February 19, 2017

ST. MARY’S

Weekend Mass Schedule Sunday: 8:00 & 11:00 AM

Weekday Schedule

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Mass - 8:15 A.M.

Adoration Thursday: 9:00 AM -10:00 AM

TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL Phone: 769-5911

GREATER MASSENA CATHOLIC PARISHES sacredh@nnymail.com & stmarysr@twcny.rr.com

Parish Office: (315)769-2469 www.massenacatholics.com

ST. JOSEPH’S Closed Until Easter Sunday ST. LAWRENCE

Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday: 6:00 PM

Reconciliation

Saturday: 5:15 PM - 5:45 PM

SACRED HEART

Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday: 4:00 PM Sunday: 9:30 AM

Weekday Schedule Monday & Friday Mass - 12:05 PM

Reconciliation Saturday: 2:45 P.M.-3:15 P.M.

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What is the purpose of the Church? What is

the mission of the Parish? Ultimately, why is

it that we have any kind of Parish or local

Catholic Community presence at all? Assuming we know

what the “mission” of the Church is, then what’s the best

way to pursue accomplishing that mission? These ques-

tions are important to ask - most Catholics (not all, to be

sure, but most) have become so accustomed to the

Church’s presence in our Northern NY communities that

we have kind of forgotten what the purpose of it all is.

How would you answer those questions given at the top of

this article? I want us to be asking - and trying to answer -

these questions. It’s not just me. Bishop LaValley wants

us to. The purpose - the mission of Jesus Christ - is to be

carried forward in our time and in our place. How do we

do this? That’s the reason why the Bishop is requiring a

“Pastoral Plan” from each parish grouping in the diocese

by the end of this calendar year. Though we’re now

served by one Pastor, our planning work is not done. We

Catholic faithful in Massena and Louisville still need to

wrestle with those questions. We’ll have public “listening

sessions” to really delve into these matters on March 15th

BAPTIZED IN CHRIST - A NEW SON OF GOD

Carson Anthony Tuper

son of Matthew Tuper and Amber Tuper

FAMILY/YOUTH MINISTRY AND

TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL NEWS

St. Mary’s Sanctuary Candle

In memory of Jerry LaPointe

CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS 2016 If you would like

a record of your contributions for 2016 for Massena Catho-

lic Parishes for tax purposes, please fill out the form below

and return it in the collection basket. We will mail it to you.

Parish: SM/SJ SH/SL

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A d d r e s s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Please pray for the sick…

Beatrice Arquiette, Norma Brewer, Jazmin Brothers, Fr. John

Bucki, SJ, Irene Castell, Ruby Castell, Frank Catanzarite, Jane

Charleston, Jodele LaRose Currier, Raymond Cyrus, Keith

Daggett, David Deforge, Cheryl Dishaw, Douglas Dumas, Mi-

chael Gaskins, Margaret Hammill & great grandson Kaleb Pat-

rick, Christian Harvey, Michaela Hunter, Margaret Kelly, Bruce

Ladison, Carina Lamendola, Gloria Lamendola, Theresa Lashuy,

William LaVare, Theresa McDougall, Stephanie McKeel, Bev-

erly Michaud, Janet Miller, Dorothy Morris, Karen Morrison,

John O’Connor, Anthony O’Geen, Margaret Poirier, Kenneth

Premo, Joe Puente, Howard Smith, Marie (Tyo) Taylor, Sam

Vieths, MacKenzie Wagstaff, Hughie Wing, and those who need

LENTEN RETREAT FOR YOUTH:

Open to all students in grades 6-12

Diocesan Youth Council is hosting a peer-led Lenten retreat

open to all students in grades 6-12. Interested youth can attend in

Malone on March 25 or in Canton on March 26. .

The event is free, but participants must pre-register and

bring a bagged lunch. .

Details and registration can be found at www.rcdony.org/

YOUTH RALLY REGISTRATION

for the High School Youth Rally is now available The 2017 High School Youth Rally will be held on May 6 at

IHC in Watertown. This full-day event will feature keynote

speaker Paul J. Kim, prayer, interactive workshops, games, and

Mass presided by Bishop LaValley. The cost to attend is $25 be-

fore April 1, $30 after April 1.

Each group attending will need one Virtus-trained (and back-

ground-checked) adult for each eight students. Youth leaders can

register themselves and youth at www.rcdony.org/youthrally/

Rest in Peace

THANK YOU!

Many thanks to everyone who made Trinity’s Catholic

Schools Week celebration so beautiful! We appreciate all

of our families for their help and participation, our teachers

for their planning and patience, our PTC (Parent Teacher

Connection) for our wonderful teacher appreciation lunch-

eon, our priests for their constant support, and our commu-

nity partners for the MANY ways they show their belief in

the mission of Trinity Catholic School! We wish everyone

a restful winter break and looked forward to returning re-

freshed and renewed!

