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

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1 July 2, 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) Principal: Mrs. Lisa Parsons Elementary School (Grades K-6) Principal: Mr. Gary West Vice Principal: 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 July 2, 2017 THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9:00 Laurien Flitcroft by Beverly and Denver Dalton 11:00 John Killeen Jr. by Bishop Conroy Assembly 4th Degree Knights of Columbus 5:15 People of the Parish Monday July 3, 2017 Saint Thomas, Apostle 9:00 William Patterson by John and Danise Reagan Tuesday July 4, 2017 Weekday 9:00 Brynn Rupert by Carol Brown 10:00 NO MASS (Summit) Wednesday July 5, 2017 Weekday Saint Anthony of Zaccaria, Priest; Saint Elizabeth of Portugal 9:00 Mary Butterfield by Sue and Tom Chellis Thursday July 6, Weekday Saint Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr 9:00 Walter Lashway by Bill and Florence Heldt Friday July 7, 2017 Weekday 9:00 Philip N. Butch Gaffney by the Combs: Michael, Timothy, Lisa, John and Spouses Saturday July 8, 2017 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:15 Ruth Jamieson by Steve and Molly Brand Sunday July 9, 2017 FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9:00 Rosemary Brett by The Estate of James E. Brett 11:00 Dorothy Short by Her Daughter Bobbi 5:15 People of the Parish ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE JULY 8TH AND 9TH 5:15 Isabella and Sophia Jenne 9:00 Ashton Matthews, Jillian and Claire Draper, Liam Grill 11:00 Christopher, Nolan and Sarah Hennessey 5:15 Ann, Joey and John Tyler BAPTISMAL PREPARATION CLASS The next class will be Monday, July 10th, 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: July 2nd 2nd collection: Capital Campaign 12:00Noon Coffee Hour (Gathering Area) 12:00 Noon Radio Broadcast of Mass on WNER 1410AM Monday: July 3rd Tuesday: July 4th Rectory Closed 10:00AM NO Mass at Samaritan Summit Village Wednesday: July 5th 10:00AM Legion of Mary (McGivney Hall) Thursday: July 6th Friday: July 7th Saturday: July 8th 4:45PM Praying the Rosary (Church) INQUIRY If you are interested in the Catholic Faith or know of someone who is, please contact Kathy Allan at for an appointment. Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 2, 2017 Those who wish to be my followers must take up my cross each day and follow in my footsteps. Losing life for the sake of Jesus is saving life indeed! Are you being called to spend your life as a priest or religious? Talk to Fr. Steven Murray at or Fr. Doug Lucia at (315) / dlucia@rcdony.org or Fr. Tom Higman at (518) / thigman@rcdony.org or Cathy Russell, the Diocesan Vocation Coordinator at (315) , ext. 1450/ crussell@rcdony.org. See us also on Facebook or at

