November 5, 2017 Holy Family Church 129 Winthrop Street, Watertown, NY 13601 Phone: (315) 782-2468 E-Mail: hfchurch@twcny.rr.com Website: www.holyfamilywatertown.org 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 782-6750 R.C.I.A. Director: Kathy Allan 785-8576 Business Manager: Carol Brown 782-6086 Secretary: Organist: Judy Geng Edward Kemp IMMACULATE HEART CENTRAL SCHOOLS School Pastor: Rev. Msgr. Robert H. Aucoin 782-1190 High School (Grades 7-12) 788-4670 Interim Principal: Mr. Joseph Orobona Elementary School (Grades K-6) Vice Principal (K-3): Mrs. Kari Conklin 788-7011 Vice Principal (4-6): Mrs. Annette Connolly 788-3935 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.
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 November 5, 2017 THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9:00 Deceased Members of the Joynt Family by Betty Haley 11:00 Andrew Salmon by His Cousins 5:15 People of the Parish Monday November 6, 2017 Weekday 9:00 Agnes Gaffney by Edward and Marion Kirkland Tuesday November 7, 2017 Weekday 9:00 Marie Clogston by Her Family 10:00 All Souls (at the Summit) Wednesday November 8, 2017 Weekday 9:00 Frank Duff by Curia of the Legion of Mary Thursday November 9, 2017...The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica 9:00 Frances McGowan and Deceased Members of the McGowan Family by the Estate of Frances McGowan Friday November 10, 2017 Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church 9:00 Gerald F. Casey by Marlene Casey and Family Saturday November 11, 2017 Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:15 Marie Becker by Ed Becker and Daughters Sunday November 12, 2017...THIRTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9:00 Veronica La Fontaine by Nancy Thurston 11:00 Laurien Flitcroft by Beverly Dalton 5:15 People of the Parish Altar and Rosary Newzbytes: The Angela Davies Share the Warmth with Seniors Project is ready to begin. Your donations of lap robes, slip-proof slipper sox and new this year tote bags for wheelchairs or walkers are being accepted at the Rectory during business hours. The tote bags for wheelchairs and walkers may be purchased, or use your crafty skills to create one. Keep in mind that buttons and other fasteners may be difficult for many with arthritis. These special gifts will be distributed to our parish shut-ins just before Christmas. Thank you for remembering those who are not able to be out and about. BAPTISMAL PREPARATION CLASS The next class will be Monday, November 13th, at 7PM in McGivney Hall. Please call the Rectory at 315-782-2468 during business hours to sign up if you are planning on attending this required class. Thank you. THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH Sunday: November 5th Second Collection: Capital Campaign Blood Pressure Screening (after Masses Gathering Area) 10:00AM Religious Education (Greystone Building) 12:00 Noon Coffee Hour (Gathering Area) Monday: November 6th Tuesday: November 7th 10:00AM Mass (Samaritan Summit Village) Wednesday: November 8th 10:00AM Legion of Mary (McGivney Hall) Thursday: November 9th Friday: November 10th Saturday: November 11th 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 315-785-8576 for an appointment. NOVEMBER 5: THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Mal 1:14b 2:2b, 8-10/1 Thes 2:7b-9, 13/Mt 23:1-12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, but whoever humbles himself will be exalted. How hard it is, especially when we have been places in a role of authority where people notice us, to be humble. How hard it is not to want people s approval and to look good in the eyes of others. But what matters is to do the will of the one master, Christ our Lord. Everything we have is his, and every good we are able to do is pure gift. So let us work and pray so as to please the Lord, and everything else will fall into place.
