Solemn High Mass in honor of Blessed Karl of Austria

Carl Olson on Pope Francis

Pope Francis: The Good, the Baffling, and the Unclear

The above link is to Carl Olson's good commentary at Catholic World Report on the current topic ripping through the St. Blog's community - The Pope's interviews and the confusion they seem to be causing.  Some are really upset over the murky statements while others are acting like it is no big deal.  I tend to lean more towards the former.   My favorite article so far is Steve Skojec's here -

It Doesn’t Take a Rigorist: Why All Catholics Should Be Concerned About Pope Francis

Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter Turns 25

"In their "Declaration of Intention by the Founders," dated July 2, 1988, the former members of the SSPX stated their "profound regret over the illicit consecration of bishops" and also made clear their goal: to live as a religious society in the Catholic Church and to place themselves at its service, under the authority of the Pope.

This goal was made possible on July 18, 1988, when the former SSPX members founded the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), with the strong support of the then-president of the pontifical commission Ecclesia Dei, Cardinal Paul Mayer.

Exactly three months later, on Oct. 18, 1988, the same commission, with the explicit approval of Blessed Pope John Paul II, established the FSSP as a society of apostolic life. The group’s name was chosen to express filial devotion to the successor of Peter, the rock on whom the Church is built."

Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/priestly-fraternity-of-st.-peter-turns-25#ixzz2hBfBGFVD

Restoring the Sacred

St. John Cantius, Chicago

There is a lot of disagreement in the Catholic Church today, but certain things are indisputable:

Parishes in the Northeast of the US are shrinking or closing
Church buildings, built with incredible craftstmanship and beauty, paid for by the hard working poor immigrants, are half empty, completely dormant or falling apart
Calls for reform are all over the place


The New Liturgical Movement posts a great video of the work done at St. John Cantius in Chicago, and what has been done to revitalize a parish.  A parish has been pulled from the brink of death and a new community was established:  The Canons Regular of St. John Cantius.  What is being done there can and should be done everywhere.

Here on Long Island we now have our own Canons Regular of Saint Augustine, a much older community that seems to be doing work of a similar nature.  Here are some great photos from this year's Feast of St. Rocco.

Catholic Korean immigrants celebrate new home on Staten Island

 And speaking of Church restoration:


"In a modern-day version of the Exodus, Roman Catholic Korean immigrants on Staten Island finally have a church and community center of their own after close to four decades of shuttling between Island parishes.

The Korean Catholic Apostolate of Staten Island is spending about $1 million to renovate the former St. John Baptist de La Salle church, rectory and school on Jackson Street at Beach Street in Stapleton. The complex will be the first permanent location for the apostolate, which has been on the Island for 36 years"

 Read the rest at Staten Island Advance

Catholicism in Romania

Priest-Martyr Vladimir Ghika Continues to Inspire Romania’s Catholics

"BUCHAREST, Romania — The life of a saint can be part parable, part thriller and, often, part nightmare — but always 100% inspiration.

A beloved Romanian priest, Vladimir Ghika, was beatified Aug. 31 before 10,000 people at a Mass in Bucharest celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints, together with Cardinal André Vingt-Trois of Paris, Romania’s sole cardinal, Lucian Muresan, and more than 200 other priests and bishops.  
Msgr. Ghika’s sacred story reads like a novel with a tragic ending."

Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/priest-martyr-vladimir-ghika-continues-to-inspire-romanias-catholics/#ixzz2fZo23iDu

Race With the Devil

Austin Ruse writes about one of my favorite authors Joseph Pearce and his new autobiography:

Race With the Devil: My Journey from Racial Hatred to Rational Love


In Race with the Devil: My Journey from Racial Hatred to Rational Love, Pearce himself takes the reader through his journey from racist revolutionary to Christian, including:

The youthful influences that lead him to embrace the National Front and their racist platform

His dark, angry, exhilarating but ultimately empty days as a revolutionary on the front lines

His imprisonment and subsequent dark night of the soul

The role that Catholic luminaries such as G. K. Chesterton, Hilaire Belloc, and C. S. Lewis played in his conversion from racist radical to joyful Christian

And his eventual reception in the Catholic Church

St. G.K.C.?

