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Welcome to St. Agnes ParishWe are a vibrant, multicultural Catholic community that worships on the beautiful easternmost North Fork of Long Island in Greenport, NY. We welcome and serve people of all ages, heritage, and ways of life as family in Jesus Christ through prayer, education, and living Gospel values.Our BulletinBackForwardPauseCaption
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Parish News and Activities
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Registration open for 2022-23 Faith Formation
Faith Formation Classes will resume on Tuesday October 4th for levels 1-6 and Wednesday evening October 5th for Levels 7-9. Registration forms are available under "Faith Formation" here on the parish website, in the front foyer of St. Agnes Church, as well as the school building. In person registration will be offered on Saturday, September 17th from 10 am – 12 pm in the school.
We need your help! Catechists are needed at various levels in our program. Have you ever considered sharing your faith with the young people of our parish? Tuesday classes meet from 3-4:15 pm and Wednesday classes meet from 7-8 pm. We would very much like to bring our Level 7-9 students back for in person classes but can only do so if we have volunteers to teach. Please call the Faith Formation office at 631-477-1422 if you can help!
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Letter to the Parish from the St. Agnes Finance Committee
Dear Parishioners,
We need your financial help. As a result of the pandemic and significantly reduced attendance at our weekly Masses, St. Agnes finances have been severely impacted.
Despite reducing our operating costs, we have been operating at significant and unsustainable deficits. The projected deficit for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022 is $117,763, and the deficit projected for 2023 is approximately $100,000.
Fortunately, we had some reserve funds from prior years and received several unexpected bequests from deceased parishioners which allowed us to cover our prior deficits and unplanned expenses, like a leak in the roof of the parish hall, and asbestos removal in the school. Those bequests have ended.
How can you help? Please consider an increase to your weekly contribution. Just a $5 increase per week would help ease the deficit. We also urge you to consider joining the Faith Direct program. Your weekly contribution will be automatically charged to your credit card (and if your card has points or refunds, you can get these rewards). See Father Piotr if you need further information. Thank you for your continued prayers and generosity.
Sincerely,
Your St. Agnes Finance Committee
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U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson
June 24, 2022This is a historic day in the life of our country, one that stirs our thoughts, emotions and prayers. For nearly fifty years, America has enforced an unjust law that has permitted some to decide whether others can live or die; this policy has resulted in the deaths of tens of millions of preborn children, generations that were denied the right to even be born.
America was founded on the truth that all men and women are created equal, with God-given rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This truth was grievously denied by the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling, which legalized and normalized the taking of innocent human life. We thank God today that the Court has now overturned this decision. We pray that our elected officials will now enact laws and policies that promote and protect the most vulnerable among us.
Our first thoughts are with the little ones whose lives have been taken since 1973. We mourn their loss, and we entrust their souls to God, who loved them from before all ages and who will love them for all eternity. Our hearts are also with every woman and man who has suffered grievously from abortion; we pray for their healing, and we pledge our continued compassion and support. As a Church, we need to serve those who face difficult pregnancies and surround them with love.
Today’s decision is also the fruit of the prayers, sacrifices, and advocacy of countless ordinary Americans from every walk of life. Over these long years, millions of our fellow citizens have worked together peacefully to educate and persuade their neighbors about the injustice of abortion, to offer care and counseling to women, and to work for alternatives to abortion, including adoption, foster care, and public policies that truly support families. We share their joy today and we are grateful to them. Their work for the cause of life reflects all that is good in our democracy, and the pro-life movement deserves to be numbered among the great movements for social change and civil rights in our nation’s history.
Now is the time to begin the work of building a post-Roe America. It is a time for healing wounds and repairing social divisions; it is a time for reasoned reflection and civil dialogue, and for coming together to build a society and economy that supports marriages and families, and where every woman has the support and resources she needs to bring her child into this world in love.
As religious leaders, we pledge ourselves to continue our service to God’s great plan of love for the human person, and to work with our fellow citizens to fulfill America’s promise to guarantee the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all people.
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Information Regarding the DRVC Reorganization
Information regarding a new deadline to file proofs of claim for victims of sexual abuse who were over 18 or older when the alleged conduct occurred and the forms to use, can be found by clicking on the following link to the Diocese’s bankruptcy website and scrolling down the page: https://dm.epiq11.com/drvc.
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Please visit the amazing inventory at the North Fork Parish Outreach, and buy with confidence knowing that your purchases directly benefit the least of our brothers and sisters. The NFPO Thrift Shop reinvests store profits back into our neediest neighbors, funding assistance to those in financial crisis.
The Thrift Shop is located opposite Mullen Motors, at 56025 Rte. 25 in Southold, and is open on Monday from 1 - 4 pm, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10 am - 4 pm, and Friday from 10 am - 3 pm. Great deals await, treasures abound, shelves are full. Come browse!
Unfortunately, the Thrift Shop cannot accept donations of any electronics (e.g. TVs or computers), large pieces of furniture, or appliances. Welcomed donations include clothing in very good condition (and in season), and gently used home items, which are accepted Tuesday – Thursday from 10 am – 2 pm.
Questions? Call 631.477.6607. Thank you!
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John's Place Winter Emergency Homeless Shelter
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Each year as fall approaches the Saint Agnes Church in Greenport, NY transforms its parish hall into a Winter Homeless Shelter known in our community as "John’s Place".
We open our doors each Tuesday evening to 30-40 people who need a warm place to sleep with hot showers, meals, and clothing from November through April. We provide dinner, dessert, breakfast and a brown bag lunch to go. All guests are welcome with respect and kindness regardless of situation, origin, background or religion. Our volunteers are there to talk, listen, or simply be in the company of our guests so they don’t feel alone and remind them that God loves us all.
Our mission can not be successful without the continued support of our volunteers and benefactors. The cost to maintain the facility that houses our guests has become increasingly expensive over the recent years.
In 2020, a leaking roof had to be replaced for $25,000 and utilities to run the shelter exceeded $17,000. In 2021, we had to replace the floor and upgrade the electrical work as they were very outdated. To properly finish the renovations, we needed to paint the walls and ceilings. All renovations were necessary to provide shelter to those most in need during the harshest months of the year. Your continued donations have greatly supported our mission and we are most grateful. We pray for your continued support especially as we face continually rising energy and food costs.
Any donation to help support our mission would be a blessing. Our guests thank you and may God Bless You.
Click this link to our on-line fundraiser: https://gofund.me/16ebaa0e
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Summer Mass Schedule & Readings
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From April 1 - October 31
Saturday: 4 pm (English)
Saturday: 7:30 pm (Spanish)
Sunday: 7 am, 9 am, 11 am (English)
Daily Mass: Monday-Thursday: 9 am
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Catholic News Service
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News from the Vatican
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The Vatican hosted the global premiere of a new documentary on the urgent need to address climate change on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi.
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To know oneself is a gift and a grace that allows Christians to properly discern between feelings and convictions, Pope Francis said.
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The Gospel's message of hope to the suffering and downtrodden is sorely needed in today's world, which is "enslaved by selfishness and full of contradictions and divisions," Pope Francis said.
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