GALA TICKETS GO ON SALE

Trinity’s Kentucky Derby tickets will go on sale on

Monday, March 20. Tickets are $65 each this year, or

$500 for a reserved table for 8. More details will be com-

ing soon!

REGISTRATION WEEK

Trinity Catholic will be holding their 2017-2018 Open

House and Registration the week of March 6 – 10, for all

students Pre-K, Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten

through 6th grade. Look for tuition and registration infor-

mation online at www.TrinityCatholicSchool.net. All Pre-

K students must turn 4, and Junior Kindergarten and Kin-

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Our Stewardship of Treasure

Sunday, February 12th, 2017

St. Mary’s/St. Joseph’s Sacred Heart/St. Lawrence

DIOCESAN & LOCAL PARISH NEWS ALL PARISH NEWS

Adoration at St. Mary’s Chapel Monday & Friday during Lent 6:00 am - 10:00 pm.

If you would like to sign up for a time slot, fill in the fol-

lowing information and someone will contact you.

Time (circle): Morning Afternoon Evening

Preferred Day: Monday Friday Both Either

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Adoration We will be offering Adoration of the Blessed Sacra-

ment on Mondays and Fridays during Lent. This is for eve-

ryone. Adoration will be held in the side Chapel at St.

Mary’s, just to the left of the sanctuary. Please consider an

hour a week.

Lenten Day of Recollection

Sponsored by the Ogdensburg Cursillo Movement Church of the Visitation Parish Center, Norfolk, NY

Saturday, March 04, 2017 - 10:00AM to 5:00PM

Join Bishop Terry LaValley, Fr. Jack Downs and Fr.

Tim Canaan, Fr. Pat Mundy and Fr. Al Hauser for a day of

talks, prayer, personal witness, recollection and opportunity

for Sacrament of Reconciliation. A children’s program may

also be available. Please inquire early if interested. Lunch

will be provided. Anticipated Sunday Mass will be cele-

brated by Bishop LaValley at 4:00PM at St. Andrew's

Church in Norwood, NY.

Pre-registration is requested to assure seating and

food. A donation of $10/adult is suggested upon arrival to

help defray expenses.

Please register by mail, email or phone no later than Feb.

25, 2017

Mail: Email:

Ken and Kathy Racette kathyracette@gmail.com

679 Cumberland Head Road kracette1a@gmail.com

PARISH LENTEN SCHEDULE

Daily Mass During Lent

During the season of Lent Mass will be cele-

brated every Tuesday evening at 5:30 PM. This

Mass is scheduled to help provide at least one evening Mass during the week for those who

cannot attend in the morning. Please note that

there will be no 8:15 AM Mass on Tuesdays during this

Lenten

Mass

Ash Wednesday

March 1st we mark the beginning of the holy season of Lent. Ash Wednesday is not a Holyday of Obliga-

tion but we are encouraged to reflect, pray and partici-pate in church services. Masses for Ash Wednesday in Mas-

sena will be as follows: St. Mary’s–8:15 AM & 5:30 PM, St.

Stations of the Cross

During the season of Lent Stations of the Cross will be prayed every Thursday afternoon at 3:30 at Sacred Heart Church and

Friday evening at St. Mary’s Church at 6:30 PM. Come and

Bereavement Support Meeting Have you suffered a loss due to a miscarriage or death of a

loved one due to an accident, suicide, long-term illness or un-expected illness? “Grief is not a process of forgetting. It is a

process of learning to cope while we remember.” (Doug Man-

ning in “Hope for the Bereaved”) If you are weighed down by a loss, join us, the Bereavement Support Team, at the Sacred

Heart Convent meeting room Tuesday, February 28, from 2:00

DID YOU KNOW? We will burn the palms handed out last year

on Palm Sunday for the ashes we will use on Ash Wednesday, March 1st? Please bring your palms

to any Mass in the next couple of weeks and

Rosary & Benediction The Knights of Columbus will be having Rosary & Benedic-tion Sundays at 2:00 PM at Sacred Heart Church. All are wel-

Penance Service

Our annual communal Penance Service for Lent will be held at Sacred Heart Church on Monday, March 6 at 6:30 PM. There

will be several priests available for the Sacrament of Penance. Please come and enjoy God’s love and forgiveness in prepara-

Attention Commissioned Lay Ministers

The CLM Association of SLFA Deaneries is hosting an Af-

ternoon of Prayer and Reflection on Saturday, March 11,

2017 at St. Mary's Cathedral Ogdensburg in the Bishop

Brzana Hall. The program will run 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. ol-

lowed by Mass at 4:00 p.m.. Deacon Tony Pastizzo will be

presenting “Commissioned Lay Ministry: Bringing Christ

to Others”. The event is free of charge and does include a

snack. To register, please contact Jeannie Grizzuto at 315-

RCIA

Make time to reflect on the past year. Where are you in

your faith life? How do you pray? What difference does the

Eucharist make in your life? RCIA is offering an invitation

to anyone that has never been baptized but has a desire to

be a member of a church community, anyone who has been

baptized Christian but is interested in learning about the

Catholic faith, any non active Catholic who has been away

from the Church and would like to get re-acquainted, and

any adult Catholic who would like to learn more about the

Church and mature in their faith, anyone interested in be-

coming Catholic even if you happen to be one already.

