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Annual Blessing for All Animals – Saturday, October 3rd

On Saturday, October 3rd St. Francis parish will hold its annual Blessing For All Animals at 1 p.m. Bring your dogs, cats, hamsters, gerbils, birds, fish, ferrets, turtles, lizards, for a special St. Francis blessing…

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.

Directions to St. Francis parish: Take Southern State Parkway to exit 25N (RT-106 N) toward East Meadow for about a half mile. Turn left onto East Meadow Avenue for approximately 1 mile. Turn left onto Harton Avenue. Harton Avenue is off East Meadow Avenue between Pietro’s Pizzeria and the Chinese Take-Out.

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Healing Holy Mass

Jesus went to every town and village. He taught in their meeting places and preached the good news about God’s kingdom. Jesus also healed every kind of disease and sickness. — Matthew 9:35

St. Francis Catholic Church PNCC will celebrate a Healing Mass and service on Sunday, May 31st at 10 A.M. All are welcome. For more information please call Fr. Andrew Koterba at 516-794-5189

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Lent, Holy Week, and Easter 2015 Schedule

  • Stations of the Cross – Sundays During Lent following Holy Mass
  • Passion Sunday, March 22nd – Passion Sunday Holy Mass at 9am
  • Palm Sunday, March 29th – Palm Sunday Holy Mass & Distribution of Palms at 9am
  • Maundy Thursday, April 2nd – Maundy Thursday Holy Mass at 7pm
  • Good Friday, April 3rd – Good Friday Liturgy at 7pm
  • Holy Saturday, April 4th – Blessing of the Easter Baskets & Foods at 1pm
  • Solemnity of the Resurrection, Easter Sunday, April 5th – Easter Sunday Holy Mass at 9am

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Jerry Burke Memorial Ten Commandments Hike

On November 28th Scouts from the Theodore Roosevelt Council of the Boy Scouts of America visited our parish as part of the 2014 Jerry Burke Memorial Ten Commandments Hike. Fr. Andrew spoke about 3rd commandment.

“You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.” – Exodus 20:7

Scouts visited ten different churches in East Meadow.

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St. Francis’ Annual Blessing For All Animals, October 4th

On Saturday, October 4th St. Francis parish will hold its annual Blessing For All Animals at 1 p.m. Bring your dogs, cats, hamsters, gerbils, birds, fish, ferrets, turtles, lizards, for a special St. Francis blessing…

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.

Directions to St. Francis parish: Take Southern State Parkway to exit 25N (RT-106 N) toward East Meadow for about a half mile. Turn left onto East Meadow Avenue for approximately 1 mile. Turn left onto Harton Avenue. Harton Avenue is off East Meadow Avenue between Pietro’s Pizzeria and the Chinese Take-Out.

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