May 5, 2013 - the Parish of St. Agnes Cathedral

Page 6SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTERMary's Day CelebrationSaturday, May 11, 2013All are invited to celebrate the 9:00 a.m.. Mass at St.Agnes Cathedral followed by breakfast at 10:30 a.m.at Frank's Steaks, RVC. Cost is $40 for adults, $25for seniors and $20 for children. For reservations andfurther information, please contact Nancy Lindsay ofthe Rosary Altar Society at 516-378-0677, or MichelePalmer of the St. Agnes Mother's Club atMKM1223@verizon.netOpening 2014 Mass BookMass Intentions for 2014 may be arranged onWednesday, May 22, 2013 from 9:30 a.m. until1:00 p.m. in the Music Room of the ParishMinistry Building. At this time up to three (3)Masses may be arranged. Since the value of eachMass is infinite, we ask that intentions be combinedfor members of one family whenever possible. Theoffering for Mass is $20.Requests for Wine and Hosts, Altar Flowers, as wellas Rose for Life for the year 2014 may also bearranged at this time.PLEASE NOTE: The 2014 Mass book will beavailable at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 23rd inthe Rectory Office. We appreciate your patience andcooperation at this time.St. Agnes Knights of ColumbusThe Vocation Committee of the St. Agnes Council ofthe Knights of Columbus is conducting its annual50/50 Vocations Raffle for the benefit of its “adopted”seminarian, Christopher Mirabal. Christopher iscurrently in “third theology” and next year he will beentering the fourth anf final year of his priestlyformation at the St. Joseph Seminary.As in the past, the proceeds of the raffle are dividedequally between three raffle winners and the balancegoes directly to the seminarian to defray some of hispersonal expenses while at the seminary. Raffletickets are $10 apiece. An entire booklet is $100.Tickets can be obtained by calling Peter Dordal at 764-8680 or writing to 109 Oxford Rd., Rockville Centre,NY 11570.Please help the Knights in this noblest of causes. Thisour 25th year of supporting young men in theirformation of Priests of Jesus Christ.The Cookbooks Are Here!The St,. Agnes Cathedral Cookbook , “KitchenMaster Pieces,” will be available for purchase after allMasses this weekend. It is a perfect Mother’s Daygift for yourself or anyone on your list.Some of the selections include: gluten free and lowsodium recipes. There are useful hints for measuring,quick fixes for mistakes and storing your preparedmeals. The purchase price of the book is $15.Proceeds will go toward the planned music “Tour ofIreland” in 2015 featuring the Cathedral Choral.Electronic Giving throughFaith DirectWorking on your spring cleaning list? Add eGivingthrough Faith Direct. Faith Direct is the easiest wayto be sure that your gift of treasure reaches us, evenwhen you can't be with us at Mass. Once you haveenrolled, you can relax knowing that Parish of St.Agnes Cathedral will continue to receive your giftsthroughout the year. Please consider enrolling beforeyou leave for vacation.Enrollment forms are available in the church office oryou can visit Faith Direct's secure web site atwww.faithdirect.net to enroll online. Our parish codeis: NY239.As always, know that your generosity is truly a giftfrom God.Fall Back in LoveCelebrate your marriage and your love byexperiencing a Worldside Marriage EncounterWeekend. Make your good marriage truly great. Thenext upcoming weekend is May 17th—May 19th.Registration is limited. For more information or toapply call 1 877 697-9963. Please visit our localwebside at http:/www.wwmeil.org for more details.The L.I. Volunteer CenterThe Volunteer Center will be distributing new andgently used dresses, accessories and shoes free ofcharge to high school students of families unable toabsorb the expense of a new gown for prom orgraduation. The event will be held at the HagedornFamily Resource Center located at 120 GreenwichSt., Hempstead on Saturday, May 11th from 3:30 to7:30 p.m. To attend reservations are a must. Call 564-5482. To donate call 654-5482.