From the Catholic Herald in the UK:

"The Diocese of Northampton has appointed a cleric to investigate the possibility of opening the Cause of GK Chesterton.
In a statement released today, the Diocese of Northampton said: “The Bishop has appointed Canon John Udris, a priest of the Diocese and currently a spiritual director at St Mary’s College, Oscott, to undertake a fact-finding exercise on his behalf.”
In August this year, the American Chesterton Society released a statement announcing that Bishop Peter Doyle of Northampton was seeking “a suitable cleric” to investigate the possibility of opening up the Cause of the prolific writer.
GK Chesterton died at his home in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire in 1936. He wrote biographies of St Francis of Assisi and St Thomas Aquinas"

When parishes in the Diocese of Rockville Centre were founded

This is a list of the parishes of the Diocese of Rockville Centre in the order they were founded, starting with St. Patrick in Glen Cove (1856) and ending with St. John Chrysostom Malankara in Hempstead (1999).

The parishes that have been a part of my family's history are:

• 1856—St. Patrick, Glen Cove. At first, Brooklyn pioneer priests, Revs. Edward Maginnis and John McCarthy who traveled from Jamaica, offered Mass here. An influx of Irish Catholics fled from the Famine to work here in a starch factory. This led to formation of a parish in 1856. Rev. Patrick Kelly was the first resident pastor. A new church was dedicated in 1900. In 1915 a parish school opened with the School Sisters of Notre Dame in charge

•  1871—Our Lady of Loretto, Hempstead. There were few Catholics in this town prior to 1850, after which Irish and German immigrants began to settle in large numbers. The first Mass, celebrated in the home of Barney Powers in 1840 by Rev. John O’Donnell, was attended by only 7 persons. Bishop Loughlin sent Rev. Eugene McSherry to be pastor in 1871. A Catholic school opened under the Sisters of Charity BVM in 1927. The present church and rectory were dedicated in 1954.

• 1898—St. Martin of Tours, Amityville, was a mission of St. Kilian’s in Farmingdale until established as a parish in 1898. On Christmas Day, Rev. Benno Ferstl, OSB, the founding pastor, offered Mass in a small building. Men of the parish actively participated in the building of the first church which was completed and dedicated in 1899; a new church was dedicated May 24, 1964. The school, built in 1921 was staffed by Dominican Sisters from Amityville.

• 1901—Corpus Christi, Mineola, a mission of St. Brigid, Westbury, was canonically erected with Rev. James F. Flynn as the first pastor. A small chapel, built with funds collected by 23 Catholic families in 1895, was replaced by a church in 1908 which served the parish well until 1971 when the present church was dedicated. The school, staffed by the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville, began in an estate residence in 1922. The cornerstone for a regular school building was laid in 1954.

•  1928—St. William the Abbot, Seaford. A butcher shop was the site of the first Mass in Seaford in 1913. Rev. Theodore J. King of Bellmore accepted the offer of the butcher’s Catholic daughter to use it. Father Galvin of Bellmore was authorized by the bishop to build a church where the first Mass was celebrated on Christmas Day, 1926. In 1928, St. William became a parish with Rev. Francis X. Debold as pastor. The Ursuline Sisters of Tildonk opened the school in September 1954.

Barcelona's Sagrada Familia church to be finished by 2026

Why the rush?  From the Merced Sun-Star:

"BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona's emblematic Sagrada Familia church will be finished by 2026, 144 years after its construction started, its chief architect said Tuesday.

The five-tower basilica with curvilinear forms imitating nature, designed by legendary architect Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926), is one of Spain's top tourist attractions.

It was inaugurated by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010. Some religious services have been held there, but about 35 percent of it still remains to be built.

"If we keep up the current construction speed, we will make it" by 2026, Jordi Fauli said.

The 54-year-old architect currently heads the project launched in 1882. Gaudi designed and supervised construction from 1883 until 1926, when he was hit by a tram and killed.

Based on a proposal by a local religious association, the Sagrada Familia is financed solely with donations and entry fees - a reason it is taking so long to build.

