Holy Family Church 129 Winthrop Street, Watertown, NY Phone: (315) Website:

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1 September 10, 2017 Holy Family Church 129 Winthrop Street, Watertown, NY Phone: (315) Website: PASTOR: PASTOR EMERITUS: IN RESIDENCE: DEACONS: TRUSTEES: SCHOOL BOARD: PARISH STAFF Pastoral Associates: Rev. Steven M. Murray Rev. Msgr. Robert J. McCarthy Rev. Leo A. Wiley Rev. Msgr. Paul E. Whitmore Deacon Edward R. Miller Deacon Michael J. Allan Mrs. Rita Brancheau Mr. Daniel Charlebois Mr. Michael Ledoux Sr. Angelica Rebello, SCC Patrick Bates Christian Formation Director: Sr. Angelica Rebello, SCC R.C.I.A. Director: Kathy Allan Business Manager: Carol Brown Secretary: Organist: Judy Geng Edward Kemp IMMACULATE HEART CENTRAL SCHOOLS School Pastor: Rev. Msgr. Robert H. Aucoin High School (Grades 7-12) Interim Principal: Mr. Joseph Orobona Elementary School (Grades K-6) Vice Principal (K-3): Mrs. Kari Conklin Vice Principal (4-6): Mrs. Annette Connolly 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.

2 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. Sunday September 10, 2017 TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9:00 Ella Carr by Donna 11:00 Michelle DeFranco by Her Family 5:15 People of the Parish Monday September 11, 2017 Weekday 9:00 Steve Kurzdorfer by Kitty and Darlene Tuesday September 12, 2017 Weekday The Most Holy Name of Mary 9:00 All Souls 10:00 Catherine (Carroll) Brunner by Ruth I. Robl (at the Summit) Wednesday September 13, 2017 Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church 9:00 Mary Hibbard by the Van Wormer Family Thursday September 14, the Exaltation of the Holy Cross 9:00 Frances McGowan and Deceased Members of the McGowan Family by the Estate of Frances McGowan Friday September 15, 2017 Our Lady of Sorrows 9:00 Deceased Members of the McIlroy and Ellingsworth Families by Pat Saturday September 16, 2017 Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:15 15th Anniversary Donald Leonard by His Wife Mary, Children and Grandchildren Sunday September 17, 2017 TWENTY- FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9:00 Dorris Powers by John and Family 11:00 Willard and Della Robare by Terry Fallon and Barbara Barlow 5:15 People of the Parish ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE SEPT. 16th & 17th 5:15 Daniel McCullouch 9:00 Jack and Samuel Charlebois, Ashton Matthews and Bennet Pistner 11:00 Christopher, Nolan and Sarah Hennessey 5:15 Ann, Joey and John Tyler BAPTISMAL PREPARATION CLASS The next class will be Monday, September 11th, at 7PM in McGivney Hall. Please call the Rectory at during business hours to sign up if you are planning on attending this required class. Thank you. THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH Sunday: September 10th Second Collection: Glenwood Cemetery Pennies From Heaven after Masses 10:00AM Religious Education Registration grades K-9 (Greystone Building) 10:00AM Coffee Hour (Gathering Area) Monday: September 11th 7:00PM Baptismal Preparation Class (McGivney Hall) Tuesday: September 12th 10:00AM Mass (Samaritan Summit Village) Wednesday: September 13th 10:00AM Legion of Mary (McGivney Hall) Thursday: September 14th Friday: September 15th INQUIRY If you are interested in the Catholic Faith or know of someone who is, please contact Kathy Allan at for an appointment. In the coming week, you will receive a letter and brochure from Bishop LaValley asking you to join him in supporting the 2017 Bishop s Fund Appeal. Next weekend will be Commitment Weekend for the Appeal in our parish. Please remember every gift makes a difference, every gift counts. You are invited to bring your gift next weekend for Commitment Weekend and place it in the collection basket or return it to Bishop LaValley in the envelope provided. Online giving is also available at: and click on the Donate Now tab found in the tool bar on the left. Any gifts received after the Appeal reaches its goal will be used to further supplement the Bishop s Good Samaritan Fund which assists families in need in our community and throughout the Diocese. Thank you once again for your generosity and support.

