May 21, 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 Principal: Mrs. Lisa Parsons Elementary School (Grades K-6) Principal: Mr. Gary West 788-7011 Vice Principal: 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 May 21, 2017 SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 9:00 Kevin Shepard by Beverly Shepard 11:00 Michael Fallon by Terry Fallon and Family 5:15 People of the Parish Monday May 22, 2017 Easter Weekday Saint Rita of Cascia, Religious 9:00 Lisa Campbell by Rodger Bombard Tuesday May 23, 2017 Easter Weekday 9:00 Samuel Biondolillo by Frank and Sandra Bondellio 10:00 People of the Parish (at the Summit) Wednesday May 24, 2017 Easter Weekday 9:00 1st Anniversary Keith James Robbins by Maureen, Joe and Family 7:00 Confirmation Thursday May 25, 2017...THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD Holy Day of Obligation 9:00 Marie Clogston by Her Family 5:15 People of the Parish Friday May 26, 2017 Saint Philip Neri, Priest 9:00 Jane Hunt by John and Peart Harrienger and Jim and Helen Keohane Saturday May 27, 2017 Seventh Sunday of Easter 5:15 James E. Brett by the Estate of James E. Brett Sunday May 28, 2017 SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 9:00 Patrick Lawler by Tom and Karen Lynch 11:00 Keith James Robbins by the Robbins Family 5:15 People of the Parish ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE MAY 27th &28th 5:15 Kevin and Daniel McCullouch 9:00 Jillian and Claire Draper, Ashton Matthews, Bennett Pistner 11:00 Christopher, Nolan and Sarah Hennessey 5:15 Michael George Backscheider BAPTISMAL PREPARATION CLASS The next class will be Monday, June 12th, 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: May 21st Pennies From Heaven Collection after all Masses 10:00AM-10:50AM Religious Education (Greystone Bldg.) followed by Mass at 11:00AM 12:00Noon Coffee Hour (Gathering Area) 12:00 Noon Radio Broadcast of Mass on WNER 1410AM 3:30-5:00PM IMPACT Youth Group (Greystone Bldg.) All middle and high school students are invite to come for snacks, games and a discussion on vocations. For more info contact Kevin McCullouch at kmccullouch@gmail.com or 315-816-2166. Monday: May 22nd 7:00PM Evangelization Team Meeting (McGivney Hall) Tuesday: May 23rd 10:00AM Mass (Samaritan Summit Village) Wednesday: May 24th 10:00AM Legion of Mary (McGivney Hall) 7:00PM Confirmation Thursday: May 25th Holy Day of Obligation Friday: May 26th 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. Sixth Sunday of Easter -- May 21, 2017 Those who love me will be true to my word. My Father will love them and we will come to them. How will I respond to that love? Am I being called to priesthood, diaconate or religious life? If you think God is calling you, 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.
ACTIVITIES AHEAD IN OUR PARISH URBAN MISSION FOOD PANTRY During the month of May, the Evangelization Team is collecting spring cleaning products. Special boxes are by the doors of the Church for your donations. The Food Pantry continues to need can openers. These may be placed in the special donation boxes also. The Team thanks you in advance for your generosity. CATHOLIC HOME MISSIONS APPEAL will be the 2nd collection at all Masses the weekend of May 27th and May 28th. Right now, over 40% of dioceses in the US are considered home missions because they are unable to fund essential pastoral work needed in their communities. Your support of this Appeal helps ease the struggle of these dioceses. Please prayerfully consider how you can support the Catholic Home Missions Appeal. For more information please go to www.usccb.org/home-missions. THE ST. JOSEPH CUPERTINO FRATERNITY OF THE 3RD ORDER OF SECULAR FRANCISCANS meeting is scheduled for Sunday, May 28th, 1:30PM in McCarthy Hall. Are you looking for a way to come closer to Christ? Please, come join us. MARK YOUR CALENDARS Vacation Bible Camp is scheduled for Monday, July 31st through Friday, August 4th at the IHC Intermediate School, S. Massey Street. Summer is a very busy time so make sure you have these dates reserved for a faith filled fun week for your children in grades K-5th. NEXT SUNDAY S READINGS Acts of the Apostles 1: 12-14 Psalm 27: 1, 4, 7-8 1 Peter 4: 13-16 John 17: 1-11a Jesus, having completed the work of his Father, speaks of returning to him and of being glorified (3). As we share in Christ s glory, so too do we share in his suffering (2). We have nothing to fear, however, since the Lord is our refuge (Ps). In his name we gather (1), attentive to the Spirit. To all who made our Mothers Day bake sale a success; the bakers for your wonderful baked delights; to the workers who sold those wonderful baked delights; to all of you who purchased those wonderful baked delights and for those who gave cash donations, we are most grateful. Your support of the Altar and Rosary Society insures that funds are available to provide for the needs of the altar; such as wine, hosts, candles, altar linens, church vestments and other needs as they occur. God bless! ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OUR PARISH ECUMENICAL BEREAVEMENT MEETING Monday, May 22nd, 7:00PM in the Hospitality Center at the Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Joseph, 1425 Washington St., Watertown. Retired priest, Fr. William Muench, writer for the North Country Catholic, will speak on Jesus Comforts Those On Their Way to Emmaus. ST. ANTHONY S SPAGHETTI SUPPER Thursday, May 25th 4:30PM-7:00PM in Msgr. Sechi Hall. Adults $8.00; children $4.00; children under 3 (free). ENTERTAINING ANGELS: A Parish Hospitality Workshop Saturday June 3 from 8am-4pm at SUNY Potsdam. Join us for a day-long workshop sponsored by the Offices of New Evangelization and Formation for Ministry that explored how we as a Catholic Faith Community welcome people. A hospitable community doesn t just happen. Hospitality takes effort and intentionality and work. It isn t just the responsibility of a select few on a hospitality committee. It requires each and every one of us. Please join us for a practical one-day workshop at SUNY Potsdam to learn how you can make a difference in how your parish community opens the doors to Christ. Cost for the workshop is $35 per person which includes all materials and lunch. Registration is required. For details, information and to register, please see http://rcdony.org/hospitality or contact Marika Donders at mdonders@rcdony.org THE SACRED HEART FOUNDATION will celebrate it s 50th Anniversary Sunday, June 4th with Mass at 10:30AM at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, Watertown, The Most Rev. Terry R. LaValley presiding. Following Mass there will be a reception and an opportunity to meet the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart Priests and Brothers and the Sacred Heart Foundation Board of Directors and Honorary Council Members. More Info on the Sacred Heart Foundation will be on display. CAMP GUGGENHEIM REGISTRATION FOR THE 2017 SEASON Register soon to ensure a spot for an incredible week of fun and growth in faith! Go to www.rcdony.org/camp to register! For more information contact the Office of Youth Ministry at 315-393-2920 or vlalonde@rcdony.org Cost is $300.00 per week. The weeks fill up fast so decide on your week and register! Below is the weekly schedule for Camp Guggenheim: 12-15 Year Olds Week 1 July 2-7; Week 2 July 9-14; Week 3 July 16-21; Week 4 July 23-28; Week 5 July 30-August 4 16-18 Year Olds Week 6 August 6-11
Note From the Pope, Pope at Santa Marta: Do not resist the Holy Spirit, it is a gift from God. In his homily at Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis focused on a passage from the Acts of the Apostles, where he emphasized the Holy Spirit s ability to move the Church. Pope Francis The closure, the resistance to the Holy Spirit; the phrase that always closes and stops you: it s always done like that. And this kills. This kills freedom, it kills joy, it kills the faithfulness to the Holy Spirit that always acts ahead, carrying forward the Church. He said that the way to prevent this from happening is through discernment and concluded by asking Christians to pray for such, so that they are not to fall into immobility. EXCERPTS FROM POPE FRANCIS HOMILY The Spirit is the gift of God, of this God, our Father who always surprises us. The God of surprises. Why? Because He is a living God, who dwells in us, a God who moves our hearts, a God who is in the Church and walks with us and in this journey He surprises us. It is he, He who has the creativity to create the world, the creativity to create new things every day. He is the God who surprises us. From the times of the prophets until now, the sin to resist the Holy Spirit had always been there: this resistance to the Spirit. This is the sin with which Stephen accuses the members of the Sanhedrin: You and your fathers have always resisted the Holy Spirit. No, it has always been done this way, and must be done so. They tell Peter not to bring these newness, to remain calm... take a tranquilizer and calm the nerves...be calm...so the voce of God is