205 Jackson Avenue
Syosset, NY 11791
Phone: 516-921-8030
Fax: 516-921-4549

Dear Parishioners,

What a great Festival Weekend we had! So many parishioners were willing to
serve as volunteers - we appreciate you all! The Knights of Columbus Council
and the Festival Committee, chaired by Jeff Zero and Chris Coschignano, did a
great job of organizing the whole event.

We had great sponsors - including our main sponsors - Astoria Federal
Savings Bank, Ferrari’s Auto, Pool Nanny and State Senator Carl Marcellino. I
also want to thank the Town of Oyster Bay for their cooperation and assistance.
Saturday was a perfect day for the Festival, while the other days each saw some
rain, but none of them were wash-outs. I appreciate everyone’s generosity in
attending the Festival and supporting the Parish!

Congratulations to the winners of our Parish Raffle:
1st prize - The Cooper Family 2nd prize - C. Giannino
3rd prize - James & Cheryl Palma 4th prize - Anne Judge

Vacation Bible School
Special thanks to our Director of Religious Education, Mrs. Pamela Sanders for running our Vacation Bible School last week. Thanks also to our volunteers and to all the participants. You made it such a fun week!
VIRTUS Training
Just another reminder that all parish volunteers, and school parents must attend a VIRTUS Training Session. The next training will take place this Tuesday, August 19th from 7 pm to 10 pm in the Holy Family Room. Please call the rectory office (921-8030 x110) to register. Our goal is 100% compliance to best protect our children and young adults.
Darfur Now
We will follow-up our parish discussion on the situation in Darfur, Sudan by viewing the documentary entitled, Darfur Now, on this Thursday evening, August 21st at 7:30 pm in the Holy Family Room. Please consider joining us. A glossary of terms that are helpful in understanding the situation in Darfur is included in today’s bulletin.
Splish Splash Trip
Just a final reminder to our youth volunteers that the deadline to register for the Splish Splash Trip is this Monday, Aug. 18th. The trip is scheduled for next Monday, August 25th. Please see the flyer in today’s bulletin for more information.

Parking Lot Project
The parking lot project will be beginning this week. It will involve expanding the parking lot for an additional 22 spaces and improving the present parking lot with better lighting, trees, seal-coating and re-striping. I’m sorry for the temporary inconvenience this will cause with regard to parking.
The first $245,000 of the cost of the project is being covered by the funds that were donated when we had the Boiler and Property Improvement Campaign. The balance, (approximately $125,000), with the approval of the Parish Finance Committee, will be taken from the parish’s reserve funds. Additional donations for this project would be gladly accepted!


Praised be the name of Jesus Christ now and forever!