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2023 Holy Week Schedule

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  • Palm Sunday – April 2nd – Blessing and Distribution of Palms and Holy Mass – 9 AM
  • Holy Thursday – April 6th – Holy Mass – 7PM
  • Good Friday Service – April 7th – 7PM
  • Holy Saturday – April 8th – Blessing of Easter Food – 10 AM – Church of Resurrection – Greenpoint , 1PM – St. Francis Church -East Meadow. All are welcome! Bring your eggs, cooked foods, uncooked foods, baskets or not, covered with a white linen cloth (or not)…Fr. Andrew will bless your Easter foods in a short, cheerful service.
  • Easter Sunday – April 9th -Procession & Resurrection Holy Mass – 9AM. Easter Breakfast to follow. Come, you are invited to attend our traditional “Easter Celebration Breakfast” held in the Parish Hall. Come, let us rejoice together!

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LI Herald Highlights Pet Blessing

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The LI Herard carried a story with lots of pictures from our Annual Pet Blessing held on October 8th. You can see the full story and pictures by clicking here.

East Meadow residents brought their furry friends down to St. Francis Polish Catholic National Church on Oct. 8 for the traditional blessing of the animals service.

Parishioners gathered inside the church at its 1752 Harton Avenue location in East Meadow, just like any other church day, except this time they were surrounded by a few extra family members. The ceremony — that started at 1 p.m. — was open to all types of pets, but it was only dogs who came down. 

The ceremony was hosted by The Rev. Andrew Koterba, who started off with prayers for the animal’s health and well-being, and later walked around blessing them.

Pet blessing services, which are traditionally held in early October, mark the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and the environment who lived in the late 12th and early 13th centuries…

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Holy Week and Easter 2022

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The following is the schedule for Holy Week and Easter at St. Francis, East Meadow.

  • Palm Sunday -April 10 -Blessing and Distribution of Palms – 9 AM
  • Holy Thursday – April 14- Holy Mass – 7PM
  • Good Friday Service – April 15- 7PM
  • Holy Saturday- April 16- Blessing of Easter Food – 1PM

All are welcome! Bring your eggs, cooked foods, uncooked foods, baskets or not, covered with a white linen cloth (or not).. Fr. Andrew will bless your Easter foods in a short, cheerful service.

  • Easter Sunday – April 17 -Procession & Resurrection Mass -9AM, Easter Breakfast to follow.

Come, you are invited to attend our traditional “Easter Celebration Breakfast” held in the Parish Hall.

Come, let us rejoice together!

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2021 Annual Blessing of the Animals

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The Annual Blessing of the Animals in commemoration of St. Francis will take place on Saturday, October 9th at 1 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.

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