"My client is not in a hurry," Gaudi reportedly said, referring to God"

Read more here: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2013/09/17/3227264/barcelonas-sagrada-familia-church.html#storylink=cpy

Read more here: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2013/09/17/3227264/barcelonas-sagrada-familia-church.html#storylink=cpy

On Saturday, October 5, 2013 in the Multipurpose Room of the College Center Building at Nassau Community College, Bishop William Murphy of the Diocese of Rockville Centre will offer a lecture, "The Diversity of Sanctity and the Unity of Holiness: Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II." The talk deals with the achievements of these two Popes leading to their eventual canonization as saints in the Catholic religious tradition.  The event is sponsored by the NCC Center for Catholic Studies.

 

    The event formally starts at 2:15 P.M., with an audience welcome and a biographical introduction of Bishop Murphy.  Bishop Murphy speaks from 2:30 P.M. to 3:15 P.M. followed by an audience question and answer session ending at 3:45 P.M.  (Note that light refreshments will be provided and available at 1:30 P.M. before the official start of the event.)

 

    All are invited,  free of any charge but registration and parking permit are required.  All attendees must register with the Nassau Community College Office of Lifelong Learning.  The registration process starts by contacting the Office of Lifelong Learning by calling 516-572-7472 between the hours of 9 A.M. and 4 P.M., Monday through Friday.  After registering, a registration receipt, a campus map, and a one-day parking pass will be mailed to you by Lifelong Learning at the address you indicate. 

 

    Attendees should be aware that failure to display a parking permit on the inside dashboard of their vehicle or otherwise parking illegally could result in a Nassau County parking ticket being issued to them.

Join us for
AN EVENING WITH G. K. CHESTERTON
at
Kellenberg Memorial High School

On Wednesday, September 25, 2013, we will have AN EVENING WITH G. K. CHESTERTON. We are privileged to have Mr. Dale Ahlquist as our guest speaker. The evening will be open to all and will begin at 7:30 PM.

Mr. Ahlquist is President of the American Chesterton Society, creator, and host of the EWTN series “G. K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common Sense”, and Publisher of Gilbert Magazine. He is the author of three books on Chesterton, including The Complete Thinker, published in the fall of 2012.

Click here for details

Brother Pierre Toussaint professes final vows with Franciscan Friars of the Renewal

A Kellenberg Memorial graduate (2004) has professed his final vows with Franciscan Friars of the Renewal.  Some pictures can be seen here.

Sag Harbor grandmother: I'm LI's first female priest

From Newsday:

"A Sag Harbor grandmother says she has become the first Long Island woman to be ordained as a priest in a group that seeks equality for women in the Roman Catholic Church. Eda Lorello, a longtime church worker, said she was ordained during a service in Wellesley, Mass., on Aug. 10 organized by Roman Catholic Womenpriests, an advocacy group that says it has ordained 120 women to what it calls the priesthood in the United States in the past decade. The Vatican does not recognize the ordinations as legitimate, and has said that the women automatically "excommunicate" themselves when they take part in such services. Sean Dolan, a spokesman for the Diocese of Rockville Centre, called the effort to make Lorello a priest "absurd." "It's wrong for her to portray herself as a Roman Catholic priest," he said. "She is not."

One of the major developments over the past few decades in the Church is a huge push for lay people to be involved in 'ministries'. The negative aspect of this is that people begin to see the 'roles' they have (lector, EM, Etc..) as being the important part of their Church attendance, when in fact praying is the most important role.

"Lorello said she has served as a pastoral associate in parishes in Manorville and Bridgehampton, ran religious education programs in several Long Island parishes, and taught in the Diocese of Rockville Centre's Pastoral Formation Institute for lay people. She said she is a certified spiritual director and holds master's degrees in theology from the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Lloyd Harbor and in pastoral counseling from Iona College in New Rochelle." 
 
Does anyone else remember the firestorm that erupted when Bishop Murphy wanted to eliminate or reform the PFI?

Pete Sheehan named editor of the Catholic Exponent

Pete Sheehan was a reporter The Long Island Catholic when it was a weekly newspaper. I am glad he found a job but am still sad to see the paper was discarded.

"Pete Sheehan, a Youngs-town native with 35 years of experience in the Catholic press, has returned to his hometown to assume the duties of editor/ general manager at the Catholic Exponent in the Diocese of Youngstown. Sheehan, 57, returns to the diocese and the newspaper where he served as a staff reporter from 1979 to 1986 before moving to New York to become senior reporter at the Long Island Catholic, where he served from 1986 to 2012."

