St. Pius X RC Church, Plainview NY

1st Sunday of Advent - November 27, 2022

Thank you to everyone who attended this year's Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, sponsored by the Plainview-Old Bethpage Interfaith Clergy.  It was wonderful to see the community come together to give thanks for all our blessings.  

DECEMBER 4, 2022 from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM in Madonna Hall

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Immaculate Conception of Mary - Dec. 8, 2022

Our parish Memorial Book of the Dead will be available in front of the Ambo of the Church. You are invited to add the names of your personal beloved dead. Remember your loved ones by enrolling them in the Novena Masses and the prayers offered during the month of November.

Envelopes can be found at the doors of the church today. Those mentioned on the envelopes and in the Book of Remembrance will be remembered at each mass celebrated in the church.

Congratulations to this year’s winner of the St. Pius X Columbiettes Thanksgiving Lotto Turkey

Anna Ensmenger

Thank you to everyone for your support of the St. Pius X Columbiettes!

Thank you to Ms. Stacey Godek, her husband Mr. John Godek, their children Daniel and Hope, and also Ms. Fina Cassara and her children Eleanora and Giacomo, Faith Formation Program Catechists and Volunteers present, for all parents who brought their children for our Halloween Party, plus anyone who made this event an enjoyable occasion. DJ Miss Rica Coelho, our own parishioner, provided upbeat music for the event. The party was spectacular and everyone had a great time. It was an enjoyable time!

Click here for the Halloween Party Photo Album

Knights of Columbus’s Oktoberfest

At St. Pius X Parish around 100 attendees gathered Oct. 1 in the decorated gym, with some folks even donning lederhosen — the iconic Bavarian shorts with suspenders — for the occasion. Those who participated enjoyed a wide array of foods, beverages, music, dances and company. I think, “It’s a way to bring families together to have some food and have fun,” After years of COVID-related isolation, those simple joys are more precious than ever. “Everybody really needed to be together; they missed seeing each other and they were hungry to reconnect.” Thank you Grand Knight Marc Cashman and the entire troop of Knights of Columbus. Job Well Done.

Click here for the Oktoberfest Photo Album

Thank you to everyone who supported Jay Asparro on his 100 Miles of Hope during the 7th Annual Ann Asparro Run last weekend. Over the last 7 years, Jay has raised over $150,000 in support for caregivers of those affected by Alzheimer’s Disease and other related Dementias. All donations go directly to the Long Island Alzheimer’s and Dementia Center.

https://www.lidementia.org

We had a beautiful 9/11 memorial prayer service in our church. The church was packed.  Many thanks to everyone who came to remember and pray for all who were lost twenty one years ago.  It was truly overwhelming to see everyone from all different ages, religions, and backgrounds come together in prayer. 

Click here to view the 9/11/2022 Memorial Prayer Service photo album.

My dear parish family,

 Year 2022 is still a recovery year from the COVID 19 pandemic. It takes a lot of risk and trust in God and people to plan and run a mega parish festival of St. Pius X.

Something wonderful happens to our parish each summer during our Feast and Festival ... I call it the “Miracle of the Feast”. More than 200 volunteers came together to create the experience we call the St. Pius X Feast and Festival.

What is remarkable about this? Fathers and mothers served side by side with their children, the young served with those a generation (or two) between them – professionally trained chefs and bartenders volunteered their skills, new parishioners jumped right in and got involved, teens volunteered to be dunked to raise funds for the parish Youth Group - even the pastor donned an apron to prepare two delectable Indian specials (Bombay Chicken Vindaloo, Malabar Curry Chicken and Channa Masala- chickpeas and potatoes, over Basmati rice and Mediterranean organic salad).

At the Feast, we are truly a family (Literally and Spiritually) working together (as our Holy Father Pope Francis declared last year - Synod2023). It was a living experience of Walking Together, hand in hand. While the hours were long and the work at times grueling, the smiles and enthusiasm were infectious. Everyone claims that I have lots of energy but let me tell you I have nothing compared to the dedicated volunteers who after a long day at work came to give their time to assure the success of our Feast. So GRAZIE MOLTO to our ...

• Choppers who started the day and didn’t mind ‘crying’ over the onions
• Volunteers who signed up for one day, and returned for one or more
• Volunteers who signed up for one job and agreed to do another
• Volunteers who danced while serving our guests
• Beer/Wine servers who made ‘happy hour’ happier
• Grillers who sweated over the HOT grills
• Our WONDERFUL Youth who served while smiling
• Dishwashers who didn’t mind getting wet – special thanks to Rosemary and Dominic Spampinato, Andy and Nancy Terrano, Barbara Brown, Virginia Wildemann
• Sal’s sous chefs and assistant chefs Nancy and Andy Terrano, Enza Caruso, Josephine and Tony Picciurro, Debbie Mazzola, Barbara Brown, Joann Saya and her sister in law Veronica.
• Youth Group who braved COLD water in the dunk tank with our Youth Director Steve Rhoads and his assistants Brandan Von Runnen and Ryan Ferrell 
• Many food runners who balanced heroes and pasta with a smile. Can you believe that planning for the Feast began last Fall? You cannot imagine the countless hours of planning and level of details required to prepare for the Feast! A special thanks to the Feast Planning Committee: Claudia Stewart (CHAIR – meticulous in every detials), Anne Bantleon, Sal Spano, Anthony Corrente, CarolAnn DalCeredo, Denise Piulson, Virginia Wildemann, Loretta Dressler, Brendan Humbert. Many thanks to José Pín Amen (and his assistants Marvin and Jackson) who worked day and night, making sure, everything is working out well, my MAN on GoRun, and Nick Carnivale for lending his mechanical and electrical expertise to set-up as well as being on-call daily for any issues.

