Saint André Bessette Roman Catholic Parish, Malone, New York • Established July 1, 2014

Our Mission at St. André’s: With Jesus Christ as our center, and the Holy Spirit as our guide, we are called to be a community of saints making saints—encountering the Lord in Word and Sacrament, and opening doors for our neighbors to experience the loving mercy of God.

December 3, 2017 First Sunday of Advent

SUNDAY MASS

Anticipated (Saturday) 4:00 P.M.

January-March at Notre Dame April-December at Saint Joseph

Sunday 8:00 A.M. at Saint John Bosco

9:30 A.M. at Saint Helen 11:00 A.M. at Notre Dame

ADORATION OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT

Tuesday

Following the 6:45 A.M. Mass until 1:00 P.M. at St. Joseph

Thursday

7:00–8:00 P.M. at Notre Dame

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE

Thursday 7:00–8:00 P.M. at Notre Dame

Saturday 12:00–12:45 P.M. at Notre Dame

3:00–3:45 P.M. at St. Joseph

First Sunday of the Month Before the 9:30 A.M. Mass

at Saint Helen

Father Joseph Giroux Pastor

Father Scott Belina Parochial Vicar

Deacon Bryan Bashaw Deacon Brent Charland Deacon Nicholas Haas

Permanent Deacons

Ms. Marie-Claire D’Arcy Music Coordinator

Mr. Andrew Duso Business Manager

Ms. Diana Grant Secretary/Receptionist

Darlene Livernois Bookkeeper

ST. ANDRÉ’S PARISH

306 West Main Street P.O. Box 547 Malone, New York 12953 Telephone: (518) 483–1300 Fax: (518) 483–1307 Email: office@standres.org Website: www.standres.org Office Hours: Monday–Friday 8:00A.M. - 12:00P.M. Monday - Thursday 1:00P.M. - 4:00 P.M.

St. André Bessette, pray for us!

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From Fr. Joe…. We sure seem to have had a lot of dinners around here lately!(And really—who doesn’t like to eat?) Many, many thanks to all of the volunteers who worked on the Fall Family Dinner at St. Helen’s (November 11), the Community Thanksgiving Dinner served at Holy Family School (November 23), and the Operation Andrew Dinner at St. John Bosco (November 30). Not only was a lot of good food served up, but also a heaping portion of good hospitality. We’re so grateful for all of your efforts. As we begin Advent this Sunday, there are booklets with daily prayers and reflections for the season (including some for chil-dren and families) available near the entrances of the churches. Please help yourself! Visit Fr. Joe's blog: http://fromemptyhands.blogspot.com/

Welcome to St. André’s Parish! No matter who you are, where you’ve come from, or what brings you here, we’re so glad to have you with us. St. André Bessette (1845-1937) spent much of his life serving as the door-keeper of his religious community; like him, we strive to open doors for our neighbors to experi-ence the loving mercy of God. May Jesus fill your heart with his grace and peace!

A LETTER FROM OUR BISHOP Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, On December 9 and 10, our parishes will conduct the appeal for the Retirement Fund for Religious, an annual collection that bene-fits 32,000 elderly Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests. Our senior religious are a treasure. Their dedication and hard work helped lay the foundation for Catholic schools, hospi-tals, and numerous social service organizations across the North Country. The Sisters of St. Joseph, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart and now the Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod represent the many communities who ministered and continue to minister in our Diocese. We are grateful for their ongoing prayer and witness that enriches us in countless ways. I hope you can recall a sister or brother who made a positive difference in your life. Most religious worked for years for small stipends, leaving a sub-stantial gap in retirement savings. Rising health-care costs and decreased income compound the challenge to meet day-to-day needs such as medications and nursing assistance. The Retirement Fund for Religious offers financial support that helps religious communities provide quality, loving care for older members while ensuring younger religious can continue the good works of their elders. I understand you are asked to support many worthy causes. I in-vite you only to give what you can. Most importantly, please pray for God’s continued blessing on all our women and men reli-gious. Rest assured they are praying for you! Faithfully yours in Christ, Most Reverend Terry R. LaValley Bishop of Ogdensburg

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF

THE BLESSED VIRIGIN MARY

Masses for the Holy Day

Thursday, December 7th (Vigil) 4:00pm - St. Patrick’s, Chateaugay 5:15pm - St. John Bosco, Malone

Friday, December 8th

6:45am - St. Joseph’s, Malone 8:30am - St. Francis, Constable 9:00am - St. Augustine’s, North Bangor 10:00am - Notre Dame, Malone 12:05pm - Notre Dame, Malone 5:30pm - St. Mary’s, Brushton 5:30pm - St. Joseph’s Bombay

Vespers The Evening Prayer of the Church

Tuesday, 6:00pm ~ Notre Dame Chapel

Open to All ~ Sponsored by André’s Brothers

The Sacrament of Penance Prepare your heart for Christ this Christmas

Tuesday, December 12

Advent Penance Service

7:00pm at St. Mary’s Church, Brushton

Tuesday, December 19

“The Light is ON for You”