More here.

Priests' assignments in the Diocese of Rockville Centre

Finally, the summer priest assignment changes have been posted at the The Long Island Catholic.  One thing that is new is that Msgr. Pereda, who is the Judicial Vicar of the Tribunal will also serve as a Pastor of a parish (St. Paul the Apostle in Brookville).  

DIOCESE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – July 9, 2013 – The following official appointments and announcements have been made by the Most Reverend William Murphy, Bishop of Rockville Centre. All are effective June 26, 2013 unless otherwise indicated.
RETIREMENTS
Rev. Patrick Callan with residence at Corpus Christi, Mineola; and part time duties at Winthrop Hospital
Rev. Hugh Cannon with residence at St. Mary’s, East Islip
Rev. Paul Dolan to private residence
Msgr. Domenick Graziadio to private residence
Rev. Gregory Heinlein with residence at Our Lady of Lourdes, Massapequa Park
Msgr. Richard Kopinski with residence at St. Hyacinth, Glen Head
Rev. Lawrence Rafferty with residence at St. Matthew, Dix Hills
Msgr. Thomas Spadaro to private residence
Rev. Michael Torpey with residence at St. Pius X Residence, Amityville
Rev. Francis Vattakudiyil with residence at St. Joseph, Kings Park
PASTORS
Rev. Brian Barr from Administrator of Saint Mary of the Isle, Long Beach to Pastor of St. Mary of the Isle, Long Beach
Msgr. Robert Batule from Seminary Professor at St. Joseph Seminary, Dunwoodie to Pastor of Corpus Christi, Mineola
Rev. Marian Bicz from Pastor of Our Lady of Ostrabrama, Cutchogue to Pastor of St. Hyacinth, Glen Head
Msgr. Robert Clerkin from Pastor of St. Paul the Apostle, Brookville to Pastor of Ss. Cyril & Methodius, Deer Park
Rev. Frank Grieco from Associate Pastor at St. Anthony of Padua in East Northport to Pastor of Holy Spirit, New Hyde Park
Rev. Thomas Haggerty from Pastor of St. Raphael, East Meadow to Pastor of Sts. Philip and James, St. James
Rev. Robert Holz from Associate Pastor of St. Christopher, Baldwin to Pastor of St. Raphael, East Meadow
Rev. Michael Holzmann from Chaplain of St. John the Baptist High School to Pastor of Holy Cross, Nesconset
Rev. John McCartney from Administrator of St. Mary, Roslyn to Pastor of St. Mary, Roslyn
Msgr. James McNamara from Pastor of Holy Cross, Nesconset to Pastor of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal, Point Lookout; and Associate to the Vicars
Rev. Thomas Moriarty from Administrator of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Inwood to Pastor of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Inwood (also Pastor of St. Joseph, Hewlett)
Msgr. James Pereda to Pastor of St. Paul the Apostle, Brookville (and remaining the Judicial Vicar of Tribunal)
Rev. Valentine Rebello from Associate Pastor of St. Barnabas, Bellmore to Pastor of St. Pius X, Plainview
Msgr. Gerald Ringenback from Pastor of St. Bernard, Levittown to Pastor of Good Shepherd, Holbrook
Msgr. Ralph Sommer from Pastor of St. Brigid, Westbury to Pastor of St. Bernard, Levittown
Rev. Anthony Stanganelli from Pastor of Ss. Philip and James, St. James to Pastor of St. Brigid, Westbury
Rev. Stanislaw Wadowski from Associate Pastor of St. Kilian, Farmingdale to Pastor of Our Lady of Ostrabrama, Cutchogue
Rev. Benet Uwasomba from Associate Pastor of Good Shepherd, Holbrook to Administrator of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Patchogue
NEWLY ORDAINED
Rev. Jason Grisafi to Associate Pastor of St. Brigid, Westbury
Rev. Brandon O’Brien to Associate Pastor of St. Christopher, Baldwin
ASSOCIATE PASTORS
Rev. Francis Agyeman to Associate Pastor of St. Barnabas, Bellmore
Rev. Moise Aime from Associate Pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Lindenhurst to Associate Pastor of Maria Regina, Seaford
Rev. Raymond Akpunonu from Associate Pastor of St. Matthew, Dix Hills to Associate Pastor of Our Lady of Mercy, Hicksville
Rev. Ethel Anarado from Hospital Chaplain of Long Beach Medical Center to Associate Pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Lindenhurst