Days before the feast, our Madonna Hall Kitchen was thorougly cleaned under the direction of Claudia Stewart by Virginia Wildemann, Loretta Dressler, Vicky Pardo, Debbie Mazzola, Lucille Walsh, Judy Dennis.

We are most grateful to Claudia Stewart and Sal Spano for assisting with the overall coordination of the daily activities and Gail Gomula and Steve Rhoads for coordinating all of our Youth volunteers.

We cannot forget the office staff for all their efforts behind the scenes. Thank You to our Business manager Sarah Sedita, Parish secretary Linda Munden, weekend assistants Virginia Wildemann, Anna Terrano and Michaela Sedita. Special thanks to our parish photographer, Bobby Peña for capturing memories of the Feast in pictures! 

Words cannot express our gratitude to Claudia Stewart who served as Chief-in-Charge of the Feast. Claudia is a faithful and dedicated servant and pastoral associate of the parish events and activities coordinator on whom I, as pastor, rely on in more ways than I can count! I am blessed to call her a very dedicated servant of God and our STPX Church Family!

Special thanks to Mr. Peter Mayrose, Fire Department for loaning his truck to us for the duration of the Feast!

A very special thanks to our Executive Chef, Sal Spano and his assistants Nancy Terrano, Enza Caruso, whose culinary talent and attention to quality and presentation makes our Feast unique. For Sal, Enza Caruso and Nancy Terrano, each morning of the Feast begins with a trip to the market as nothing but fresh ingredients will be due. We are blessed that Sal loves to cook and bake! So where did Sal pick up his expert Italian culinary skills? We do not have to look further than his heavenly Mama and Papa Spano. A special recognition to Mr. and Mrs. Spano (Benjamin and Victoria) for leaving behind the recipes of the homemade Italian sauce and meatballs.

A very special thanks to our many sponsors whose generosity helped to offset the cost of the Feast.

Mercedes Colwin, Vernon C. Wagner Funeral Homes, Ray and Linda Ludwig, The Orth / Carlucci Family, Mary O'Toole & Bayly Tyler, Richard & Marie Marcantonio, Joan DuBritz, Ed and Janet Lee, Edith M. Heinlein, The Knights of Columbus - St. Pius X Council # 10332, The Imbroto Family, GYMGUYZ, The Slansky Family, Mary and Dr. Anthony Cordaro, St. Pius X Columbiettes, Richard & Kathleen Wright, PLI Builders, The Pendola Family, Jane and Joseph Kosiba, The Cooke Family, Laverne & Shirley, The Sieben-Ryan Family, Madelyn Sieben, Uncle Guisseppe INC., The Horan Family, Nicole and Thomas Falcone, Rita Hansen, The Cravings, La Familia, Caroline and Cliff Morello, 

Special thanks to our entertainers!

• Thursday: DJ Brian Morbito (Crowd Control Entertainment) My Friend
• Friday: Radio Active
• Saturday: The Switch and Rica Coelho (DJ)
• Sunday: DJ Joe Salemi, My Friend.

We must thank the Nassau County Police Department for providing police each evening to assure the safety of all who attended the Feast!

Many thanks to our neighboring parish of Our Lady of Mercy who loaned us industrial outside cooking equipment - our outdoor chefs loved it!

Many thanks to all who prayed for good weather! Our loving God graced us with perfect weather!

While our Feast felt the loss of dedicated friends and volunteers Jim Reilly, Ralph and Gloria Plaisance, Sal Mascolo, Audrey Maune, Artie Venezia, Susan Shoppmann, Sal Mascolo, Victoria and Benjamin Spano, Maryanne Reitschlin, Michael DiCarlo, Fred Piulson, Letty Graham, Stefan Grzechowiak, Fr. Bob McGuire and Joseph Panacciulli, their presence was felt by all. We are certain they continue to look over their beloved parish family with a smile.

The true Miracle of the Feast is to witness our parish family and community coming together with a spirit of giving and sharing (a true meaning of Synod2023). continue to be amazed at the love our parish family shares with each other!

God Bless You,

Claudia Stewart (Feast Committee Chair)

Fr. Valentine~

Thank you to the St. Pius X Youth Group for coordinating our 2nd TOBAY Beach Mass of the summer. Beautiful weather, blue water and sky, we were blessed during this beautiful celebration of the Eucharist.

Click here for the Mass on the Beach 2 Photo Album.

Nearly 80-90 people gathered at TOBAY Beach – Ocean Side to celebrate the first Mass, organized by the St. Pius X Youth Group. Beautiful weather, blue water and sky, and Mr. Jay Asparro’s witness to his faith journey, captured the message of the Sunday Liturgy.

Planning for the next Mass in the month of August.

Click here for the Mass on the Beach Photo Album

Click here for more photos

OPENING OF THE SYNODAL PATH

Moment of Reflection
October 10, 2021

"By walking together, and together reflecting on the journey made, the Church will be able to learn from what it will experience which processes can help it to live communion, to achieve participation, to open itself to mission." Pope Francis  

Our Pastor
Fr. Valentine!

Our Children!