) The words of
John the Baptist quoted in today’s Gospel are part of the Holy Mass. Just before we receive
communion the presiding priest elevates the chalice and the host and recites the above words,
adding, “Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.” We the people reply with the
acclamation: “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.” We are the happy people, the blessed people, the people that have
been invited to the Lamb’s supper. We should live lives of holiness because Jesus, “the Lamb of
God, who takes away the sin of the world,” has taken away our sins. Although we are not worthy to
receive Him, He says the word, and as a result you and I are healed. The good news of this Sunday’s
Gospel is that Jesus is not meager with the benefits of His sacrifice. He applies it to all those willing
to receive Him. He takes away the sin of the world. Therefore, we should do our best to work out
our own salvation and not only ours, but that of those we call family and neighbor. Let them know,
by our deeds and words that we believe that Jesus is the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world.
FAITH AND SOCIAL MINISTRY
HUMAN SERVICES
OUR HOLY REDEEMER
(516) 868-8289
Thank You
One Hundredfold!!!
To Our Parishioners:
We truly appreciate ALL of the volunteers, food,
and gifts that were so generously donated by
YOU to help your brethren in Freeport who
were in need during Thanksgiving & Christmas.
The Staff of Parish Human Services
We Need Volunteers!
23 West Merrick Road, Freeport, NY
(516) 623-3247
COME AND SEE YOUR
DONATIONS AT WORK!
SHOPPING HOURS:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Closed every Wednesday
DONATIONS ACCEPTED:
Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
and by appointment.
(516) 623 – 3247
Please call Mr. Alfonso Martinez,
Director
at (516) 868-8289.
He’s waiting to hear from you!
Volunteers Accepted All the Time!
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
LECTORS
Have you considered a deeper participation
in our Sacred Liturgy? Do you have excellent diction,
excellent reading skills and a love of Holy Scripture?
If you answered ‘yes’ to all of the above, consider
participation in the Parish Lector Ministry.
USHERS
As more and more people “come home” to Our
Holy Redeemer, they need other people to
welcome them, seat them, and bring their
offering to the Altar. If you are interested in
being a “greeter and a seater”, then please call
Ms. Judy Germaine at (516) 378-0665.
For information and registration for the
upcoming new Lector training, please contact
the Parish Lector Coordinator, Mr. Chuck Shields,
at (516) 546-1894 or [email protected]
Be
a
Lector
OUR HOLY REDEEMER PARISH
37 SOUTH OCEAN AVENUE
FREEPORT, NEW YORK 11520
(516) 378-0665
2017 PARISH CENSUS/REGISTRATION FORM
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY AND NEATLY. ALL INFORMATION WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL.
SEAL THE COMPLETED FORM IN AN ENVELOPE AND RETURN IT TO THE RECTORY OR DEPOSIT IT IN THE OFFERTORY BASKET AT MASS.
 I WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER
TODAY’S DATE: ___________________________
REGISTERED PARISHIONER OF OUR HOLY REDEEMER?
 YES  NO
IF YES, ENVELOPE #: _____________
FAMILY NAME: _________________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS: _____________________________________________________________________________
CITY: ____________________________ STATE: _______________________ ZIP CODE: ______________
HOME TELEPHONE #: __________________________ EMAIL: _____________________________________
LENGTH OF TIME AT CURRENT ADDRESS: _____________
MEMBERS IN HOUSEHOLD:
ADULT #1:
ADULT #2:_______________________________________
TITLE: (CIRCLE) MR. MRS. MISS
LAST NAME:
FIRST NAME:
SEX:
 MALE
 FEMALE
RELIGION:
DATE OF BIRTH:
MARITAL STATUS:
OCCUPATION:
EMPLOYER:
WORK TELEPHONE #:
CELL TELEPHONE #:
PRIMARY LANGUAGE:
SPECIAL INTERESTS/TALENTS:
D R.
M.I.:
TITLE: (CIRCLE) MR. MRS. MISS
LAST NAME:
FIRST NAME:
SEX:
MALE
FEMALE
RELIGION:
DATE OF BIRTH:
MARITAL STATUS:
OCCUPATION:
EMPLOYER:
WORK TELEPHONE #:
CELL TELEPHONE #:
PRIMARY LANGUAGE:
SPECIAL INTERESTS/TALENTS:
D R.
M.I.:
CHILDREN/OTHER MEMBERS:__________________________________________________________________________
NAME
DATE OF BIRTH
M/F
RELATIONSHIP
SCHOOL ATTENDING &GRADE
OR EMPLOYER
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
ANY HOMEBOUND/BEDRIDDEN MEMBERS IN THE HOUSEHOLD?  NO  YES/NAME:_________________________________
REFLEXIÓN SEMANAL
“Este es el cordero de Dios, el que quita el pecado del mundo” (Vea Juan 1:29-34). Estas
palabras de Juan Bautista citadas en el Evangelio de hoy son parte de la Santa Misa.