Rev. Allan Arneaud from Associate Pastor of Maria Regina, Seaford to Associate Pastor of St. Catherine of Sienna, Franklin Square
Rev. Paul Butler from Associate Pastor of St. William the Abbot, Seaford to Associate Pastor of St. Margaret of Scotland, Selden
Rev. Anthony Cardone to Associate Pastor of St. Raphael, East Meadow
Rev. Lawrence Chadwick from Associate Pastor of St. Matthew, Dix Hills to Associate Pastor of St. John Nepomucene, Bohemia
Rev. Christopher Costigan from Associate Pastor of St. Bernard, Levittown to Associate Pastor of St. Mary, Manhasset
Rev. Michael Diochi from Associate Pastor of St, Catherine of Sienna, Franklin Square to Associate Pastor of St. Mary, East Islip
Rev. John Baptist Ephraim from Associate Pastor of St. Rosalie, Hampton Bays to Associate Pastor of St. Kilian, Farmingdale (eff.8/1/13)
Rev. Ryszard Ficek from Associate Pastor of St. Hedwig, Floral Park to Associate Pastor of St. William the Abbot, Seaford
Rev. Kevin Gruber from Associate Pastor of St. John Nepomucene, Bohemia to Associate Pastor of St. Lawrence the Martyr, Sayville
Rev. Richard Kammerer from Associate Pastor of Our Lady of Mercy, Hicksville to Barnabite Community
Rev. Robert Kline from Associate Pastor of St. John Evangelist, Center Moriches to St. Anthony Padua, East Northport
Rev. Freddy Lozano from Associate Pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel to Associate Pastor of St. Hugh of Lincoln, Huntington Station, and Queen of Most Holy Rosary, Freeport and St. Kilian, Farmingdale
Rev. Aloysious Melly from Associate Pastor of Ss. Philip and James, St. James to Associate Pastor of Good Shepherd, Holbrook
Rev. Janusz Mocarski from Associate Pastor of St. Mary, East Islip to Associate Pastor of Our Lady of Assumption, Copiague
Rev. Joseph Nohs from Pastor of Holy Spirit, New Hyde Park to Associate Pastor of St. Bernard, Levittown
Rev. Henry Reid from Associate Pastor of St. Margaret of Scotland to Associate Pastor of Holy Name of Mary, Valley Stream
Rev. Allan Sikorski from Associate Pastor of St. Mary, Manhasset to Associate Pastor of St. Matthew, Dix Hills
Rev. Rene Tapel to Associate Pastor of Ss. Philip and James, St. James
Rev. Thomas Tassone from Associate Pastor of St. Aidan, Williston Park to Associate Pastor of St. Joseph, Kings Park
Rev. Rolando Ticllasuca from Associate Pastor of Our Lady of the Assumption, Copiague, to Infant Jesus, Port Jefferson
Rev. Nestor Watin from Associate Pastor of Our Lady of Loretto, Hempstead to Associate Pastor of St. John the Evangelist, Center Moriches
NON-PAROCHIAL MINISTRY
Rev. Joseph Fitzgerald from Chaplain of Holy Trinity High School to Director of Vocations with residence at St. Edward the Confessor, Syosset (effective 10/1/2013)
Rev. James Mannion from Associate Pastor of St. James, Setauket to Adjunct Spiritual Director of Cathedral Seminary Residence of the Immaculate Conception, Douglaston
Rev. Gregory Rannazzisi from Associate Pastor of St Brigid, Westbury to Vice Rector of Seminary of Immaculate Conception, Huntington
HIGH SCHOOL CHAPLAINS
Rev. Robert Ketcham from Associate Pastor of Holy Name of Mary, Valley Stream to Chaplain of St. John the Baptist High School with residence at St. Mary, East Islip
Rev. John McCarthy to Chaplain of Holy Trinity Diocesan High School, Hicksville with residence at Our Lady of Victory, Floral Park (effective 10/1/2013)
HOSPITAL CHAPLAINS
Rev. Raphael Andoh to Hospitality Priest at St. James, Setauket and also Chaplain of Stony Brook Hospital
Rev. Anthony Osuagwu from Hospital Chaplain at South Nassau Hospital to Hospital Chaplain at Long Beach Medical Center, Long Beach
Rev. Benjamin Uzegbunam to Hospital Chaplain at North Shore LIJ Plainview, with residence at St. Ignatius Loyola, Hicksville
DIOCESAN ASSIGNMENTS
Rev. Lachlan Cameron to study in Rome
Rev. Lee Descoteaux to study in Rome
EXPIRATION OF EXTERN PRIEST ASSIGNMENTS
Rev. Vitalis Abiamiri
Rev. Patsy Amabile
Rev. Ignace Loleke
Rev. Anthony Madu
Rev. James Maltese

