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Blessing Of The Animals

Community Events, Liturgical, Parish Life, PNCC /

St. Francis’ Annual Blessing Of The Animals will be held on Saturday, October 5th at 1:00 p.m.

Bring your dogs, cats, hamsters, gerbils, birds, fish, ferrets, turtles, lizards, for a special St. Francis blessing…

Blessing For All Animals

Blessed are you, Lord God, Maker of all living creatures, On the fifth and sixth days of creation you called forth fish in the sea, birds in the air and animals on the land. You inspired St. Francis to call all animals his brothers and sisters. We ask you to bless this animal. By the power of your love enable it to live according to your plan. May we always praise you for all your beauty in creation. Blessed are you, Lord our God, in all your creatures! Amen.

St. Francis PNC Church – 81 years in East Meadow – 1932-2013

Directions: Take Southern State Parkway to exit 25N (RT-106 N) toward EAST MEADOW for about a half mile. Turn LEFT onto E. MEADOW AVE for approx. 1 mile. Turn LEFT onto HARTON AVE. HARTON AVE. is off EAST MEADOW AVE between Pietro’s Pizzeria and Chinese Take-Out.

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Join us for an Outdoor Waterfront Holy Mass

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Our Outdoor Holy Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, September 15th – 9:30 am at 27 Ann Drive North, Freeport on the Nautical Mile [Woodcleft Canal] in Freeport. Bring your own chair for the mass. Coffee & rolls to follow courtesy of the Kompa family.

Join us also for a one hour boat ride [12 noon – 1 pm] with Freeport Water Taxi & Tours. Cost is $10.00 per person.

Let’s Pray For Good Weather. It Will Be Fun.

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Community help needed to save our steeple

From the Pastor, Parish Life /

Dear Friend of St. Francis PNCC,

St. Francis Polish National Catholic Church opened its doors in 1932 and has welcomed everyone with open arms for these past 81 years. Our members are of all nationalities…not just Polish. Sunday Mass is at 9:00 a.m., should you wish to celebrate the Eucharist with us.

At the moment though, St Francis Parish is in dire straits. Our steeple needs major repair. So far our estimates are in the vicinity of $11,000. The steeple must be supported from the inside and the flashing around the steeple on the roof, must be replaced. This is a monumental under-taking that only a licensed commercial roofer or contractor can handle. As many of you know a few years ago, we renovated the interior of the church. Already the ceiling of the choir loft is sagging and peeling from the elements coming in through the cracks.

All of our members are very hard working and dedicated Christians. The Church and all it stands for are extremely important to us. While each of us dedicates as much time and effort as possible, due to family and personal matters, we are not able to do everything. Every member does their best to help upkeep the Church, and each parishioner is as generous as they can be with monetary donations.

We hold fund-raiser dinners at least twice a year (St. Patrick’s/St. Joseph’s and Christmas). Recently, as a fund-raiser, a theatrical comedy troupe performed in the Church Hall basement (which is unfortunately not handicap accessible; but that’s a fund-raiser for a different decade!). The Hall space, which has been totally and beautifully renovated, is available to rent for all occasions. The monies generated from hall rentals and fund-raisers help to pay the utilities and keep the Church doors open.

We have always, through the years, done our best to maintain “our” Church without asking for outside help, but at this time, we humbly ask “Friends of St. Francis PNCC” to please donate what you can towards our “Steeple Repair Fund.” Tax-deductible checks can be made payable to St. Francis PNCC. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you for any offerings you are able to make.

God bless you and yours, Sincerely,

Father Andrew Koterba Pastor

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St. Patrick’s/St. Joseph’s Dinner

Community Events, Parish Life /

St. Francis parish cordially invites you to our annual St. Patrick’s and St. Joseph’s Fund-raiser Dinner on Sunday, March 10th at 3 pm.

There will be plenty of Irish, Italian, and Polish specialties like corn beef & cabbage, baked ziti, pierogies & St. Giuseppe’s pastries!

Reservations are required. Tickets are $15 for adults and $6 for kids under 12. For reservations call Carol at (516) 546-2535.

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Anniversary Mass for Thomas and Lorraine Kompa

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Parishioners of St. Francis Church, Thomas and Lorraine Kompa, celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary (October 18th). They renewed their marriage vows, in the celebration of Sunday Holy Mass, on October 28, 2012.

St. Francis Church perfected the atmosphere for such a celebration and was filled with family and friends. The renewal vows were beautifully inter-twined through the prayer of St. Francis’s parishioners and all attending. St. Francis pastor, Fr. Andrzej Koterba, celebrated the Holy Mass and bestowed a marriage blessing upon Thomas and Lorraine.

Holy Mass was followed by a breakfast hosted by the couple in the parish hall. God`s blessings to all for many more years of love and happiness.

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Photos from St. Francis’ Annual Animal Blessing

Community Events, Liturgical, Parish Life, PNCC /

St. Francis was passionately devoted to God. His every action was motivated by his love for God. He adopted a simple lifestyle. Because all his trust was in God, and not in possessions. He believed every man and women was his brother and sister. It was easy for him to embrace a love of nature and for all God`s creatures – because he understood everything was created by God and thus everything is good.

In honoring St. Francis, on Saturday, October 6,2012, St. Francis Church set aside a day for the blessing of animals and invited and welcomed all to enter the Church for a special service and a blessing for each creature. Like St. Francis, we try to be humble and believe every action is performed not to bring glory to our services, but to God.

Hear our humble prayer, O God,
for our friends the animals,
especially for animals who are suffering;
for animals that are overworked,
underfed and cruelly treated;
for all wistful creatures in captivity
that beat their wings against bars;
for any that are hunted or lost or deserted
or frightened or hungry;
for all that must be put death.
We entreat for them all Thy mercy and pity,
and for those who deal with them
we ask a heart of compassion
and gentle hands and kindly words.
Make us, ourselves, to be true friends to animals,
and so to share the blessings of the merciful. – Albert Schweitzer

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