Holy Family Church 129 Winthrop Street, Watertown, NY 13601

Phone: (315) 782-2468 E-Mail: hfchurch@twcny.rr.com

Website: www.holyfamilywatertown.org

February 12, 2017

PASTOR: Rev. Steven M. Murray PASTOR EMERITUS: Rev. Msgr. Robert J. McCarthy IN RESIDENCE: Rev. Leo A. Wiley Rev. Msgr. Paul E. Whitmore DEACONS: Deacon Edward R. Miller Deacon Michael J. Allan TRUSTEES: Mrs. Rita Brancheau Mr. Daniel Charlebois SCHOOL BOARD: Mr. Michael Ledoux PARISH STAFF Pastoral Associates: Sr. Angelica Rebello, SCC Patrick Bates Christian Formation Director: Sr. Angelica Rebello, SCC 782-6750 R.C.I.A. Director: Kathy Allan 785-8576 Business Manager: Carol Brown 782-6086 Secretary: Judy Geng Organist: Edward Kemp

IMMACULATE HEART CENTRAL SCHOOLS School Pastor: Rev. Msgr. Robert H. Aucoin 782-1190 High School (Grades 7-12) 788-4670 Principal: Mrs. Lisa Parsons Elementary School (Grades K-6) Principal: Mr. Gary West 788-7011 Vice Principal: Mrs. Annette Connolly 788-3935 BAPTISM: Baptisms are generally scheduled on Sunday. Parents must attend a class held on the second Monday of the month at 7:00 PM. WEDDINGS: Arrangements should be made six months In advance by calling for an appointment with a priest or deacon. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Confession/Penance - Saturday 4-5 P.M. SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: Upon Request - Please call Fr. Murray if you are planning on having any surgery and he will be happy to anoint you.

Holy Family Church Welcomes Everyone No matter what your present status is in the Catholic Church; no matter your family or marital status; no matter where you are in the practice of faith; no matter what your self image may be; you are invited, welcomed and loved at Holy Family Church.

Sunday February 12, 2017…SIXTH SUNDAY

IN ORDINARY TIME

9:00 James E. Brett by the Estate of James E.

Brett

11:00 Mr. Joseph Smith by The Ferraro Family

5:15 Prof. Norbert Okoye by Lt. Louis Okoye

Monday February 13, 2017…Weekday

9:00 37th Anniversary John Luczycki by

Barbara Luczycki Coughlin, John, Stephen

and Jim Lucycki

Tuesday February 14, 2017…Saints Cyril, Monk,

and Methodius, Bishop

9:00 Eric Esposito by His Wife Loretta

10:00 Communion Service (at the Summit)

Wednesday February 15, 2017…Weekday

9:00 Deceased Family and Friends of the Heldt

and LaLonde Families by Bill and Florence

Thursday February 16, 2017…Weekday

9:00 Dorris Powers by John and Family

Friday February 17, 2017…Weekday

The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite

Order

9:00 Jane Goodwin by Nancy Goodwin

Saturday February 18, 2017…Seventh Sunday In

Ordinary Time

5:15 Richard Damon by Mike and Judy Geng

Sunday February 19, 2017…SEVENTH

SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

9:00 People of the Parish

11:00 William Plante by Amy Chapman

5:15 Mark Brown by Sister Angelica

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS – Monday, 12:30PM-

4:00PM; Tuesday–Thursday, 9:00AM-4:00PM, closed for

lunch noon-12:30PM; Friday, 9:00AM-1:00PM.

BAPTISMAL PREPARATION CLASS The next class

will be Monday, February 13th, at 7PM in McGivney Hall.

Please call the Rectory at (315) 782-2468 during

business hours to sign up if you are planning on attending

this required class. Thank you.

THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH

Sunday: February 12th

Pennies From Heaven Collection after all Masses

10:00-10:50AM Religious Education (Greystone Building)

10:00AM RCIA/RCIC (Rectory)

10:00AM Coffee Hour (Gathering Area)

12:00 Noon Radio Broadcast of Mass on WNER 1410AM

12:00 Noon Family Game-Bo-Bee (Greystone Building)

3:00-6:00PM Confirmation Year 11 (Greystone Building)

Monday: February 13th

9:30AM Holy Hour for Vocations (Church)

7:00PM Baptismal Preparation Class (McGivney Hall)

Tuesday: February 14th

9:30AM Holy Hour for Vocations (Church)

10:00AM Communion Service (Samaritan Summit Village)

Wednesday: February 15th

9:30AM Holy Hour for Vocations (Church)

10:00AM Legion of Mary (McGivney Hall)

7:00PM Evangelization Team Meeting (McGivney Hall)

Thursday: February 16th

9:30AM Holy Hour for Vocations (Church)

Friday: February 17th

9:30AM Holy Hour for Vocations (Church)

9:30AM Regular Meeting of the Altar and Rosary Society

after the 9:00AM Mass. (McGivney Hall) There will be no

meeting if there is a weather issue.