Communist destruction of the Our Lady of Consolation Trappist Abbey at Yangjiaping in 1947

From Catholic World Report:

The untold story of the Communist destruction of the Our Lady of Consolation Trappist Abbey at Yangjiaping in 1947


"One of the most tragic examples of how merciless the Party can be is the appalling Communist massacre of 33 holy martyrs connected to Our Lady of Consolation Trappist Abbey at Yangjiaping. Still today, Chinese Catholics only speak of this incident in hushed tones for fear of the government. In 1947, a bedraggled and terrorized group of Trappist monks arrived in Beijing, where the American Jesuit, Father Charles J. McCarthy, SJ (1911-1991), was the first person to collect the horrible stories of what had happened to their celebrated abbey, then in ruins. The stories they provided Father McCarthy had clearly stirred the young priest, for he later penned one of the most harrowing accounts of Communist atrocities in China’s early modern history. He began his narrative in vivid terms:

In the early morning hours of August 30, 1947, the Trappist Abbey of Our Lady of Consolation…was reduced to ruins by fire. … The burning of their monastery, effected by Communists who control this region, was but one act, and not the most pathetic, in a long tragic persecution inflicted on the brave Trappist Community. At present writing, 16 Trappists are known to have died during the ordeal. (1)

The death toll indeed rose beyond 16, and as the details of their deaths came to light the inhumane tactics of China’s Communists also became known. "

Nassau County Police Corruption, Again

Newsday and News12 are reporting on a major lawsuit filed due to yet more corrupt Nassau County Police officers.   What should happen, but probably will not is that officer  Anthony DiLeonardo should lose his extremely high paying job (over 100K of course) and be charged with attempted murder and all other appropriate charges.  Nothing has changed much in the Nassau County Police force since the days of officer Greco, the first Nassau County police officer to be charged with brutality.  We Long Islanders have to pay extemely high taxes due to the very overpaid police and school employees and then have to pay even more due to lawsuits filed by innocent civilians victimized by these same rich people.

From the News12 report:

"A Nassau County police officer unlawfully shot and attacked an unarmed man after a night of barhopping and managed to hang on to his six-figure job, Newsday reports exclusively.

Newsday obtained the Nassau County Police Department's internal report into the affair. The report found that officer Anthony DiLeonardo recklessly escalated a roadside verbal dispute when he shot at a cabdriver, Thomas Moroughan, five times, hitting him once in the arm and once in the chest in 2011.

The cabdriver was arrested for assault and reckless endangerment after DiLeonardo accused him of trying to run him down with his cab. Charges were later dropped when prosecutors said there was evidence the officer had been drinking; the report obtained by Newsday notes that he admitted to investigators that he'd had eight to 10 drinks."

Byzantine Catholic Church, Westbury, NY

St. Andrew the Apostle Byzantine Catholic Church

I recently posted on St. Francis Polish National Catholic Church in East Meadow, which is not in communion with Rome.  Now I would like to point out St. Andrew which is in communion with Rome.  They have Divine Liturgy every Sunday at 9 AM.

From their website:

The first Divine Liturgy in St. Andrew the Apostle Church was celebrated on December 25, 1974. Bishop Michael Dudick established this parish to service the Byzantine Catholics who had moved to the suburbs of Long Island initiating the presence of our Eastern Catholic Church in Nassau County.


St. Andrew’s Church is truly an American Eastern Catholic Church. Our services and songs are conducted in English, the language of this country, while our Theology and Traditions go back to the foundation of the early Christian Church.