Reassignments of priests in DRVC

The Rockville Centre diocesan website has THIS LINK to seven pages of priest appointments, generally effective the end of June, 2024.

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In Nassau County, I see new pastors at Hewlett-Cedarhurst-Inwood, Bellmore, New Hyde Park, Roslyn, and Valley Stream. A priest from Poland will administer both St. Ladislaw, Hempstead, and St. Hedwig, Floral Park.

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There are many appointments of parochical vicars (otherwise called assistants or curates.)

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Little by little, I will attempt to explain the abbreviations used by religious orders and congregations.

First of all, O.P. stands for the Order of Preachers or Dominican Friars, who are taking charge of St. Barnabas parish, Bellmore.

The new pastor at St. Mary, Roslyn, is a priest of F.M.H., Franciscan Missionaries of Hope, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

The auxiliary bishop Luis Romero, is M. Id. the Idente Missonaries founded a hundred years ago in Spain by the layman Fernando Rielo. Bishop Romero is now administrator at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Wyandanch. In the late 1940's, Mom brought us walking from friends on Winter Avenue to OLMM.

Appointed as parochial vicar to Our Lady of Mercy, Hicksville, is Rev. Regimond Benedict, O.I.C., the initials of the Order of the Imitation of Christ, an Eastern Rite Catholic from India. His rite appears to be Syro-Malankara, as in Elmont. It seems that both Catholic and Orthodox groups exist with the name and history of the Order of the Imitation of Christ.

Two priests are listed as C.M., Congregation of the Mission also called the Vincentians.

One, assigned to Huntington Station, is from South India. The other, assigned to Sea Cliff and Glen Cove, is from Poland. I find it remarkable that the congregation founded by St. Vincent de Paul in Paris now sends Polish and Indian priests to the dioceses of  Brooklyn and Rockville Centre.

Nassau County news

Since the Long Island Catholic switched to its new format of ten magazine issues per year, I have tried to categorize the items that might otherwise have appeared in a weekly newspaper.
One example might be the news that two Catholic grammar schools in our county have earned a  reprieve and will not be closed: St. Dominic's elementary school in Oyster Bay, and St. Edward Confessor school four miles south.  The Newsday article of 5.28.2013 reported an enrollment of 237 at St. Dominic and 213 at St. Edward.
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The article also quoted Sean Dolan as stating that all parish schools receive subsidies from the parishes.  Admirable. I think some other dioceses are backtracking on that requirement of one of the Plenary Councils of Baltimore by closing schools that need subsidies.
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Parishes have announced changes of priestly assignments, but that list has not yet appeared on the diocesan websites.  The Westbury Times reports the transfers of Msgr. Ralph Sommer to St. Bernard, Levittown, and  Fr. Anthony Stanganelli to St. Brigid 
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The June, 2013, issue of The Long Island Catholic magazine, page 8, has a headline, "Bishop Murphy appoints 16 new pastors."
Those appointed as pastors of Nassau County parishes include:
Msgr. Robert Batule, to Corpus Christi, Mineola, from Dunwoodie teaching.
Fr. Marian Bicz, to St. Hyacinth, Glen Head, from Our Lady of Ostrabama, Cutchogue.
Father Frank Grieco, to Holy Spirit, New Hyde Park, from St. Anthony of Padua, East Northport.
Fr. Robert Holz, to St. Raphael, East Meadow, from St. Christopher, Baldwin.
Msgr. James McNamara, to Our Lady of Miraculous Medal, Point Lookout, from Holy Cross, Nesconset.
Msgr. James Pareda, to St. Paul the Apostle, Brookville.
Fr. Valentine Rebello, to St. Pius X, Plainview, from St. Barnabas, Bellmore.
Msgr. Ralph Sommer, to St. Bernard, Levittown, from St. Brigid, Westbury.
Fr. Anthony Stanganelli, to St. Brigid, Westbury, from Ss. Philip and James, Saint James.
Fr. Brian Barr, raised from administrator to pastor at Our Lady of the Isle, Long Beach.
Fr. Fr. John McCartney, raised from administrator to pastor at Saint Mary, Roslyn.
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Fr. Andrew Greeley passed away on May 29, 2013.  For several years in the 1970's (if memory can be trusted), the Long Island Catholic published his weekly column.  A lengthy obit in today's Chicago Tribune is linked here.  Long ago, we heard him speak at Our Lady of the Snows, Floral Park, Queens.  One of his memorable stories was a "Kerryman joke," based on train departure announcements at Heuston Station, Dublin.  Besides narratives, he excelled with his sharp observations about the American church, as mentioned in the Tribune obit.  His website is linked here.
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St. Dominic, Oyster Bay

The mailing address of St. Dominic's parish is 93 Anstice Street, Oyster Bay, NY 11771, telephone 516-922-4488.  Above is the parish office on the southeast corner of Anstice Street and Weeks Avenue.  The parish website is linked here.

On the west side of Anstice Street are the chapel (formerly the church) and the newer church.  Weekday Mass is in the chapel at 7:30 a.m.  Sundays,  four Masses are offered in the church, three in the chapel.  

Saint Dominic Elementary School adjoins the church on the north side of Weeks Avenue.  Any photo may be enlarged by clicking on it.  On 5.28.2013, Newsday reported that the elementary school enrollment is 237.

Two classroom buildings of St. Dominic High School face each other across quiet Anstice Avenue.  The gymnasium can be seen to the left (north).