INQUIRY If you are interested in the Catholic Faith or

know of someone who is, please contact Kathy Allan at

(315) 785-8576 for an appointment.

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY assists and

encourages young adults in their 20s and 30s to

deepen their relationship with God through Jesus

Christ, to the Church and her mission and to form a

peer community to further support and nurture their

faith. Young Adult Ministry is all about connecting

and building relationships: with Jesus, with the Church

and with each other. To this end the Office of Young

Adult Ministry facilitates the creation of regional

Young Adult Groups and a Young Adult Core team to

create opportunities for prayer, fellowship, events,

service projects, retreats and providing resources for

and by Young Adults.

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time -- February 12, 2017

“It is loyalty to do His will.” Are you considering

following the will of God in the consecrated life or

priesthood? If God is calling you, talk to Fr. Steven Murray

at 315-782-2468 or Fr. Doug Lucia at (315) 386-2543/

dlucia@rcdony.org or Fr. Tom Higman at (518) 594-3907/

thigman@rcdony.org or Cathy Russell, the Diocesan

Vocation Coordinator at (315)393-2920, ext. 1450/

crussell@rcdony.org. See us also on Facebook or at

www.myvocation.net.

ACTIVITIES AHEAD IN OUR PARISH

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION No classes Sunday February

19th and February 26th. Enjoy the mid winter recess.

THE ST. JOSEPH CUPERTINO FRATERNITY OF

THE 3RD ORDER OF SECULAR FRANCISCANS

meeting is scheduled for Sunday, February 26th, 1:30PM

at McCarthy Hall. If you are looking for a way to come

closer to Christ, please join us.

LENTEN ACTIVITIES The Evangelization Team is

planning activities to make your Lenten Journey

meaningful. For planning purposes, jot down these dates

and plan to enjoy the Holy Family community for social

and prayer activities. Soup suppers followed by Stations of

the Cross on Thursdays March 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th and

April 6th. Discussion group using Pope Francis’ “The Joy

of Love” (in the family) on Wednesdays March 15th, 22nd,

29th and April 5th. Watch future bulletins for specific

details. Direct questions to Pat Fanning at 315-788-1101 or

pfanning5010@twcny.rr.com.

IMPORTANT DATES TO MARK DOWN 1st Communion is scheduled for Sunday, May 7th at

1:00PM. Confirmation is scheduled for Wednesday, May

24th at 7:00PM.

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

Are you a Young Adult Catholic? If you are

Catholic and under 40, you are a Young Adult

Catholic. We would like to reach out to our Young

Adult Catholics and create a program created by them,

a program that will help them appreciate the beauty of

their faith, that will understand their world in the light

of belief in God and His Church. We would like to

find a few young adult Catholics willing to help

organize such a program. Don’t worry about what

talent you may or may not have. We do not have to

reinvent the wheel. Many different doable models of

Young Adult Catholic ministry exist. If you are

interested in getting involved, please call Fr. Murray

at 315-782-2468.

If you would like a tax statement for your

2016 contributions to the Church, please call the Rectory at (315) 782-2468. We only send

them out if requested.

ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OUR PARISH

THEOLOGY ON TAP Thursday, February 16th, 6:00PM

at the Savory Downtown Boardroom with Father Chris

Looby. Theology on Tap is for Young Adult Ministry.

EVANS MILLS COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE Wednesday, February 22nd, 1:00PM-6:00PM at St. Mary’s

Church Parish Center, 8408 South Main Street,

Evans Mills. Please call 1-800-733-2767 or visit

redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor keyword

IndianRiverCatholics to schedule an appointment to

donate. Appointments are encouraged and appreciated, but

walk-ins are welcome.

ST. ANTHONYS’ SPAGHETTI SUPPER Thursday,

February 23rd, 4:30PM-7:00PM at Msgr. Sechi Hall.

Adults $8.00, children $4.00 and children under 3 are free.

Take outs begin at 4:00PM. Please bring your own

container. Extra sauce may be purchased for $5.00 per

quart and meatballs are $.75 each.