3 ACTIVITIES AHEAD IN OUR PARISH BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING Our Parish Nurses are taking the summer off. They will be back the first Sunday in October to take your blood pressure after the Masses. Have a safe and fun filled summer! PENNIES FROM HEAVEN The Knights of Columbus will be at the doors of the Church collecting for our Seminarians after the Masses the weekend of July 8th and 9th. Thank you in advance for your continuous support. BAPTISMAL PREPARATION CLASS is scheduled for Monday, July 10th, 7:00PM in McGivney Hall. If you are planning on having your child baptized within the next six months, please call the Rectory during business hours at to sign up for this required class. Have you signed up your children (Grades K-5) for Vacation Bible Camp? Barnyard Roundup is the week of July 31st through August 4th, 9AM-12 noon, at Holy Family Church, the Greystone Building, on 129 Winthrop St. Registration forms are available at the Rectory or at Sister Angelica s office. Cost is $25.00 per child. For more information, please call COME JOIN US FOR A WEEK OF FAITH FILLED FUN AT VACATION BIBLE CAMP JULY 2: THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a/Rom 6:3-4, 8-11/Mt 10:37-42 To be worthy of Christ, or eternal life with Christ requires that we make Jesus our priority. Following Jesus is a choice that requires a renunciation that we place everything, even every good thing, second to Christ. He is our all in all. In order to follow Jesus, we even have to pick up our cross... we must die to self. In baptism, we have died with Christ that we may also live in newness of life. To be an intentional disciple means that we choose to follow, choose to live our Christian life to the fullest, never counting the cost. Have a happy and safe Noelle Kathryn Reichhart Natalia Annabella Bruns ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OUR PARISH SAM TUFO TESTIMONIAL AND APPRECIATION DINNER Saturday, July 8th, cocktails 5-6PM, dinner 6PM at Savory Downtown Restaurant. Tickets ($25.00 per person includes tax, tip and gift), are available from any of the 4 Parish Church Offices or by contacting Mike Deline at or John Morgia at ROCK THE RIVER FOR BILL CRUISE to benefit the William P. Plante Memorial Fund, a component fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation, Saturday, July 15th, Uncle Sam s Boat Tours. The boat will depart from Alexandria Bay sharply at 7:00PM and return at 10:00PM. Performing bands are Mugilla and Tough Luck. For tickets and more information, visit Only 250 tickets will be sold, so get your tickets now! FAMILY GUGGENHEIM: Registration is now open Family Guggenheim welcomes families of all dimensions to come enjoy a special weekend in the beauty of the Adirondacks. Expect fun family workshops and activities that will have you working and laughing together. Celebrate Christ s presence in your lives through liturgy (often outside) and special prayer services. Take time for great outdoor activities like paddle boat rides, beach volleyball, and hiking. You are never too young or too old to enjoy being family at Camp Guggenheim! Come celebrate family, be strengthened by what you experience, gain insight from other families you meet, share the love of your family with others. Schedule Session 1: August 17 - August 20, 2017 Session 2: August 24 - August 27, 2017 Session 3: October 6 - October 8, 2017 Register online at: GREECE: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF PAUL THE APOSTLE Join Fr. Chris Looby, Pastor of St. Mary s in Evans Mills and travel to Greece following the Footsteps of Paul the Apostle, April 11-21, The trip features a 3-night Greek Islands & Turkey cruise. Highlights include Athens, Taverna Dinner Show, 3-Night cruise, Mykonos, Ephesus, Patmos, Santorni, Thessaloniki, Kavala, Philippi, Meteora, Delphi, Corinth, and Acropolis. Prices begin at $4,149 for an inside double. For more information, please call Fr. Chris at or Mary McIntosh at Watertown AAA at Opa! Kyle McAuliffe and Tara and Maive Lennox Kenneth, Darlyne and Daniela Acosta

