our lady of the snow parish · by the pauline spirituality of blessed james alberione, founder of...
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God’s Gift of the Family
LET US help one another to make it possible to “stake everything on love.” Let us help one another at
times of difficulty and lighten each other’s burdens. Let us support one another. Let us be families that
are a support for other families.
PERFECT FAMILIES do not exist. This must not discourage us. Quite the opposite. Love is something
we learn; love is something we live; love grows as it is “forged” by the concrete situations that each par-
ticular family experiences. Love is born and constantly develops amid lights and shadows. Love can
flourish in men and women who try not to make conflict the last word, but rather a new opportunity—an
opportunity to seek help, an opportunity to question how we need to improve, an opportunity to discover
the God who is with us and never abandons us. This is a great legacy that we can give to our children, a
very good lesson: we make mistakes, yes; we have problems, yes. But we know that is not really what
counts. We know that mistakes, problems, and conflicts are an opportunity to draw closer to others, to
draw closer to God.
FOR THE Church, the family is not first and foremost a cause for concern, but rather the joyous confir-
mation of God’s blessing upon the masterpiece of creation. Every day, all over the world, the Church can
rejoice in the Lord’s gift of so many families who, even amid difficult trials, remain faithful to their
promises and keep the faith!
WE WOULD be mistaken, however, to see this “culture” of the present world as mere indifference to-
ward marriage and the family, as pure and simple selfishness. Are today’s young people hopelessly timid,
weak, and inconsistent? We must not fall into this trap. Many young people, in the context of this culture
of discouragement, have yielded to a form of unconscious acquiescence. They are afraid—deep down—
paralyzed before the beautiful, noble, and truly necessary challenges.
Our Lady of the Snow Parish 23RD SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME
SEPTEMBER 10, 2017
St. John’s Port Byron 36 Rochester St. Port Byron, NY 13140 Saturday Evening: 5:00 pm
St. Joseph’s, Weedsport 8831 South Seneca St. Weedsport, NY 13166 Sunday Morning: 10:30 am
St Patrick’s, Cato 2576 E. Mechanic St. Cato, NY 13033 Sunday Morning: 8:30 am
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We Welcome You No matter what your present status is in the Catholic Church;
No matter what your current family or marriage situation; No matter what your past or present religious affiliation;
No matter what your personal history, age, background, race or color;
No matter what your own self-image or esteem; You are invited, welcomed, accepted, loved and respected at
Our Lady of the Snow The Churches of St. John, St. Joseph, St. Patrick
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Parish House/Office 2667 Hamilton St.
Weedsport, NY 13166 Office Hours: Mon. –Fri. 9am to 12pm
315-834-6266 Fax, 315-834-6278
Fr. Bill’s Cell-phone, 315-694-6273 E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ourladyofthesnow.org Welcome New Parishioners! Please introduce yourselves to
the Parish Staff and register as soon as possible.
Parish Staff Rev. William G. Darling, Pastor Cheryl Farrington, Parish Secretary E-mail: [email protected] Jerome Brabant, Bookkeeper Christina Macholl, Religious Education Administrator E-Mail at [email protected] Diane Case, Parish Council Chairperson Ed O’Neil, Finance Council Chairperson
Sacrament of Baptism: Please call the par ish office for a copy of Policy for Baptism at Our Lady of the Snow and schedule an appointment with the pastor.
Sacrament of Reconciliation Weekly at: 4:15-4:45 p.m. Saturday, St. John’s, Port Byron 7:45-8:15 a.m. Sunday, St. Patrick’s, Cato 7:30-8:00 pm Saturday, St. Joseph’s, Weedsport Sacrament of Marriage: Couples are to meet with the parish priest at least six months in advance. Pre-Cana attendance is required. ____________________________________________________ St. Patrick’s Food Pantry Food for the month of September is Pie Filling ____________________________________________________ Please pray for our Sick & Homebound Shannon Abate. Joseph Benedict, Louise Burke, Bob Child, Kyle Clifton, Sue Corwin, Mary DeBiaw, Bill Donofrio, Josephine Falsey, Mary Fear, Kathy Greenwood, Mary Greenwood, Mary Hards, Irene Hathaway, John Hathaway, Harold Hemler, Diane Jones, William Jones, William Leitten, Dorothy Moore, Mary Moore, Kathy Murray, Winnie Murray, Dan O’Connell, Zach Oswald, Tom Pacholyk, Mike Picciano, Ray Roe, Luke Schuknecht, Dianna Sharp, Elinor Swing, Kathy Terpening, Mar-ion Thurston, Sally Walker, Jim Ward, George Wayman, Jim Zappala, Betty Zimmer.