ACTIVITIES AHEAD IN OUR PARISH PENNIES FROM HEAVEN the Knights of Columbus will be at the doors of the Church after all Masses the weekend of November 11th and 12th collecting for our Seminarians. Please give generously. MUSICAL MISSION Please join us and the interfaith community for a celebration in song of God's love. We will be hosting the MUSICAL MISSION on Sunday, November 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. in our beautiful church. There will be refreshments. A free-will offering will benefit the Watertown Urban Mission. Please come and bring friends. CONFIRMATION YEAR I next session is scheduled for Sunday November 12th and Confirmation Year II will be Sunday November 19th. Both classes meet in the Greystone Building at 3:00PM. FINANCIAL/PARISH COUNCIL MEETING will be Monday, November 13th, 7:00PM in the Rectory. BAPTISMAL PREPARATION CLASS is scheduled for Monday, November 13th, 7:00PM in McGivney Hall. If you are planning on having your child baptized in the next six months, please call the Rectory at 315-782-2468 to sign up for this required class. LEGION OF MARY CURIA meeting is Thursday, November 16th, 10:00AM in McGivney Hall. IMPACT Youth Group If you are a student in 6th-12th grade, you are invited to join us Saturday, November 18th, 3:30PM-5:00PM in the Greystone Building, located across the street from Holy Family Church and the Rectory, for pizza, games and prizes. For questions or to RSVP, e-mail Sarah at impactwatertown@gmail.com. or 315-783-9631. EVANGELIZATION TEAM MEETING is scheduled for Monday, November 20th, 7:00PM in McGivney Hall. ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OUR PARISH OPERATION ANDREW DINNERS: Fall Season in Watertown Want to know about being a priest? Just dinner and talk! Any man middle school age and above is welcome to attend. Parents are welcome too on November 8, St. Anthony s Church Watertown. Holy hour to know your vocation at 5pm, Vespers and dinner follow with Bishop LaValley and area priests. If interested, contact Fr. Steve Murray at 315-782-2468. RSVP to: Cathy Russell, Vocation Coordinator crussell@rcdony.org or 315-393-2920. FACES OF ADDICTION: Making Sense of the Opioid Crisis On Sunday November 12, from 1:30pm-3:30pm, there will be a presentation at the Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse by Anita K. Seefried-Brown, MS, CPP-G on the Faces of Addiction, Making Sense of the Opiod Crisis. It is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served. For more information contact Sr. Bethany 315-212-6592 or the Alliance for Better Communities 315-788-4660. ST. ANTHONY S SPAGHETTI SUPPER Thursday, November 30th, 4:30PM-7:00PM at Msgr. Sechi Hall. Dinner for adults is $8.00, children 3 and over $4.00 and children under three eat for free. Take outs begin at 4:00PM. Please bring your own containers. You may purchase extra sauce at $5.00 per quart and extra meatballs are $.75 each. YOUTH BUSES FOR LIFE: High School Pilgrimage to the March for Life in Washington DC Online registration opened October 1st for the educational and spiritual high school pilgrimage to the DC March for Life. Three coach buses will depart the North Country on January 18th and return Jan 20th. Pickup locations- Northern bus - Massena, Canton and Gouverneur; Western bus - IHC in Watertown and Eastern bus - Our Lady of Lourdes in Schroon Lake. $150 per person includes transportation, hotel, breakfast, two dinners and shirt. Bishop LaValley will be joining the buses in DC! (All chaperones must be Virtus/Protecting God's Children trained.) For more information, contact the Respect Life Office cminer@rcdony.org CATHOLIC MOM GROUP CONTINUED The first meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 14th.