3 ACTIVITIES AHEAD IN OUR PARISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 1st Class is Sunday, September 17th, 10:00AM-10:50AM in the Greystone Building. CONFIRMATION YEAR I begins Sunday, September 17th and CONFIRMATION YEAR II starts Sunday, September 24th. Both classes are 3:00PM-6:00PM in the Greystone Building. EVANGELIZATION TEAM MEETING will be Monday, September 18th, 7:00PM in McGivney Hall. THE LEGION OF MARY OF WATERTOWN, CURIA OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY is scheduled for Thursday, September 21st, 10:00AM in McGivney Hall. MARK YOUR CALENDARS The Parish Indian Summer Social is scheduled for Thursday, September 21st, 5PM until? at the Greystone Building (across the street from the Rectory and church). There will be hors d oeuvres of all sorts, wine, beer, and punch, as well as ice cream and other goodies that children and the young at heart might enjoy. Everyone is invited. Please call the Rectory at by Sunday, September 17th so we will know how many are attending and we will know how much food and drink to get. HURRICANE HARVEY devastated Texas, Louisiana and surrounding regions. Recovery has begun but it will be a long, tedious process. The people of these areas need our assistance. On September 23rd and 24th, we will take up a special collection to support the victims of Hurricane Harvey through Catholic Charities USA. We ask you and your family to pray for the victims of the storm and give aid to the people of the Gulf Coast. For this second collection that weekend, please put your donation in a regular envelope and mark on it Hurricane Harvey with your name and address on the envelope also. Please put Hurricane Harvey in the memo part of your check. SEPTEMBER 10: TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Readings: Ez 33:7-9/Rom 13:8-10/Mt 18:15-20 Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. We are not made to follow Christ on our own. We are part of the body, part of community. As such we are responsible not just for ourselves, but also responsible to watch over our brothers and sisters. We are our brother's keeper, and he is ours. We are all called to holiness, and that means that we must encourage one another, and at times lovingly correct one another. It also means that we must look for those who are missing from our parish pews. We all know people who no longer join us at Mass, who may have left the Church for whatever reason. Many of them are just looking for an invitation to return. Can you invite them and make them feel welcome? ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OUR PARISH OUR MOTHER OF THE EUCHARIST PRAYER GROUP Come join us for song, praise, worship and fellowship on Thursday September 14th, 6:30PM-8:00PM, Msgr. Sechi Hall at St. Anthony s Church, Watertown. Any questions contact Kathi Buskey at or Lourdes Hough at THE ITALIAN AMERICAN CLUB presents the 33rd Annual Bravo Italiano Festival the weekend of Friday September 15th, 5:00PM-10:00PM and Saturday the16th noon-10:00pm at 192 Bellew Ave, Watertown. Don t miss the Miss Italia Princess Pageant on Saturday at 2PM. There will be plenty of entertainment and Italian food. Come and join us at the Club! ANNUAL HARVEST MASS Bishop Terry R. LaValley invites farmers and their co-workers to join him for the Harvest Mass of Thanksgiving. This liturgy will be held at St. Augustine s Church in North Bangor Sunday, September 17th at 2:00PM. All who call the North Country home, and all visitors as well, are invited to participate, as we thank God for the fruit of the earth and work of human hands. Plan to take part in this unique event in the life of our diocese. A reception will follow in St. Augustine s Parish Hall. CHECK OUT THE NEW CD S FROM LIGHTHOUSE CATHOLIC MEDIA IN THE GATHERING AREA OF THE CHURCH. (Cost per Cd is $4.00) Religionless Spiritually: Why We Need the Church by Dr. Tim Gray The Treasure of Our Soul: The Apostles Creed by Scott Hahn Love-Sacrifice-Trust He Showed Us the Way by Fr. Mike Schmitz The Case for Jesus: The Biblical and Historical Evidence for Christ by Dr. Brant Pitre Encounter Christ First: Then Set The World On Fire by Curtis Martin Our Lady of Fatima and the Fall of Communism by Craig Turner Put Not Your Trust in Princes by Christopher Check Can You Trust God? by Dr. Tim Gray That they May All Be One: Evangelization in a Culture of Encounter by Matt Maher The Ultimate Goal: Why I Left Pro Soccer to Answer God s Call by Sr. Raffaella Cavallin Why I Left Planned Parenthood: From Death to Life by Abby Johnson