Precisamente antes de recibir la Santa Comunión el sacerdote eleva el cáliz y la hostia y recita
las palabras de arriba, añadiendo “dichosos los invitados a la cena del Señor.” Nosotros, el
pueblo, respondemos con la aclamación: “Señor, no soy digno de que entres en mi casa, pero
una palabra tuya bastará para sanarme.” Nosotros somos el pueblo feliz, el pueblo dichoso
invitado a la cena del Señor. Debemos de vivir vidas santas porque Jesús, “es el cordero de Dios,
el que quita el pecado del mundo” y El ha quitado nuestro pecado. Aunque no somos dignos de
recibirlo, Él dice la palabra que basta para sanarnos. Las buenas nuevas del Evangelio de este
domingo es que Jesús no es mezquino con los resultados de su sacrificio. Por el contrario El los
aplica a todos. El quita el pecado del mundo entero. Por eso, debemos hacer todo lo posible por
alcanzar nuestra salvación y no solo la nuestra, sino también la de todos al que llamamos familia y prójimo.
Debemos dejarles saber por nuestras obras y palabras que creemos firmemente en que Jesús es el Cordero de Dios
que quita el pecado del mundo.
El comenzó a Enseñarles Muchas Cosas
El comenzó a Enseñarles Muchas Cosas
Los Diez Mandamientos Explicados por el Catecismo
Los Diez Mandamientos Explicados por el Catecismo
Resumen
2661 Mediante una transmisión viva, la Sagrada Tradición, el Espíritu Santo, en la Iglesia, enseña a orar a los hijos de
Dios.
2662 La Palabra de Dios, la liturgia de la Iglesia y las virtudes de la fe, la esperanza y la caridad son fuentes de la oración.
ARTÍCULO 2: EL CAMINO DE LA ORACIÓN
2663 En la tradición viva de la oración, cada Iglesia propone a sus fieles, según el contexto histórico, social y cultural, el
lenguaje de su oración: palabras, melodías, gestos, iconografía. Corresponde al Magisterio (cf. DV 10) discernir la
fidelidad de estos caminos de oración a la tradición de la fe apostólica y compete a los pastores y catequistas explicar el
sentido de ello, con relación siempre a Jesucristo.
 Oremos 
(Por los Hombres y Mujeres en las Fuerzas Armadas)
Lecturas para el Domingo
Melissa Castillo, Ensign Frank Chavez, Anthony Costante, Tyler Daly,
Juan Diaz, Ryan Dugan, Katelyn Ann Foster, RN, Michael George Gonzalez,
Daniel Ingin, Brig. Gen. Kevin Killea, Susana Ladino, Capt. Peter Lawless,
Corp. Gaelan Lynch, Sgt. Ramon Marrero, Pvt. Jack McKnight, John Mediate,
Sgt. Kelvin O. Melara, Airman 1st Class Jerome Miles,
Lt. Cmdr. Colleen Minihan, Maj. Paul Minihan, Sebastian Moreno,
Sean Joseph Mormon, Sgt. Allyson Parla, PO Floyd A. Rivera,
Sgt. Sammy Rodriguez, Benjamin Rhodes, Edwin Sandoval, Doug Schambert,
Paul Seiden, Luis Sic, PFC Ashley Sumner, Capt. John Talafuse,
Corp. Daniel Vargas, SCPO William A. Vega, Capt. Johnetta Washington,
Anthony Williams, Sgt. 1st Class Lynroy Williams; Lt. Cmdr. Brad Younger.
22 de Enero de 2017
LA VIRGEN MARÍA VISITA TU HOGAR
Este grupo visita los hogares
con la imagen de la Virgen de
Fátima para rezar el Rosario
con la familia tan a menudo
como lo deseen. Si desea que
lo visiten a usted o a su familia
o amistades, favor llame a
Berta al (516) 379-8270 o a
Gresmy al (516) 670-2687.
III Domingo Ordinario
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1ra Lectura: Isaías 8,23—9,3
Salmo Responsorial: Salmo 26
2da Lectura: I Corintios 1, 10-13. 17
Evangelio: San Mateo 4, 12-23
Grupo Carismático Cristo Vive
Lo invita a acompañarlos
todos los domingos de 7:30
a 9:00 P.M. en el Auditorio.
El grupo Cristo Vive visita
los hogares de las personas
que no pueden salir. Favor
llamar a Cándido Bran al
(516)
852-4320
para
información.
GRUPO SANTO REDENTOR
Acompáñenos los
martes de 7:00
P.M. a 9:00 P.M.
en el sótano de la
Escuela.
Para
más información
por favor llame a
Ivette Vasquez al
(516) 469-9559.
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BEHOLD THE
LAMB OF GOD!
John the Baptist saw Jesus
coming toward him and said,
"Behold, the Lamb of God, Who
takes away the sin of the
world. He is the One of Whom
I said, 'A man is coming after
me who ranks ahead of me
because He existed before me.
'I did not know Him, but the
reason why I came baptizing
with water was that He might
be made known to Israel."
John testified further, saying,
"I saw the Spirit come down
like a dove from Heaven and
remain upon Him. I did not
know Him, but the one who
sent me to baptize with water
told me, 'On whomever you see
the Spirit come down and
remain, He is the One who will
baptize with the Holy Spirit.
'Now I have seen and testified
that He is the Son of God."
 Saint John I: 29-34 
Directions: Find the words below from
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