Note From the Pope: Pope in Santa Marta: Conversion is changing a worldly heart with the strength of Christ In his homily at Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis explained that Jesus asks each person to carry out an interior change. POPE FRANCIS Your heart, which was worldly and pagan, now becomes Christian with the strength of Christ: to change, this is conversion. It's to change your manner of acting; your works must change. It is a change, but it is not a change that is made up with make-up. It is a change that the Holy Spirit does from within. In conclusion, the pope said each person must pray and ask the Holy Spirit for this change. He also added that Christians must fight for their faith, because easy-going Christians, who don t fight, don t exist. EXTRACTS FROM THE PAPAL HOMILY Changing our way of thinking, changing our way of feeling. Your heart, which was worldly, pagan, now becomes Christian with the strength of Christ: to change, this is conversion. And changing your manner of acting: your works must change. It is a change, but it is not a change that is made with make-up. It is a change that the Holy Spirit makes, within. And I have to make it mine so that the Holy Spirit can act. And this means a battle, fighting! Easy-going Christians, who don t fight, don t exist. Those are not Christians, they are lukewarm. The tranquility necessary for sleep can be found even with a pill, but there are no pills for inner peace. Only the Holy Spirit, can give that peace of the soul that gives strength to Christians. And we must help the Holy Spirit, by making space in our hearts. A daily examination of conscience can help us in this. It can help us to fight against the maladies the enemy sows, which he called maladies of worldliness. The fight Jesus wages against the devil, against evil, is not something old, it is a modern thing, a thing of today, of all days, because the fire that Jesus has come to bring us is in our hearts. So we must allow Him to enter, and must ask ourselves, each day: how have I passed from worldliness, from sin, to grace? Have I made room for the Holy Spirit, so that He could act? The difficulties in our lives are not resolved by watering down the truth. The truth is this: Jesus has brought fire, and struggle. What am I going to do? Martha Luciani OUR TITHING PARISH THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME This Year $ 7,402.50 Last Year $ 8,807.00 Youth $ 33.50 Pennies From Heaven $ 420.79 (October) Food Items for Watertown 120 Urban Mission (October) Critical Need Items (October) 462 Thank you for your continued generosity 213 families in our parish have made a gift or pledge to the 2017 Bishop s Fund Appeal totaling $44,092.00 towards our goal of $50,000. Our parish goal is to have 400 or more families participate in this important Appeal. Please prayerfully consider supporting the 2017 Bishop s Fund Appeal with a pledge or one-time gift. Convenient four payment plans are available. You can make your gift online as well by visiting www.rcdony.org/bishop-s-fundappeal and click on the Donate Now tab (found on the tool bar on the left..) The Bishop s Fund Appeal supports ministries, activities and programs that serve people throughout the Diocese in ways that we as an individual parish could never do alone. 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. 1. Go to: Formed.org 2. Scroll down FORMED page and where it says Enter Parish Access Code Here, enter 21a561 3. Create your Personal Profile: Name, Address, email, Personal Password 4. You are now up and running on FORMED. You have access to Feature Films, Sacramental instruction, programs for various age groups, videos, books and audios on all aspects of the Catholic Faith! NEXT SUNDAY S READINGS Wisdom 6: 12-16 Psalm 63: 2-8 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18 or 4: 13-14 Matthew 25: 1-13 We seek many things in this life, but we should seek first the Lord (Ps) and his wisdom (1). By so living, we will keep vigil for the Lord (3) as we await his return in glory (2).