4 Note From the Pope Pope Francis: God does not want sad and unwilling people to follow Him These six children have just had the trip of a lifetime. When the pope arrived in St. Peter's Square, he asked them to accompany him to greet the pilgrims. They certainly had a great time. Then, during the weekly catechesis, the pope proposed that Christians remember their initial encounters with Jesus during difficult or trying moments. He also said that Jesus did not tire of asking people a deep question. POPE FRANCIS I too would like to ask the young people that are here in the square, and to those who are listening via media outlets: 'You who are young, what are you looking for? What are you searching for in your heart?'" The pope explained that God does not want people to follow him sad and unwillingly, but instead wants those men and women who transmit the spark of their first encounter with Jesus in their eyes. POPE FRANCIS Many of us see Christians who with their eyes alone transmit the joy of faith. I ask you, for each person to respond to himself: do you carry the wind of joy in your heart? Everyone respond in his heart. Do I carry within me, in my heart, the wind of joy? The pope recalled that this week both Catholics and Orthodox will celebrate the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. He announced that to commemorate it, he will publish a written message with ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. POPE FRANCIS We ask those who hold influential positions to listen to the cry of the land and the cry of the poor, who suffer the most ecological imbalances." Among those in the audience were players from Chapecoense, the Brazilian soccer team that lost much of its squad in a plane crash in NEXT SUNDAY S READINGS Sirach 27: 30-28:7 Psalm 103: 1-4, 9-12 Romans 14: 7-9 Matthew 18: As the Lord is kind and merciful (Ps), so should we be forgiving toward one another (1). Our forgiveness is to be without limit (3) and so reflect Christ s eternal love. He alone is Lord (2). Altar and Rosary Newzbytes It s time for the Altar and Rosary 50/50 raffle. A copy of the raffle ticket will be in the bulletin next week or you may purchase yours after the weekend Masses. Proceeds from ticket sales are used for purchasing candles, Altar linen and vestments, wine and other supplies for the Altar. Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ: One Bread, One Body, One Family the Eucharist, what an awesome gift the Lord has given us! At the Eucharist, we come together to celebrate God s unconditional love for each of us and are nourished with the Bread of Life so that we might share that love with others in tangible ways. Mass strengthens our bond as a family of faith and challenges us to give witness to the love we have found in Jesus. One of the ways in which we can do this is through our support of the annual Bishop s Fund Appeal. This important Appeal provides support for our whole Diocesan family, impacting the lives of so many of our sisters and brothers. We are able to: Encourage women and men to discern a Church vocation with the assistance of our diocesan Vocations Office; Offer programs and events such as Pre-Cana and Family Guggenheim that help to enrich marriages and families through the efforts of our diocesan Family Life Ministry; Assist parents who choose a Catholic School Education for their children with financial aid from the Tuition Assistance Program; Provide opportunities for our young people to express and celebrate their Catholic faith by participating in diocesan Youth Rallies and enjoying Camp Guggenheim; Bring solace to the sick, the hurting and the discouraged, by offering them hope and prayer through the assistance offered by the Bishop s Good Samaritan Fund. We hope to raise $1,300,000 for the ministries and programs supported by the Bishop s Fund. In 2016, requests for assistance with medical and prescription expenses, heating and utility costs, and rent or mortgage payments reached nearly $115,000. Many of the requests came from parents with young children who too often must choose between buying food or medicines and paying the rent or mortgage. What a terrible position to be in! Similar to last year, any funds raised over our goal will be used to further supplement the Bishop s Good Samaritan Fund. I invite every family in the Diocese of Ogdensburg to prayerfully consider making a gift to the Bishop s Fund Appeal. Can you imagine all that we will be able to accomplish if every family participates in this year s Appeal? It is my prayer that you will consider making a gift at whatever level of support you are able. With much appreciation for your generosity and faithfulness and with the promise of prayers for you and your loved ones, I am Gratefully yours in Christ, Most Reverend Terry R. LaValley Bishop of Ogdensburg

5 The Living Stones questions and answers will continue in future bulletins.

6 TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME -- September 10, 2017 Where two or three are gathered in My name The community who gathers in Christ needs leadership. Might He be inviting you to consider a vocation to the consecrated life or priesthood? Talk to Fr. Steven Murray at or Fr. Doug Lucia at / dlucia@rcdony.org or Fr. Tom Higman at /thigman@rcdony.org or Cathy Russell, the Diocesan Vocation Coordinator at , ext. 1450/crussell@rcdony.org. See us also on Facebook or at