4 Note From the Pope, Pope at Santa Marta: The true significance of I care is helping others In his morning homily at Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis recalled that a shepherd must be "passionate and "discern where the dangers are. POPE FRANCIS "The pope then concluded with a short prayer: "for all the shepherds of the Church, for St. Paul who intercedes before the Lord, for all of us pastors to serve the Lord. "The Good Shepherd gives his life for his sheep. The figure of the 'true shepherd,' is someone who does not abandon his sheep, unlike a 'mercenary.' The first quality, therefore is that St Paul is "passionate"the point of telling his people, 'I feel for you all a kind of divine jealousy.'""he knows what seduction in life is. The lying father is a seducer. The Shepherd, is not. The shepherd loves. Instead, the snake, the father of lies, is a seducer. He is a seducer trying to turn away from fidelity, because that divine jealousy of Paul was to bring the people to a single groom, to keep the people loyal to their bridegroom. In the history of salvation, in Scripture many times we turn away from God, disloyalty towards the Lord, idolatry as if it were a maternal infidelity." "The Shepherd s first characteristic, then, is to be passionate, zealous, zealous. The second feature is, someone who knows how to discern: to discern where the dangers are, where the graces are, where the real road is. This means he always accompanies his sheep: in beautiful moments and even in bad moments, even in moments of seduction, with patience he brings them to the fold. The third feature is the ability to denounce. "An apostle cannot be naive: 'Ah, it's all right, let's go ahead, eh? It's all right, Let's party, everyone. everything is possible.'. because there is the fidelity to the only groom, to Jesus Christ, to be defended. And he knows how to condemn it: that concreteness, to say ' no,' like the parents say to the baby when he starts to clap and goes to the electric socket to put his fingers in : 'No, no! It's dangerous!'. But, I think so many times of that 'tuca nen' (do not touch anything) that my parents and grandparents told me at those moments where there was a danger." "I care. But what does it mean? They explained to me that he wanted to say 'I care'. He taught that things were to be taken seriously, against the fashion motto at that time that was 'I do not care,' but said in another language, which I dare not say here. And so he taught the kids to move on. Take care: take care of your life, and this no! "For all the shepherds of the Church, for Saint Paul who intercede before the Lord, for all of us pastors in order to serve the Lord." OUR TITHING PARISH TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Note From the Pastor, This Year $ 9, Last Year $ 8, Youth $ Pennies from Heaven (June) $ Food Pantry Donations (June) 78 Items Critical Needs Donations (June) 110 items Thank you for your continued generosity! This Summer I will be traveling to France from June 27th until July 14th on vacation. I will also be going to Lake Konstance in Germany from July 25th until July31 to preside at a wedding there for two former parishioners. Several years ago I made a promise to myself that I would only do weddings here at Holy Family. No more going other places. But when asked to go to Germany, I had to reconsider that promise. Fr. Bonaventure M. Wierzejewski, who is a Franciscan priest from Cracow, Poland will be coming to stay with us here at Holy Family from July 1st until August 8th. He speaks English well, as he was educated in England at one of their Universities. I believe he is in his mid thirties which ought to be a delightful change from having to deal with someone in his mid sixties, don t you think? For those of you who think I am away for the whole month of July if you read the first paragraph carefully you might notice that I return from France on Friday July 14 and I do not leave for Germany until Tuesday July 25th. NEXT SUNDAY S READINGS Zechariah 9: 9-10 Psalm 145: 1-2, 8-11, Romans 8: 9, Matthew 11: Fr. Steve Murray The Formation for Ministry Program begins in September. Are you interested in serving your parish? Is the Spirit calling you to Lay Ministry? We invite and encourage you to enrich your talents to serve in the parish as a Commissioned Lay Minister. If you are interested in enrolling in this program and would like more information, please contact Fr. Steve at or Patrick Donahue at pdonahue@rcdony.org. Jesus, gentle and humble of heart (3), came to bring peace to all people (1). We are called to live in His Spirit (2), to be gracious, merciful, and compassionate to all (Ps).

5 BUS PILGRIMAGE TO ISLE OF LA MOTTE, VERMONT Please join the Knights of Columbus from around the Diocese for the 24th annual bus trip to Sr. Anne's (Mother of Mary) Shrine, Isle of La Motte, Vermont on July 22nd and July 23rd. We depart IHC Intermediate (St. Pat's) Watertown at 9am Saturday and return Sunday around 9pm. We will be traveling north on Route 11 and can pick up along the way. The Pilgrimage is sponsored by the Adams Knights of Columbus, but open to anyone interested in joining us. Mass will be celebrated on Sunday at 12:15pm at the Shrine with Bishop Terry LaValley as the celebrant. The cost is $150 per person which includes the bus, all meals and the overnight lodging in the new cabins at the Shrine. Please contact Bill Ose at for more information and to register. PLANNED GIVING: Leaving a Legacy Think about the part you want to play in our parish s future. You have the opportunity to support this ministry in many ways. Naming our parish as a beneficiary in your estate plan or the making of an endowment gift can assure your continued participation in this ministry far into the future. For further information, contact Scott Lalone, Executive Director of Development/Foundation at the Diocese of Ogdensburg at or slalone@rcdony.org.

6 ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP We often tell our children to clean up after themselves, but when it comes to the environment, it seems we are happy for them to clean up the mess we have created. The evidence is clear: we need action and we need it now. An average American generates 3.5 lb. of garbage a day. Suggestions to reduce that trash when grocery shopping: consider the packaging and how much trash it will create, i.e. individually wrapped items, nonrecyclable containers, aerosol cans. At the checkout use a reusable bag or ask for paper that is biodegradable.