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Our New Pastor

Fr. Kevin Dillon 14th Pastor of St. Boniface Martyr Parish.

Fr. Kevin Dillon, 14th Pastor of St. Boniface Martyr Parish

In March of 2015, Bishop Murphy appointed Father Kevin Dillon as the new Pastor of St. Boniface, Martyr Parish.

Born to Gerard and Dolores Dillon in March of 1961, Father Kevin is the oldest of four children.  Fr. Kevin has two sisters and one brother all residing here on Long Island.  In 1965, his family moved from Brooklyn to Williston Park, where is mother still resides.  He attended St. Aidan School and graduated in 1975.  From there, Fr. Kevin went on to the former St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary High School where he graduated 1979.

During the 1980’s Father Kevin attended Nassau Community College and Queens College of the City University of New York where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in English and a Master’s Degree in English Education.  Fr. Kevin holds New York State Permanent Certification as a teacher of English to Secondary School students.  While attending college he worked as a Training and Development Instructor for The Dime Savings Bank of New York.

Upon graduating college, Fr. Kevin taught seventh and eighth grade English in several Catholic elementary schools, including Our Lady of Fatima, Scarsdale , St. Mary’s, Roslyn, and St. Anastasia, Douglaston.

Father Kevin always felt called to the priesthood, and after his dad’s death in 1990, he thought seriously about entering the seminary, and in September 1991 he entered Cathedral Residence of the Immaculate Conception in Douglaston to begin his studies for the priesthood.  From there he attended the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington until 1994.  At that time, still not completely certain if God was calling him to the priesthood, he withdraw to reflect and discern God’s plan for him.  He returned to teaching and worked at several Catholic and public high schools, including St. Dominic High School, Oyster Bay, Suncoast Community High School, Riviera Beach, FL and Bishop Guertin High School, Nashua, NH.

In 2000, Father Kevin still felt called to the priesthood, and so resumed his studies for priestly formation at the Diocesan Seminary in Huntington.  He was ordained June 14, 2003, and has served as Associate Pastor in several parishes of the Diocese, including St. Brigid, Westbury, from 2003-2005; Saint Jude Mastic Beach, from 2005-2007, and Saint Aidan, Williston Park from 2007-2015.  After being ordained, he was appointed to the faculty of St. Dominic High School, where he taught Moral Theology and Sacraments to juniors, and Fr. Kevin will be teaching 6th Grade Religion at our Parish school, All Saints Catholic.  .

Father Kevin is a fan of the New York Yankees as well as of the New York Rangers.  He has a passion for fitness and exercise and enjoys working out with his trainers.  He enjoys spending time with his family and friends.  He likes to travel and has run several pilgrimages to Europe and the Holy Land.  He also enjoys reading, and visiting book stores.  Finally, he likes to sing and attended a Voice Lesson Class in Vienna, Austria where he studied with the Director of the Vienna Boys Choir and composed his own song.

Farewell Reception for Fr. Bob Sunday 6/21/19

Fr. Robert A. Romeo

Fr. Robert A. Romeo

 

Join us after 10:15 Mass on Sunday, June 21, 2015 at a Farewell Reception on the porch of the Donohoe Parish Center for Fr. Bob as he leaves for his new assignment as Pastor at St. Mary’s Parish in Manhasset.

Farewell BBQ for Fr. Bob

Fr Bob Farewell PosterJoin us at a Farewell BBQ honoring Fr. Bob at the Crescent Beach Club on Wednesday, June 17, 2015, 6:30 – 9:30 pm.

  • Tickets will be sold after all Masses and at the Parish Office starting May 24th.
  • All are welcome, but you must purchase a ticket in advance!!
  • Ticket includes dinner, all non-alcoholic drinks and a gift.
  • If anyone wishes to give their own gift there will be a table at the dinner for that purpose.
  • There will be open seating and the event will be on the beach level  (weather permitting).

All Saints Headmaster’s Ball

Please consider placing an ad honoring the St. Boniface Honorees at All Saints Catholic School Annual Headmaster’s Ball:

 Ray and Bobbie McDonald

Special Guest of Honor:  Fr. Bob

Sponsorship Form

Easter Sunday 2015

 

Easter CrossHoly Saturday, April 4
(in Church)
7:30pm The Easter VigilEaster Sunday Masses, April 5
(in Church)8am, 10:15am & 12 noon
Crucifix“He humbled Himself, obediently accepting even death, death on a cross.” Ph 2:8As a Christian people, we are entering the holiest and most solemn week of our year. During these days we celebrate what we call the “Paschal Mystery.” The paschal mystery is the fulfillment of the promises first revealed in the Old Testament and now bought to perfection and completion in the actions of Jesus. Beginning in Genesis and the fall of humanity through the sin of Adam and Eve, God has prepared the human race for the acts that would restore our relationship to God. The Church calls, us in a special way, to enter into the mystery and joy of these days. I invite and encourage you to join with the community and participate in these days of our salvation.

– Fr. Bob

 

New Statues

St Boniface Shrine

Thank you for your overwhelming response to our request for your opinion regarding the statues of the Saints to be placed in our newly-renovated Church.

There were 203 “ballots” returned with 72 different names being submitted.  Although we selected only the first FOUR names, I thought you may want to see the entire tally of all the names considered.  They are:

Name

Number of Votes

St. Anthony of Padua

75

St. Francis of Assisi

69
Blessed Theresa of Calcutta

46

St. Theresa, the Little Flower

43

St. Jude

35

St. Patrick

32

St. Pope John Paul II

32

St. Michael

21

St. Padre Pio

16

St. Anne

12
St. John

11

St. Catherine

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

10

Blessed Chaminade

St. Peter

8

St. Christopher

7

St. Vincent de Paul

St. Cecelia

6

St. Pope John XXIII

5

St. James

4

St. Thomas

3

St. Lucy

St. Paul

St. Bernadette

St. Thomas More

St. Frances Cabrini

St. Elizabeth

St. Martin de Porres

St. Robert

St. Kevin

St. Joan of Arc

St. Matthew

Santo Nino

Blessed Oscar Romero

St. Luke

St. Helen

St. Faustina

2

St. Rita

St. Ignatius

St. Richard

St. Kateri Tekakwitha

The Infant of Prague

St. Mary Magdalene

St. Brigid

St. Gerard

St. Silas

St. Charles

St. Martin of Tours

1

St. Monica

St. Elizabeth of Hungary

St.Margaret

St. Athanasius

St. Basil

St. Isaac

St. Gabriel

St. Raphael

St. Clare

St. Fidelis

St. Stephen

St. Dominic
St. Andrew
St. Brendan
St. Pancras
St. Bridget of Sweden
St. George
St. Maximillian
St. Augustine

St. Angela

St. Sebastian
St. Isabella

St. Agnes

St. Nicholas

 

Open Parish Meeting

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.

Renovation Photos

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A wall opened to begin work on the new narthex (gathering area).

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Work beginning on the hanging lights in the church.

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Work on the hanging lights was completed before the Church was closed for the next next steps of the renovation.

Midnight Run

On March 7, 2015, the St. Boniface Youth Group  participate in its Fifth Annual “Midnight Run” to Manhattan.
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.

In Jesus,
Fr. Bob

Midnight Run 2014
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.