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Blessing of Animals – October 7th

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We invite you to the annual Blessing of the Animals in honor of the Commemoration of St. Francis of Assisi on Saturday, October 7th at 1 p.m.

Bring your dogs, cats, hamsters, gerbils, birds,fish, ferrets, turtles, lizards, bunnies, 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.

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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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Holy Church and Bishop Hodur in Kuryer Polski

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Read the article “Forgotten Patriot: Prime Bishop Franciszek Hodur” by Rev. Dr. Stan Jasiurkowski which appeared in the 16 February 2023 issue of Kuryer Polski. The entire article can be found here at Kuryer.

Bishop Franciszek (Francis) Hodur is well known among the members of the Polish National Catholic Church as its organizer, visionary, patriot, and charismatic leader. He has dedicated his time and effort to preserving the catholic faith and Polish heritage among immigrants in the United States and Canada. Bishop Hodur had a unique gift of not only practicing his faith, but also inspiring others to love God, and to love our neighbors, especially those poorest in our society, and build the Kingdom of God without forgetting about our earthly fatherland – Poland. This amazing spiritual leader and patriot seems to be forgotten by the current Polonia. Therefore, it is just right and appropriate to remind us of this exceptional individual and spiritual leader, who has changed the course of our Polish-American history, on the 70th anniversary of his passing…

“Forgotten Patriot: Prime Bishop Franciszek Hodur” by Rev. Dr. Stan Jasiurkowski, 16 February 2023, Kuryer Polski.

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Parish Mentioned in Article

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St. Francis was mentioned in an article first published on September 26, 2019, “East Meadow’s Historic Churches” by Dr. Scott Eckers An excerpt below. To view the entire article visit the Long Island Herald

Religious organizations have played an important part in the social history of East Meadow since its earliest days as a rural community. A simple look at newspapers from the 19th century through the present will show a strong tradition of local involvement with houses of worship and, in turn, a desire of those houses of worship to provide services and support for the community that far exceed issues of a religious nature…

…St. Francis Polish National Catholic Church was built on Harton Avenue in 1932. Fr. Bernard Bobek was the first priest, and services were conducted in Polish. This area of East Meadow had recently seen an uptick in its Eastern European population and Polish was a common first language of many residents. One of those residents, Rose Gniewek, organized a Women’s Society. Gniewek owned a business around the corner on current-day East Meadow Avenue. The Baby Boom era brought more congregants; a new altar was constructed in 1956 and a rectory was built one year later. A sizable Polish school operated out of St. Francis Church.

Dr. Scott Eckers is the author of East Meadow in Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series. He serves on the East Meadow Board of Education. Scott is also an entertainer and recording artist.

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