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Father Jack
Father Jack
Father Jack Waldron continues to recouperate from his illness. If you’d like to drop him a letter or card write to:
Father Jack Waldron
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Pkwy
Douglaston NY 11362
He thanks you for all your prayers.

Fall Mass Schedule
Get ready because on the Sunday after Labor day we end our summer schedule and go to our NEW fall schedule:
Saturdays 5pm,
7pm (Spanish)
Sundays:
7am, 8:45 (Italian), 9am (chapel),
10 (Family), 10:15 (chapel), 11:30 , 11:45 (Spanish-chapel),
2:30 (Kreyol),
6pm (rock mass- chapel)

Going Away to College?
Some families are getting ready to pack the car and drive their sons and daughters off to college -- some for the first time, some back to continue what they started. Being away from home is a little less difficult these days because of e-mail. Most colleges provide their students with an e-mail account, and families and friends can stay in touch. For the past year I’ve been sending a “letter from home” almost every week to our parishioners who are away at college. The feedback on this was great as our college students felt really connected to parish life here.
To receive the “letter from home”, take this bulleting with you to college as a reminder to send in your e-mail address. Just Click Here!
Cool Way to Pray
If you’d like to try out a new interactive prayer site online, go to the St. Brigid’s home page and click on the “Church Interactive” link.
Today’s Bible Quote
’“Jeuss said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’
Simon Peter said in reply,
‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’”
- Matthew 16

Technology Ministry
If you’d like to give your time and expertise at helping our parish connect its telephone systems or work on its website, you can let us know by filling in our
online form

Want to e-mail Father Ralph?

Past Columns:
Aug 18: Comemmorating Sept. 11th
Aug 11: Taking Time To See
August 4: Moving Music
July 28:Meet the Missionaries
July 21: Press One Now
July 14: Having Our Say
July 6: One Nation Under God
June 30: Anointing the Sick
June 23: Giving Thanks to God
June 16: Father's Day
June 9: Fall Mass Schedule
June 2: Summer Plans
May 26: Spreading the Faith
May 19: Passing Grace
May 12: Changing Times
May 5: Reason for Hope
April 28: Changing Ministry
April 21: The Poor Are Hurt Again
April 14: Celebrating 50 Days
April 7: Where have they put him?
March 31: Alleluia! Alleluia!
March 24: Hardly Hosanna
March 17: Roll The Stone Back
March 10: Here's Mud In Your Eye
March 3: Our Local Drought
Feb 24: Welcoming Bishop Murphy
Feb 17: We Will Rise Again
Feb 10: Very Good Now
Feb 3: The Multi Cultural Church
Jan 27: Appealing Words
Jan 20:Our Wonderful School
Jan 13: Changing Times
Jan 6: Farewell Father Augustine

Columns from 2001


			August 25, 2002 Empty Shelves
	Father Jack Father Jack Father Jack Waldron continues to recouperate from his illness. If you’d like to drop him a letter or card write to: Father Jack Waldron Immaculate Conception Center 7200 Douglaston Pkwy Douglaston NY 11362 He thanks you for all your prayers. Fall Mass Schedule Get ready because on the Sunday after Labor day we end our summer schedule and go to our NEW fall schedule: Saturdays 5pm, 7pm (Spanish) Sundays: 7am, 8:45 (Italian), 9am (chapel), 10 (Family), 10:15 (chapel), 11:30 , 11:45 (Spanish-chapel), 2:30 (Kreyol), 6pm (rock mass- chapel) Going Away to College? Some families are getting ready to pack the car and drive their sons and daughters off to college -- some for the first time, some back to continue what they started. Being away from home is a little less difficult these days because of e-mail. Most colleges provide their students with an e-mail account, and families and friends can stay in touch. For the past year I’ve been sending a “letter from home” almost every week to our parishioners who are away at college. The feedback on this was great as our college students felt really connected to parish life here. To receive the “letter from home”, take this bulleting with you to college as a reminder to send in your e-mail address. Just Click Here! Cool Way to Pray If you’d like to try out a new interactive prayer site online, go to the St. Brigid’s home page and click on the “Church Interactive” link. Today’s Bible Quote ’“Jeuss said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Simon Peter said in reply, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’” - Matthew 16 Technology Ministry If you’d like to give your time and expertise at helping our parish connect its telephone systems or work on its website, you can let us know by filling in our online form Want to e-mail Father Ralph? Past Columns: Aug 18: Comemmorating Sept. 11th Aug 11: Taking Time To See August 4: Moving Music July 28:Meet the Missionaries July 21: Press One Now July 14: Having Our Say July 6: One Nation Under God June 30: Anointing the Sick June 23: Giving Thanks to God June 16: Father's Day June 9: Fall Mass Schedule June 2: Summer Plans May 26: Spreading the Faith May 19: Passing Grace May 12: Changing Times May 5: Reason for Hope April 28: Changing Ministry April 21: The Poor Are Hurt Again April 14: Celebrating 50 Days April 7: Where have they put him? March 31: Alleluia! Alleluia! March 24: Hardly Hosanna March 17: Roll The Stone Back March 10: Here's Mud In Your Eye March 3: Our Local Drought Feb 24: Welcoming Bishop Murphy Feb 17: We Will Rise Again Feb 10: Very Good Now Feb 3: The Multi Cultural Church Jan 27: Appealing Words Jan 20:Our Wonderful School Jan 13: Changing Times Jan 6: Farewell Father Augustine Columns from 2001			Every day a steady stream of people come to our food pantry at Parish Outreach to receive some basic necessities to get through the next week. Many are mothers with babies and young children. Our source of food is the generosity of people who bring it to the church each week and put their food donations in the large baskets at the entrance to church. We also get food from organizations outside our parish.

		As you can see from the photo, our shelves are just about empty -- this is not a “publicity photo” -- it’s exactly how the shelves look this mornings (I wrote this on Tuesday morning) -- I just went downstairs from my room in the rectory and took the photo of our pantry shelves. It will be hard to feed families this week. One parishioner recently told me that she and her husband shop the supermarket sales to buy food for outreach. It works like this: you might see a really good sale (perhaps with a coupon, or a two-for-one sale) on an item you don’t need or usually use -- yet it’s really a good bargain. So why not buy the item and donate it to our food pantry? Some supermarkets have special “gimmicks” to get you to show there. For example at www.pathmark.com you can download coupons for one-cent sale items (one week it was a jar of jelly for one cent). You can bring the coupons to the store when you’re shopping and use it to buy food for hungry people. Even one cent can make a difference! When shopping with your children or grandchildren, make it a habit of asking them to choose one food item with you for kids who are hungry. It will help to raise them with a consciousness that we can make a difference in our world by doing small things.


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