Parking Lot Joy!

First Fruits
II got back from vacation and found a check in my mailbox from the diocese for $5,840.95. (Just in time too because we have to pay the big bills for the new parking lot at the school.) Now why did the Diocese send this? Thanks to the parihioners who are supporting the Catholic Ministries Appeal this year, we’ve already gotten a 10% rebate of what you donated to the appeal which supports the pastoral work of the diocese. We’re over 60% toward completing our goal at which time we’ll get a full 20% rebate.
So may I ask you -- if you haven’t already made a donation to the Catholic Ministries Appeal -- to make your contribution this week? It helps the church on Long Island minister to people and, as the check received indicates, it helps our parish too.
Click here for more info.

Sommer in the Summer
Got some things you’d like to ask a priest? Want to have a nice conversation about God, the church, the world, the future? Like hosting gatherings in your home? Got dessert? Then you’re a candidate to host one of this year’s Sommer in the Summer sessions. Father Ralph Sommer wants to visit folks throughout the parish throughout the summer for as chance to hear what people are thinking, wondering about, or questioning. The process is casual and simple. Pick a date with Father Ralph (during the day...or evenings). Then invite friends or neighbors to come. (Twelve people is a good number for this.) Tell them to prepare some questions or topics they’d like to talk about. Get dessert.
This is a good way for a pastor to get to know folks in an informal setting.
E-mail or call Father Ralph if you’d like to host.

At College?
At St. Brigid’s we like to stay in touch through
e-mail “letters from home.”
Once a person has an e-mail address at school (or if he/she uses a personal address), please let us know what it is so we can include them when we write.
Here's a handy college link so you can send this info online.

e-mail Father Ralph:

Past Columns:
July 25:"Doh!"
July 18: Taking Church Home
July 11: Seven Eleven
July 4th: Independence Day
June 27: God Bless Father George
June 20: Our New Priests
June13:Missing you
June 6: Farewell Father Leonard
May 30: Going & Coming & Going
May 23: P.O.P.S.
May 16:
Celebrating Our Parish
May 9: Facing the Future
May2: Resurrection Sequel
April 25: Chapel Design
April 18: Oh what a week!
April 11: Easter Life!
April 4: Palms & Passion
March 28: Plenty Good Room
March 21: More Passion
March 14: Reconciliation
March 7: A sequel from Mel?
Feb 29: Come to
Life!
Feb 22: An Adventure to Life
Feb15: A rose by another name?
Feb 8: If at first...
Feb 1: Our Patron Saint
Jan 25:A View From Inside
Jan 18: Our School
Jan 11: Baptism with Fire

Colums from 2003

Columns from 2002

Columns from 2001


		August 1st, 2004 Parking Lot Joy!

First Fruits II got back from vacation and found a check in my mailbox from the diocese for $5,840.95. (Just in time too because we have to pay the big bills for the new parking lot at the school.) Now why did the Diocese send this? Thanks to the parihioners who are supporting the Catholic Ministries Appeal this year, we’ve already gotten a 10% rebate of what you donated to the appeal which supports the pastoral work of the diocese. We’re over 60% toward completing our goal at which time we’ll get a full 20% rebate. So may I ask you -- if you haven’t already made a donation to the Catholic Ministries Appeal -- to make your contribution this week? It helps the church on Long Island minister to people and, as the check received indicates, it helps our parish too. Click here for more info. Sommer in the Summer Got some things you’d like to ask a priest? Want to have a nice conversation about God, the church, the world, the future? Like hosting gatherings in your home? Got dessert? Then you’re a candidate to host one of this year’s Sommer in the Summer sessions. Father Ralph Sommer wants to visit folks throughout the parish throughout the summer for as chance to hear what people are thinking, wondering about, or questioning. The process is casual and simple. Pick a date with Father Ralph (during the day...or evenings). Then invite friends or neighbors to come. (Twelve people is a good number for this.) Tell them to prepare some questions or topics they’d like to talk about. Get dessert. This is a good way for a pastor to get to know folks in an informal setting. E-mail or call Father Ralph if you’d like to host. At College? At St. Brigid’s we like to stay in touch through e-mail “letters from home.” Once a person has an e-mail address at school (or if he/she uses a personal address), please let us know what it is so we can include them when we write. Here's a handy college link so you can send this info online. e-mail Father Ralph: Past Columns: July 25:"Doh!" July 18: Taking Church Home July 11: Seven Eleven July 4th: Independence Day June 27: God Bless Father George June 20: Our New Priests June13:Missing you June 6: Farewell Father Leonard May 30: Going & Coming & Going May 23: P.O.P.S. May 16: Celebrating Our Parish May 9: Facing the Future May2: Resurrection Sequel April 25: Chapel Design April 18: Oh what a week! April 11: Easter Life! April 4: Palms & Passion March 28: Plenty Good Room March 21: More Passion March 14: Reconciliation March 7: A sequel from Mel? Feb 29: Come to Life! Feb 22: An Adventure to Life Feb15: A rose by another name? Feb 8: If at first... Feb 1: Our Patron Saint Jan 25:A View From Inside Jan 18: Our School Jan 11: Baptism with Fire Colums from 2003 Columns from 2002 Columns from 2001	It’s worth a trip over to Maple Ave to see the new parking lot! Thanks to a very generous Dominic Iannucci who donated his time, men and machines and thanks to members of the Dell’Assunta Society who donated their time, expertise and raised some funds for the project, we have a new lot. Dominic worked the machines himself with his brother Tony and it was amazing to see the skill at which the whole crew paved the lot -- this a job that will last for decades. I especially want to commend Carmine Petti for helping to make the job go so smoothly -- by bringing over his own equipment, and getting several construction firms to donate the use of their trucks for the day. He did so many behind-the-scenes things to make everything go well. (I’ll have a full list of thank-you’s in the weeks ahead.) The parish had to hire a company to prepare the lot. It cost over $30,000 to grind down the old asphalt, mix it and compact it to use as a base for the new paving. We also pay for the new storm drains, electrical hook-up and for the actual asphalt. (Alas since it’s made from oil, the higher oil prices make the going rate $50 a ton.) We needed around 900 tons of asphalt to complete the job, So with these big bills coming in, I’d like to invite as many parishioners as possible to buy a ton or two of asphalt. We’ll give you a lovely asphalt certificate since you won’t be able to take your ton home. Click here to donate your ton of asphalt! We will put lines on the parking lot to indicate parking spaces. Some spaces will be designated for handicapped parking. The lines will be put down after the Dell’Assunta Feast on August 15th. (And we’re being assured that the booths and rides will not be puncturing the new lot.) I have a lot more people to thank for this incredible job -- you can see some of them here. This job is another example of how the people of our parish work together to share their time, talent and treasure to make things better for the whole community.

You are Person to visit this page

You are Person to visit this page