NATIONAL CATHOLIC YOUTH CONFERENCE:

Open to students in grades 8-11 National Catholic Youth

Conference (NCYC) will be held in Indianapolis Novem-

ber 16-18. A group from the Diocese of Ogdensburg will

be traveling to this huge conference where youth from

across the country gather to pray, hear renowned speakers

and performers, and participate in a variety of interactive

programs. Interested students must be in grades 9-12 dur-

ing the '17-'18 academic year. A deposit and registration is

due by March 1, and registration is limited! Get details and

register at www.rcdony.org/youthncyc/ncyc

FEBRUARY 12: SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY

TIME

Sir 15:15-20/1 Cor 2:6-10/Mt 5:17-37 or 5:20-22a, 27-28,

33-34a, 37

Today's gospel speaks about not just external observance of

the law, but also about conforming our interior lives to

God's will. It is easy to put on a good show so that from the

outside we look like good Christians. Faith should not be

reduced to just an empty routine. Can we truly worship God

and be in communion with him when we look down on

those He loves as not good enough or not worthy? We are

called to conform our heart and will to his and to love all

whom He loves… Is there someone with whom you need to

reconcile?

ANNUAL THREE PARISH CHURCH AUCTION

Sunday, February 19th 1:00PM, Snow Date February 26th

Will be Held in the Mission’s Community Room

30 Items for Bid Provided By:

First Presbyterian Church, Holy Family Church and

Trinity Episcopal Church

Note From the Pope,

POPE FRANCIS: Every life is sacred.

On Sunday, Italy celebrated the Day for Life,

convened by the Italian Episcopal Conference. The

Pope, at the end of the Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s

Square launched this message of support.

POPE FRANCIS

“Let us pray together for the children who are in

danger of pregnancy being interrupted, as well as the

people who are at the end of life, every life is sacred,

so that no one is left alone.”

Since the motto of the day was “Women and men

for life on the road to St. Teresa of Calcutta”, the

Pope recalled words from the nun who was canonized

in September 2016.

POPE FRANCIS “Let us remember Mother Teresa’s words: Life is

beauty, admire it. Life is life, defend it. Be it of the

unborn child, be it of the person whose death is near.

Every life is sacred.”

The Pope has launched several appeals against

abortion and euthanasia in his pontificate, both in

Rome and on his travels. He says that behind these

acts there is a misunderstanding of compassion, and

that the defense of life is not a philosophical or religious

question, but a scientific one.

NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS

Leviticus 19: 1-2, 17-18 Psalm 103: 1-4, 8, 10, 12-13 1Corinthian 3: 16-23 Matthew 5: 38-48

Offer no resistance to one who persecutes you (3). Rather, love your neighbor (1) as you love yourself. As the Lord is gracious and merciful (Ps), treat others in the same way, humbling yourself before the Lord (2).

OUR TITHING PARISH

FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

This Year $ 8,993.00

Last Year $ 9,427.50

Youth $ 40.00

Thank you for your continued generosity!

Note From the Pastor,

I am in Florida now, giving everyone a little break from

me, and will return Wednesday February 15th. I am staying

in Pompano Beach, missing the cold, snow, and all the joys

of the winter weather. NOT!!!

So far I have nine auction items of the ten I need so

keep thinking. They are :1)Party with the Priest, 2)Amish

Bench, 3)Flying Lesson/Air Tour, 4) Dinner for Four (Gary

McCullouch, Chef), 5)Three Night stay at Wind Song a

cottage in the Adirondack, 6) “Dry Arrangement, Artist

Proof by Audrey Jacobson, 7) $100.00 Gift Certificate for

Price Chopper, 8) Jensen I Jam docking digital musical

system for iPod, 9) beautiful hand-made quilt. So as you

can see I need one more item for the Auction.

Msgr. Aucoin and I have met several times to discuss

the Living Stones, Diocesan Pastoral Plan for Watertown.

Msgr. is the facilitator and he and I have determine that we

will have three representatives from each parish (St

Anthony’s St. Patrick’s and Holy Family). They will meet

and come up with recommendations which will be

reviewed by each parish council before a final

determination is made. The Plan calls for one pastor and an

assistant priest. I am in the process of determining who the

representatives will be from Holy Family. Please pray for

the members of this Steering Committee, and for all those

people who will be affected by this necessary Pastoral

Plan. Change is never easy and is always challenging but

with the Lord’s help it will be for the good of the Church

here in Watertown.

Fr. Steve

IHC KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION and screening for children entering Kindergarten at Immaculate Heart Central Primary School in September 2017 will be held on Tuesday, March 7th. Anyone planning to register a Kindergarten student is asked to call (315) 788-7011 for an appointment. To be eligible for Kindergarten next year, a child must be 5 years old on or before December 1st. Parents should bring their child’s birth and baptismal certificates along with their immunization record and a $75.00 registration fee.

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Msgr. Robert Aucoin