Serving the People of God on the Gold Coast of Long Island
THE EASTER VIGIL
Saturday, April 16, 2022, 7:30 pm Easter Vigil
The Easter Vigil will also be live-streamed at
https://www.facebook.com/StBonifaceMartyr and
https://www.saintboniface.org/streaming/
EASTER SUNDAY: April 17
Masses: 9 am, 10:30 am, 12 pm
All Easter Sunday Masses will also be live-streamed at
https://www.facebook.com/StBonifaceMartyr and
https://www.saintboniface.org/streaming/
Pope Francis has announced a universal synod inviting ALL Catholics across the globe to better discern together how to listen and communicate with each other to strengthen our communion in Christ Jesus. The three components to the Synod on Synodality as outlined by the Pope are “Communion, Participation and Mission.”
The Pope, in union with the Bishops, has sought the thoughts of ALL Catholics around the world (young, old, single, married, divorced, active, inactive . . . etc.), as well as non-Catholics, non-Christians and non-believers to participate in the Synod process by completing and attending listening sessions. We at St. Boniface conducted a survey and submitted the compiled results to the Diocese to be forwarded to Rome.
The Synod on Synodality is a two-year process of listening and dialogue that began with a solemn opening in Rome in October 2021. The synodal process will conclude in October, 2023 with a gathering of the Synod of Bishops in Rome to explore the theme of synodality – journeying together– in the life of the Church.
In preparation, Pope Francis desires the involvement of the People of God. He wants the Church to journey together: walking forward, listening to the Holy Spirit and the Word of God. To this end, the Holy Father has asked every diocese to have an experience of synodality from October 2021 until April 2022.
Pope Francis invites the entire Church to reflect on a theme that is decisive for its life and mission: “It is precisely this path of synodality which God expects of the Church of the third millennium.” This journey, which follows in the wake of the Church’s “renewal” proposed by the Second Vatican Council, is both a gift and a task: by journeying together and reflecting together on the journey that has been made, the Church will be able to learn through Her experience which processes can help Her to live communion, to achieve participation, to open Herself to mission.
For Liturgical Catechesis on the “Synod on Synodality” on Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Reconciliation (Confessions) Monday is April 3, 2023. Confessions will be heard on that day at the Church of St. Boniface Martyr Parish, Sea Cliff, NY from 2 to 4 pm and from 6 to 9 pm. They will be heard at the same time in ALL other parishes of the Archdiocese of New York, the Diocese of Brooklyn, and here in the Diocese of Rockville Centre at the same times.
Reconciliation Monday is April 3, 2023. Confessions will be heard at St. Boniface Church from 2 to 4 pm and 6 to 9 pm.
Every year through the support and commitment of individuals and organizations, we are able to serve more than 600,000 people in our Long Island community.
The Catholic Ministries Appeal enables our Church to continue to form our youth and adults in the faith, promote the dignity of life, provide quality education to our young people, feed the hungry, and foster vocations to the priesthood.
Your generosity helps to make all of this, and so much more, possible!
Thank you for your support.
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.
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
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
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:
The St. Boniface Martyr Thanksgiving Day Mass, Thursday, November 25, will be at 9:30 am. There will be no 8 am mass that morning. The Mass intention will be thanksgiving for all the living and deceased parishioners of St. Boniface Martyr Church.
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.”
You may deposit your donations in the St. Vincent de Paul donation box in the church vestibule, drop it off at the parish center (through the mail slot in the door), or mail it to:
St. Boniface SVDP
145 Glen Avenue
Sea Cliff, NY 11579
The Thanksgiving Day Mass will be streamed live and may be viewed at the following outlets:
“Charity is the cement which bind communities to God and persons to one another.”
St. vincent de paul
You may bring Thanksgiving food to be blessed to your pew
for 9:30 am Mass on Thanksgiving.
You and your food will be blessed from the altar
while you remain at your seat.
Food is not to be placed before the altar.
Note: There will be a choral presentation of Handel’s Messiah in the Church on Sunday, December 5, the day after the creche blessing and tree lighting, at 4:00 pm. Learn more>>
Ticket prices are $40 per person and include a reception in the church vestibule following the concert. Tickets are available after all the Masses every weekend in the month of November and at the Parish Center during the week from 9 am to 2:45 pm Monday through Thursday and 9 am to 1:15 pm on Friday.
NOTE: The Blessing of the Creche and Christmas Tree Lighting will take place on Saturday evening, December 4, following 5 pm Mass. Learn More>>
See our full Advent and Christmas Schedules:
Our Giving Tree will benefit our St. Boniface Martyr Parish St. Vincent de Paul Society..
You can help your neighbors in need feel special during this Christmas season by participating in this annual event.
Due to anticipated shipping delays and supply shortages, the Giving Tree was set up early this year, and is adorned with tags designating gift cards that may be purchased.
In order to deliver gifts to our neighbors in time for Christmas, we are requesting them by Sunday, November 21. Gift card suggestions are listed below. If you prefer using a check, please make it out to St. Vincent de Paul Society with Giving Tree in the memo area. You may deposit your gift card or check in the St. Vincent dePaul donation box, deliver it to the parish center, or mail it to:
St. Boniface SVDP Giving Tree
145 Glen Avenue
Sea Cliff, NY 11579
Giving Tree Gift Card Suggestions: Amazon; American Express, Best Buy; BJ’s , Burger King, Costco, CVS, Dunkin’ Donuts; Kohl’s; McDonald’s; Macy’s; Mastercard; Old Navy; Starbucks; Stop and Shop; TJ Maxx; Visa, Walmart
Your gift will go a long way in helping those served by our parish Vincentians.
If you have any questions, please call Susan Winslow at 516-671-7058. Thank you for your generosity!
Charity is the cement which binds Communities to God and persons to one another. – St. Vincent de Paul
St. Vincent dePaul
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