FAITH FORMATION NEWS Weekend of February 18th & 19th

Grades 1 thru 6

GREATER MASSENA CATHOLIC PARISHES Parish Office: (315)769-2469 Priests Residence: (315)764-0239

www.massenacatholics.com

Pastor: Rev. Mark Reilly

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Tojo Chacko

Deacon: Thomas E. Proulx 315-769-3168

Pastoral Associates: Sr. Maureen Sweeney SSJ, SM/SJ

Mrs. Roger (Julia) LaShomb, SH/SL

Director of Faith Formation:

Sr. Edward Marie Tesiero, SA

Trinity Catholic School Principal/Secretary:

Kathleen Behrens/Emily Currier

Office #: (315)769-5911

Parish Secretaries: Tammy Besio, SM/SJ

Lisa Furnace, SH/SL

Calvary Cemetery Manager: Sue Farnsworth

RCIC: Ann Borsellino

RCIA: Julia LaShomb

Music Ministry: Joyce Giroux, SH 315-769-0715

Paul Bronchetti, SM/SJ 769-6974

Patricia Ryan, SL 315-769-3191

Parish Trustees: Mary Ann Seguin & Jim Grow SH/SL

INFORMATION ON RECEPTION OF SACRAMENTS

First Reconciliation - at Sacred Heart, Mon. Mar. 6th, 6:30pm First Eucharist- at St. Mary’s, Sun. May 7th, 11:00 Mass

or

First Eucharist- at Sacred Heart, Sun. May 21st, 11:00 Mass

ANNUAL RITE OF ELECTION: Attention RCIA

Annual Diocesan Rite of Election will take place on March 5,

2017 from 2:30pm to 4:30pm at St. Mary's Cathedral, 415 Hamilton Street, Ogdensburg, NY 13669. Ann Borsellino has

been working with a number of young people attending the Rite this year from both parishes. Please keep them in your

prayers. For more information please contact the Department

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, February 18th, Weekday

4:00 (SH) - Marcel Quenneville

by Raoul & Sharon Quenneville

6:00 (SL) - Bertha Fregoe by Jack & Irene Curran

Sunday, February 19th, Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 (SM) - Amado Piit (ANN) by The Brown Family

9:30 (SH) - For the People of the Parish

11:00 (SM) - Shirley Palmisano by M/M Domenic Terminelli

Monday, February 20th, Weekday

12:05 (SH) - Roger Peets by Sylvia & Cindy Quennville

Tuesday, February 21st, Weekday

8:15 (SM) - Alice Conant by St. Joseph’s Bible Study

Wednesday, February 22nd,

The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle

8:15 (SM) - Muriel Feeney by The Family

2:30 (SRNH) - Joanna Dobrenski by Ann Keenan

Thursday, February 23rd, Saint Polycarp, Bishop & Martyr

8:15 (SM) - Catanzarite & Jermano Families

by Frank Catanzarite & Family

Friday, February 24th, Weekday

12:05 (SH) - Jacqueline and Randy Fayette by Martin Fayette

2:00 (HNH) - All Souls

Saturday, February 25th, Weekday

4:00 (SH) - Blanche Santimaw by Dick & Dolores Ratowski

6:00 (SL) - Ken Kirkey by Mr. & Mrs. Marc Macauley

Sunday, February 26th, Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 (SM) - Peg Peets by Olin, Hugh & Pat Peets

Calendar of Events

Tuesday, February 21st,

2:00 & 6:30 pm Bishop Barron Series (SMH)

Wednesday, February 22nd,

7:00 pm - RCIA meets at Parish Offices

7:00 pm - Bingo (K of C Hall)

Thursday, February 23rd,

9:00 - 10:00 am- Adoration (SMC)

7:00 pm - Bingo (SMH)

Saturday, February 25th,

2:45 - 3:15 - Confessions (SHC)

5:15—5:45 - Confessions (SLC)

Sunday, February 26th,

7:30 - 8:00 am- Confessions (SMC)

4:00 - 6:00 pm - CYO2 (SMH)

Tuesday, February 28,

2:00 pm - Bereavement Support Meeting (Sacred

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