shut. In the Psalm the Lord speaks to the people: Do not harden your hearts like your fathers. The phrase, It is and has always been done like this shuts and resists the Holy Spirit, and kills freedom, kills joy, kills fidelity to the Holy Spirit who always acts in advance and carries the Church forward. But then the question how can I know if it is from the Holy Spirit or from worldliness, the spirit of the world or the spirit of the devil? For this, one needs to ask for the grace of discernment the tool that the very Spirit has granted us. How should one discern every occasion? The answer, the Pope said, is the way the apostles did it: they came together, talked and saw the path of the Holy Spirit. Instead, those without this grace or those who did not pray for it remained closed and still. Ben and Brandy Shoen and Olivia OUR TITHING PARISH FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER This Year $ 8,954.05 Last Year $ 9,029.40 Youth $ 32.50 Catholic Charities 2017 $ 5,238.00 Catholic Charities 2016 $ 3,916.00 THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED GENEROSITY! Note From the Pastor, The suffering of the Syrian people is heart breaking, so whatever we can do to assist them we will do. Please remember Bishop Chbeir and the Priests and people of Lattakia in your prayers. Fr. Steve Murray St. Mary s and St. John s Pilgrimage to National Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekawitha and The Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs Tuesday, June 6, 2017 Join parishioners from St. Mary s in Clayton and St. John s in Lafargeville for a day trip to Auriesville to visit the National Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekawitha (www.katerishrine.com) and The Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs (auriesvilleshrine.com) on Tuesday, June 6. The day will begin with a 7:00 A.M. departure from St. Mary s (possible Watertown pick up) and include talks and tours with guides and a visit to the gift shop at each shrine, and a mass with our pastor, Fr. LaBaff, at the Coliseum on the grounds of The Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs. Cost for the day is $100, which covers coach transportation from St. Mary s, a donation to each shrine, a catered lunch, and dinner at Symeons near Utica on the way home. Arrival back at St. Mary s is expected to be 9:00 P.M. For more information about the trip or to request a registration form contact Maribeth at St. Mary s, (315) 686-3398. Completed forms may be sent, along with a $50 down payment, to St. Mary s Rectory, 521 James St. Clayton, NY 13624. Final payment will be collected the morning of trip. The registration deadline is Thursday, June 1. Rev. John J. Cosmic Walter Lashway Jeanne Washburn
PLANNED GIVING: Gift For Parents Ever wonder, what do I get my parents for a Birthday, Mother s day or Father s day? How about something that can assist him or her and being meaningful to them? How about a gift that will give him/her lifetime income with the balance going to their Parish, the Diocese or a ministry close to their heart. For more information on Charitable Gift Annuities, contact Diocese of Ogdensburg Development Executive Director Scott Lalone at 315-393-2920 or slalone@rcdony.org
MAY 21: SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Readings: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17/1 Pt 3:15-18/Jn 14:15-21 If you love me, you will keep my commandments. Love God and neighbor. The Holy Spirit is the love between the Father and the Son. It is through the gift of the Spirit that we are able to love at all. It is through the Holy Spirit that God is with us, always. Encouraged by the gift of the Spirit, we can witness to this great love to all those who feel alone, abandoned and discouraged. As we enter these last two weeks of the Easter Season and look forward to Pentecost, let us pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit s gifts, that others may know us by our love. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP In Chapter Five of his Encyclical Laudato Si - Care For Our Common Home Pope Francis urges a new model of progress: It is not enough to balance, in the medium term, the protection of nature with financial gain, or the preservation of the environment with progress. A technological and economic development which does not leave in its wake a better world and an integrally higher quality of life cannot be considered progress. Spend a few minutes reflecting on that message. How might progress be re-shaped accordingly?