Confession available throughout the entire day

6:00am-10:00pm at Notre Dame Church, Malone

Entrance Antiphon

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MASS INTENTIONS This Weekend – First Sunday of Advent: (Is 63:16b-17, 17, 19b-64:2-7/1 Cor 1:3-9/Mk 13:33-37) Saturday, Dec 2 4:00pm (SJ) Jack Cosgrove by Linda Sprague Sunday, Dec 3 8:00am (SJB) For the People of SAB 9:30am (SH) Dene Savage by Bruce & Claire Russell 11:00am (ND) Jim Lavoie by Bob Lavoie Weekday Masses Monday, Dec 4 (Is 2:1-5/Mt 8:5-11) 12:05pm (ND) Mary Ann Maneely Griffin (2nd Anniv) by Family Tuesday, Dec 5 (Is 11:1-10/Lk 10:21-24) 6:45am (SJ) Ann Main by Tom & Maureen DuMont Wednesday, Dec 6 (Is 25:6-10a/Mt 15:29-37) 6:45am (SJ) Blanche & Leo Tavernier & Eugene & Gary Dumas 12:05pm (ND) Bill Fitzpatrick by Joanne & Family Thursday, Dec 7 (Is 26:1-6/Mt 7:21, 24-27) 6:45am (SJ) Freeda R. Fayette by the Estate Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Thursday, Dec 7 (Gn 3:9-15/Eph 13:11-12/Lk 1:26-38) 5:15pm (SJB) Sheila Walbridge by Nora Brockway Friday, Dec 8 6:45am (SJ) For the People of SAB 10:00am (ND) Richard Traynor by Darlene, Bernie & Pauline 12:05pm (ND) Frances Boyea by Her Children Next Weekend – Second Sunday of Advent: (Is 40:1-5, 9-12/Pt 3:8-14/Mk1:1-8) Saturday, Dec 9 4:00pm (SJ) Tricia Fisher by Earl & Joan LaVoie Sunday, Dec 10 8:00am (SJB) Bill & Mary Cavanagh by Donald & Gayle Seymour 9:30am (SH) Thomas J. Blair by Elaine Gadway 11:00am (ND) For the People of SAB

Worship Sites of St. André's

Notre Dame Church (ND), 11 Church Place, Malone St. Helen's Church (SH), 755 Co. Highway 41, Chasm Falls St. John Bosco Church (SJB), 57 Rennie Street, Malone St. Joseph's Church (SJ), 306 West Main Street, Malone

Tuesday Nursing Home Mass The Alice Center (TAC), 45 Sixth Street, Malone Held in the 2nd floor West Dining Room

Inspiring and informative video programs, talks, movies, and eBooks, by some of America’s best Catholic teachers, are now available to you online 24/7. Just go to FORMED.org and enter our parish code: 17a76e.

REGIONAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Could you not watch with me for one hour? (Mk. 13:47)

St. Joseph’s, Malone - Tuesdays following 6:45am Mass until 1:00pm Notre Dame, Malone - Thursdays, 7:00- 8:00pm w/confessions St. Patrick’s, Chateaugay - 1st Fridays from 9-10 am Notre Dame, Malone - 1st Fridays, 7:00- 8:00pm w/praise and worship St. Anne’s, St. Regis Falls - 1st Saturday following 4:30pm anticipated Mass

HEARTS ON FIRE

Friday, January 5 Notre Dame Church

7:00pm Praise & Worship Holy Hour 8:00pm Bonfire, Snacks & Fellowship

Northern Adirondack

Vocal Ensemble Concert

Northern Adirondack Vocal Ensemble (NAVE) will present two performances of A Festival of Lessons and Carols Saturday, De-cember 16th at 7:30p.m. at St. Peter's Church in Plattsburgh and Sunday, December 17th at 4:00p.m. at St. Agnes Church in Lake Placid. Anthems, carols, and hymns illuminate the Christ-mas story with community readers and congregational singing. Drew Benware, music director; Benjamin Stone, organ.

Rehearsal for our children's Christmas pageant will take place

on Wednesday, December 13, and Wednesday, December 20, at 4:00pm in St. Joseph's Church. The pageant itself will be at

the beginning of the 4:00pm Mass at St. Joseph's on Christmas Eve. We have parts for as many children as would like to be in-volved! For more information, to let us know you're coming, or

if your child would like to participate but can't make one rehears-al or the other, please call the parish office, 518-483-1300.

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ST. ANDRÉ’S PARISH FUNDRAISERS

Bingo - St. John Bosco: NO BINGO Dec 7 (Holy Day). Bingo will resume Dec. 14 - Team 1.