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes through which to look out Christ's compassion to the world. Yours are the feet with which he is to go about doing good. Yours are the hands with which he is to bless men now. These beautiful words from St. Teresa of Avila remind us of our baptismal call to serve God and one another. Every parishioner contributes to the vitality of one s parish. Each of us is to be the hands and feet of Christ. Our talents, gifts and resources are uniquely our own, selected specifically for us by God. We, as stewards of these gifts, are called to accept His gifts with gratitude; to develop and nurture His gifts responsibly to share His gifts with generosity and have a willingness to accept His call without counting the cost. Next weekend on Stewardship Sunday, I ask you to prayerfully reflect upon your unique gifts and talents. I invite you to open your heart and ask yourself: How will I respond to God s call? How can I use my gifts and talents to serve my parish, community and God? ow can I be the hands and feet of Christ? I am thankful to the many women, men and children who serve in our parishes in a wide variety of ministries throughout the year. I encourage those who might be hesitant, to talk with your pastor about those ministries in your parish where you can participate. Please also take a moment to encourage and invite others to share in your parish ministries. Many times, a kind word of encouragement will plant the seeds of faith in others as we answer God s call to serve. May God continue to bless the work of your hands and may His blessing be upon you and your family. Faithfully yours in Christ, Most Reverend Terry R. LaValley Bishop of Ogdensburg Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time -- November 5, 2017 Can I risk sharing the goodness God has given to me? Can I care for the needs of my brothers and sisters? Can I respond to God as a priest, brother, or sister? Talk to Fr. Steven Murray at 315-782-2468 or Fr. Doug Lucia at 315-386-2543/ dlucia@rcdony.org or Fr. Tom Higman at 518-594-3907/thigman@rcdony.org or Cathy Russell, the Diocesan Vocation Coordinator at 315-393-2920, ext. 1450/crussell@rcdony.org. See us also on Facebook or at www.myvocation.net. PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY There are many opportunities for participation here at Holy Family Church. One of these is the Prayer Shawl Ministry. Prayer Shawls have been made for many centuries. They are universal, embracing a symbol of an inclusive loving God. They wrap, enfold, comfort, cover, give solace, shelter and compassion to those who make and receive them. JoAnn Coursen, a Holy Family parishioner, has knit dozens of Prayer Shawls. She gives these away to anyone who needs one. Joann is always looking for helpers in this Ministry. You can each her at 315-782-3939 if you would like to be part of this Ministry.
Watertown Catechetical Board Religious Education Program for Persons with Disabilities The Religious Education Program for Children and Adults is sponsored by the four Catholic Parishes in Watertown. Sessions for members of the Catholic faith are held on Saturday mornings at the IHC Intermediate Building on Massey St. The Interfaith component of the program is held on Tuesday nights at the First Presbyterian Church. In addition there is also an Outreach component for those persons who are not able to attend the onsite sessions. The program presently ministers to one hundred and fourteen persons with disabilities. If you are interested in learning more about the program or would like to become a benefactor, you can contact Sister Diane Marie Ulsamer SSJ, Program Coordinator, at 315-782-0030. WATERTOWN URBAN MISSION The winter coats can be dropped off in the box in the Church. We will make sure they get to the Watertown Urban Mission. Thank you for your continued support of the less fortunate especially during the cold, winter months. PARISH SCHOOL NEWS CHRISTMAS GREENERY SALE Whether we are ready or not, the Christmas season will be here soon. We hope that everyone who decorates with greenery will place an order from us in support of Immaculate Heart Central School. All wreaths and novelties are made from Balsam and are decorated with pine cones, red berries and your choice of ribbon. Order forms may be found in the back of the Church and all order forms with payment must be returned to the IHC School office by Monday, November 6th. Checks should be make payable to IHC Elementary. Items can be picked up in the school gym of the IHC Primary Building, 122 Winthrop St. on Thursday November 30th and Friday December 1st, 2-6PM and Saturday December 2nd, 10AM-noon. Thanks for your support! IHC CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR is scheduled for Saturday, November 18th, 9:00AM-4:00PM at the Immaculate Heart Intermediate School. Admission is $2.00 and age 12 and under enter for free. Vendors will have a variety of items for purchase including jewelry, children s toys, wooden signs, ceramics, home made fudge and much more. Support local artists and IHC and kick start your Christmas shopping! The cold weather will be upon us before we know it. The Food Pantry at the Watertown Urban Mission will be in need of hot foods for families, such as canned soups, canned stews, canned spaghetti, canned chili, hot chocolate mixes. When grocery shopping, please put extras in your cart for the Urban Mission Food Pantry. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP Are your leaves falling yet? They can be rich nourishment for next years garden, if you have a simple compost bin. If not, check with your local village to see, if they have a common compost site where they bring your leave collection and where you can pick up rich compose in the spring. Don t have one; make a suggestion to create one. Committing to the purchasing of recyclable paper bags instead of plastic bags can reduce the amount of plastic that go to the landfill, and reduce the amount of oil needed to produce them.