Church Ministries
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
We will be having Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every Tuesday from 12:30pm to 7:30pm. Come, spend some intimate time with Jesus. Invite a family member or friend along too! In case of inclement weather, please call the parish office at 631-661-3224 ext. 0, or visit the parish website (ollchurch.org) to check if Adoration has been canceled.
Nocturnal Adoration
“Come to me all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” This is Jesus Christ’s invitation every first Saturday of the month. The Blessed Sacrament is taken to the altar and exposed after the 5:00pm Mass concluding with Benediction at 9:50pm. Everyone is invited to spend some time in front of the Blessed Sacrament to offer prayers, petitions and thanksgiving to Jesus. Please come and pray with us. All are invited and welcome.
Adult Choir
Do you like to sing? New choir members are always welcome!! Choir Mass: Sundays at 11:00am Rehearsals: Thursdays at 7:00pm to 8:00pm in the Church. Season: September to June. Interested singers are invited to come to a rehearsal and try it out!
Children’s Liturgy of the Word
We invite young people from age 4 to 4th Grade to hear God’s Word in a special way at the 9:30am Mass every Sunday from September through June.
Divine Mercy Prayer Group
We come together in the Church every Thursday from 1:30pm-2:30pm to pray and reflect on the Divine Mercy. We welcome anyone wishing to join us in this mission.
Frassati Young Adult Group
Young adults between the ages of 21 and 39 are invited to join the Frassati Young Adult Group. Our group is named after Pier Giorgio Frassati, a young adult from Turin, Italy, who lived from 1901 to 1925. Pier Giorgio, soon to be canonized as a saint this summer, is the patron of young Catholics of all kinds, due to his immense devotion to the Eucharist and his great works of charity despite his short life. Come gather with your peers to discover more about prayer and all that God has planned for you, while making good memories with great people! Our meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm in the Parish Center. Verso l'alto!
Men’s Prayer Group
We invite all men of the parish to meet for prayer and reflection after the 8:30am Mass on February 19th in the Parish Center. We meet once a month to read and discuss the Scriptures for the following Sunday. Come with your ideas and suggestions. We’ll gather for conversation and fellowship.
Our Lady’s Rosary Makers
Our Lady’s Rosary Makers welcomes all men and women who are interested in learning the art of making corded / beaded rosaries. All materials will be supplied. You may also take home pre-packaged kits to complete additional rosaries. Completed rosaries will be blessed and given free-of-charge to the homeless, the sick, hospitals, developing nations, the military, police, etc. The We meet on the third Wednesday of each month. Meetings are usually in the Parish Center from 1:00pm-2:30pm and from 7:30pm-9:00pm. You may choose which group to attend. Free-will offerings will be graciously accepted and will be used in purchasing additional supplies.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
The prayer shawl ministry meets the first Wednesday of every month at 9:30am in the Parish Center. New members are always welcome! Bring your knitting needles or crochet hooks if you have them - if not we have some you can use. The ministry makes blankets for our newly Baptized babies in the Parish.
Respect Life Ministry
The ministry promotes the principals that human life, from to conception to natural death, is a gift from God and deserves respect and protection. The group will meet for prayer, pro-life activities, education, and planned fundraising. Meetings are the last Thursday of each month at 7 pm in the Parish Center.
Rosary Christian Mothers
The Rosary Christian Mothers meet on the first Monday of each month. The next meeting will be on Monday, January 6. We will begin with Rosary at 7:00pm in the Church, immediately followed by our business meeting in the Spiritual Life Center.
SAGE (Senior Advocates for Growth and Enrichment)
Come join other mature parishioners as we walk through this chapter of our life journey. We share our experiences, our hopes. our laughter and our spirituality at our meetings. Next meeting February 18th at 9:30am
St. Agnes of Assisi - The Secular Franciscan Order
Would you like to give more time to God, but wonder how to do that when your life is so busy? Do you long for holiness, and feel a need for support in growing spiritually? Perhaps your heart has been moved by stories of St. Francis of Assisi, or the Peace Prayer attributed to him, and you are seeking that same holy simplicity, true peace and perfect joy? If so, Christ may be calling you to explore the Secular Franciscan life. We invite you to join our monthly meetings, 2nd Sunday of the month, 1:30pm-4:30pm in the Parish Center For more information, contact Jackie Totino, SFO at 516-320-1326.
Women’s Prayer Group
The Women’s Prayer Group will meet on February 26th at 9:30am and at 7:30pm in the Parish Center. All are welcome to attend.
Young Men’s Ministry
All boys from 6th to 12th grades are invited to meet in the All Purpose Room on the first and third Fridays of the month from 6:45-9:00pm. Each meeting includes time for the boys to discuss religious and spiritual topics of their choosing followed by games which include basketball, hockey, kickball, wiffle ball and relay races. There are also board games and art activities for those who are interested. These days our young people hear messages which are incompatible with our values. Our goals are to encourage the boys to keep God in their lives, live faithful lives, be of service, be respectful of others, and be gentlemen at all times. We welcome men 18 years and older to serve as volunteers in this ministry. For further information please call the Parish Office.