SOCIETIES AND PARISHES’ EVENT(S) SAB Rosary Society Christmas Party St. Andre’s Parish Rosary Society will hold their Christmas Party on Dec. 12th. It will take place at the Notre Dame Parish Hall at 6 P.M. It will be a covered dish supper for members and anyone interested in joining. Please bring a dish to pass and your own place setting. This is the last meeting until March 2018. Call 483-4922 for further information. The Rosary will be said at the 11 A.M. Mass at Notre Dame Church on Dec. 3rd. Please arrive 20 minutes in advance to recite it together. Bingo - Knights of Columbus Every Tuesday, Early Bird starts at 7:00pm. Elm Street.

Progressive Bingo - Pull Tabs - Concession

HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL For more information about this faith filled, joyful, unique educa-tional opportunity for your child, call Holy Family School at 483-

4443 to speak to Mrs. Marianne Jadlos or email her at hfsprinci-pal@hfsmalone.org, or speak to your pastor.

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Holy Family Year-Round BINGO!

Saturday Nights - Doors open at 5:30PM Early Bird ~ Progressive Bingo

Pull Tabs ~ Concession

Holy Family School Silent Auction Gala

Holy Family School Gym December 9, 2017

Doors open at 6:00PM Tables begin closing at 7:30PM

Live Auction 8:45 PM

Hors D’oeuvres, Wine Cork Pull, Hundreds of items

Cash Bar-featuring one of Township 7 Brewery’s top beers

Tickets: $10.00 per person

Open to Adults 18+

COMMUNITY EVENTS St. Nick Breakfast Saturday, December 9, 2017, 8am -11am at St. Mary’s of the Fort Parish Center, Fort Covington, NY. Menu: Scrambled Eggs, Pan-cakes, Sausage, Tater Tots, Muffins, Hot & Cold Beverag-es. Cost: Adults $7.00; Ages 5-12 $5.00, Under Age 5 Free. St. Nicholas will visit! There will be a photo area with St. Nicho-las, Raffles, bring or write your letter to St. Nicholas here!

CATHOLIC CHARITIES CHRISTMAS BASKETS

Catholic Charities is busy gearing up for this year’s program. We anticipate a grow-ing number of individuals and families looking for help this Christmas season and with the increasing food costs, we are ask-ing for your help. If you would like to make a donation towards the purchase of food items, the financial support would be

greatly appreciated. We will be accepting applications for Christmas Baskets at Catholic Charities on Rennie Street on Monday, December 4th and Tuesday, December 5th from 9am - 4pm. Applications will be accepted for Malone, Owls Head, Mt. View, Lake Titus, Whippleville, Chasm Falls and Duane Residents only. Everyone is required to sign up in person and bring proof of residency. If you would like to make a financial donation, please make the check payable to: Good Samaritan Food Pantry and mail to: Catholic Charities, PO Box 896, Malone NY. Thank you for your generosity and your kindness towards others! Catholic Charities Needs Your Help: They are in need of vol-unteers to assist with the Christmas Dinner Basket Program on Wednesday, Dec 13th from 9-11am. Volunteers will assist Cath-olic charities staff in prepping the food boxes to be distributed later that afternoon. Please call Catholic Charities at 483-1460 to sign up. Thank you again for your continued support.

ADVENT GIVING TREES Beginning this Sunday, December 3, each of our churches has a “Giving Tree” project for Advent. We encourage you to take a tag and return your wrapped gift with the tag attached to the outside of gift. We ask that you return your gift to the church from which you took the tag. Please return the gift by Wednesday, December 13th. Thank you!

The Giving Trees Benefit: St. Helen’s: Monetary Gift for Food Pantry St. John Bosco: Gifts for Homebound Parishioners and The Alice Center Assisted Living St. Joseph’s: Gifts for Children from Infant to Age 16 through Catholic Charities Notre Dame: Nursing Home Residents (The Alice Center)

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Special Collection

11/19/17 11/20/16 10/22/15

CCHD

$ 1,794.00 $ 1,981.00 $ 2,065.41

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11/26/17 11/27/16 11/29/15

Envelopes $ 7,287.05 $ 8,096.00 $ 10,557.00

Youth Env. $ 1.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

Plate $ 647.70 $ 1,107.46 $ 941.59

Online Gifts $ 30.00 $ 10.00 $ 410.00

TOTAL $ 7,965.75 $ 9,213.46 $ 11,908.59

Envelopes Used

252

274

297

If you’d like to contribute to St. André’s Parish electronically—one time only or monthly, either from your checking account or credit card—you can now do so directly from the parish website: standres.org. Thanks for your generosity

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

11/19/17 11/20/16 11/22/15

Envelopes $ 6,174.00 $ 6,635.00 $ 8,185.00

Youth Env. $ 3.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

Plate $ 675.00 $ 879.75 $ 695.25

Online Gifts $ 295.00 $ 150.00 $ 0.00

TOTAL $ 7,147.00 $ 7,664.75 $ 8,880.25

Envelopes Used

221

243

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In this month dedicated to prayer for the Holy Souls, we reflect upon…

The Four Last Things

I. Death

II. Judgment III. Heaven

IV. Hell

we reflect upon… The Four Last Things

I. Death

II. Judgement

III. Heaven

IV. Hell