Mass Schedule (Year A) St. Patrick’s, Cato; St. Joseph’s,
Weedsport; St. John’s, Port Byron
Saturday, September 9 (green) 5:00 pm (PB)—Marion Picciano—St. John’s Altar & Rosary Sunday. September 10 (green) 8:30 am (C)—Christian Unity 10:30 am (W)—Nancy Krenzer—The O’Connor Family Monday, September 11 (green) 9:00 am (W)—NO MASS Wednesday, September 13 (white) 9:00 am (C)—NO MASS Friday September 15 (white) 9:00 am (PB)--NO MASS Saturday, September 16 (green) 5:00 pm (PB)—Joan Pudney—Mary Hards Sunday, September 17 (green) 8:30 am (C)—Parishioners of Our Lady of the Snow 10:30 am (W) Elsa & Louie Bernardoni—Ginny & Family ____________________________________________________ September 17 St. John’s Lector—-Pat Weston Altar Server— Breanna Bianco St. Patrick’s: Lector—Alan Wood Eucharistic Ministers— Betty Brant, Kathy Bratt Altar Servers—Vicki Roth St. Joseph’s: Lector—Sam Cichello Eucharistic Ministers— Rose Smith, Paula Coolbaugh Altar Servers—Alexandra Leonardi, Madeline Higgins, Colleen O’Neil _______________________________________________________
OUR PARISH THIS WEEK
September 12—Tuesday—Knights of Columbus mtg. (C) 7:00 pm Tuesday—St. Joseph’s Altar & Rosary (W) 7:00pm _______________________________________________________ Stratford Father Bill will take another (fall leaves) week in Stratford, Can-
ada. The plays for this adventure are: Guys and Dolls, (romance
by chance) The School for Scandal, (rumour has it) The Changel-
ling, (a perfect crime, until you get away with it) Timon of Ath-
ens, (money doesn’t matter—until it does) The Virgin Trial
(don’t get too comfortable).
____________________________________________________ The Sanctuary Lamp at St. John’s Church will burn this week in Loving Memory of Teresa Hannig as requested by Cecelia & Mary Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them Amen.
Hurricane Harvey As you know, Hurricane Harvey has caused unprecedented and
catastrophic damage to the Houston and southeastern Texas re-
gion. Recovery will take years. Not only our prayers, but our fi-
nancial assistance is urgently needed to assist victims, help in the
massive recovery effort and provide pastoral and rebuilding sup-
port to impacted dioceses.
Our parish will conduct a Second Collection at Masses the week-
end of Sept 9 and 10. Please make out your check to this parish
with HOUSTON in the memo field. All funds will be forwarded to
the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and used to as-
sist in recovery and rebuild efforts. Please give generously.
_____________________________________________________ Holy Hour September 24, 2017
Our next monthly holy hour will be on Sunday, September 24,
2017. As we all get busy it is even more important to extend our
time of prayer and solitude. The adoration of the Eucharist is a
great opportunity to keep a balance between busy and at peace.
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Suggested Method for an Hour of Adoration
At the center of Eucharistic devotion is Jesus, our Way, Truth, and
Life. Jesus not only proclaims himself our Truth, because in him
we discover the loving face of God. Jesus is the Way, to the Father
not just by his example but also because he walks with us on our
daily journey. As our Life, Jesus saves us from sin and invites us
to experience the fullness of life in him. Our deepening relation-
ship with Jesus, Way, Truth, and Life, transforms us and our rela-
tionships: we become more loving and committed to advancing
the kingdom of God here on earth.
The following method for making an hour of adoration is inspired
by the Pauline spirituality of Blessed James Alberione, Founder of
the Pauline Family. He wrote: “The hour of adoration is our time
each day for a private ‘audience’ with Jesus: we meet him and
enter into intimate conversation with him.”
The Pauline hour of adoration has three parts or “moments,” based
on Jesus’ definition of himself as Way, Truth, and Life.
(To be continued under the same title next month) _____________________________________________________ St. Joseph’s Altar/Rosary next meeting will be on Tuesday,
September 12th at 7:00 pm. The rosary will be said first, followed
by our regular meeting. Snacks are provided. We welcome any
new members to our group. Please come and share your time and
talents.
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Attendance & Contributions for September 2-3
Sat. 5:00 pm (PB) NA Sun. 8:30 am (C) NA
Sun. 10:30 am (W) NA Weekend Collection NA
Received Year to Date NA ____________________________________________________
Catholic Campaign for Human Development On September 17, our second collection will be for the Catholic
Campaign for Human Development. Over 46 million people in
the United States live in poverty. This collection supports pro-
grams to empower people to identify and address the obstacles
they face as they work to lift themselves out of poverty. By sup-
porting this collection you give people a hand up, not a hand out.
Learn more about the Catholic Campaign for Human Develop-
ment at www.usccb.org/cchd/collection.
_____________________________________________________ Purpose of life is to purify, not satisfy. Edward Leen writes in his book, In the Likeness of Christ:
The true disciple of the Divine Master does not desist
from his efforts to create in himself and around himself the reign
of justice, because he is thwarted and cannot have his own way in
dealing with circumstance. He realizes that things are all wrong
not when he cannot have his way with things, but when God can-
not have his own way with him. We are not meant to mold per-
sons and events to our will, but rather to be molded by life’s con-
tacts to the form preordained for us by God. If we achieve great
things outside of ourselves, and the achieving of them does not
affect any change or development in ourselves, we have done
nothing. Life’s purpose is to purify us, not gratify us.
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The Changing of the Season is upon us, it’s time to clean out our
Closets. Our Lady of the Snow will be holding a used Clothing
Sale on Friday, October 13, 2017 from 9:00am—4:00 pm, in the
basement of St. Joseph’s Church in Weedsport.
We are accepting donations of clean, wearable clothing items in
good repair for our sale. We are accepting the following: Wom-
an’s Men’s and Children’s Used Clothing, Shoes, belts, purses,
linens, pillowcases, curtains and fabric.
You can drop them off before or after 10:30 mass. We will also
be collecting Tuesday through Thursday October 10, 11 and 12,
from 3:00pm—7:00 pm.
If you would like to work the sale or have any questions, please
call Toni Smart 315-246-1474.