Our Lady of Victory Church 4919 South Catherine Street Plattsburgh, N.Y. 12901 Phone: (518) 561-1842 Fax: (518) 561-2269 Website: www.olvc.org E-Mail: office@olvc.org Gabriel Project: (518) 578-1068 Diocese of Ogdensburg Website: www.rcdony.org Bishop: Most Reverend Terry R. LaValley Parish Staff Pastor: Rev. William Reamer Deacon: Jack Lukasiewicz (deaconjack@olvc.org) Bookkeeper, Director of Music, and Webmaster: Mr. Randy Pulsifer (office@olvc.org) Facilities Manager: Mr. Terry Polhemus Mass Intentions for the Week Sat., Sept. 1...Vigil Mass of the Lord s Day 4:00 p.m...people of the Parish Sun., Sept. 2...22 nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 a.m...glenn Andrews by Carl & Jeanette Clark Monday, September 3 St. Gregory the Great 8:00 a.m. Helen Maureen Fitzgerald by Ellen Wardrew Tuesday, September 4...Weekday 8:00 a.m. Pro-Life Mass by the Adirondack Center for Peace Wednesday, September 5 Weekday 8:00 a.m...christian Cote by Aline Cote Thursday, September 6...Weekday 8:00 a.m...olive Christine Bell by Anne Bell Friday, September 7 Weekday 8:00 a.m...sr. Denise Levesque by the Sisters of Charity of St. Louis Sat., Sept. 8...Vigil Mass of the Lord s Day 4:00 p.m...william Singley by Paige & Brian Raville Sun., Sept. 9...23 rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 a.m...people of the Parish Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday, 3:00 3:45 pm Our Lady of Victory Office Hours Tuesday Thursday 8:30 am 4:30 pm Friday 8:30 am noon
2 September 2, 2018 Gabriel Project Needs Your Help! Our Gabriel Project needs your help! Please help in any way you can, either with monetary donations or donations of baby items. Baby items that are always in need: Pack n plays and sheets, bottles, diapers, baby monitors, diaper bags, changing pads, breast pumps and pads, baby thermometers (forehead ones are best), all sizes of boys and girls onesies. Thank you for all you do to help us continue to provide such a badly needed service to pregnant mothers and their children. August 26, 2018 Adult $2,345.00 Plate $ 361.00 Total 2,707.00 Last Year (August 27, 2017) $3,043.00 Readings for the Week of September 2, 2018 Sunday: Dt 4:1-2, 6-8/Ps 15:2-3, 3-4, 4-5 [1a]/ Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27/Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Monday: 1 Cor 2:1-5/Ps 119:97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102 [97]/Lk 4:16-30 Tuesday: 1 Cor 2:10b-16/Ps 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13ab, 13cd-14 [17]/Lk 4:31-37 Wednesday: 1 Cor 3:1-9/Ps 33:12-13, 14-15, 20-21 [12]/Lk 4:38-44 Thursday: 1 Cor 3:18-23/Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 [1]/Lk 5:1-11 Friday: 1 Cor 4:1-5/Ps 37:3-4, 5-6, 27-28, 39-40 [39a]/Lk 5:33-39 Saturday: Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30/Ps 13:6ab, 6c [Is 61:10]/Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 or 1:18-23 Next Sunday: Is 35:4-7a/Ps 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 [1b]/Jas 2:1-5/Mk 7:31-37 Liturgical Publications Inc Low-gluten Host If you would like a low-gluten host, please let either Deacon Jack or Father Reamer know before mass starts. Mass Times for the other City Parishes St. Peter s (114 Cornelia Street) Saturday Vigil 4:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM, 9:30AM & 11:00 AM St. John s (7 Margaret Street) Saturday Vigil 5:15 PM Sunday 8:30 AM St. John s 5:00 PM Newman Center (90 Broad Street) Please note: If you choose to attend another church for weekend Mass, you can place your OLV envelope (or a blank envelope marked OLV ) in their collection and it will be sent to us. Thank you! Let the Hospital Know If you are admitted to the hospital and want Fr. Bill to visit you during your stay, please let the person who registers you that you are a Roman Catholic, and that you belong to Our Lady of Victory Parish. OLV Prayer Line If you have an intention for the prayer line, please email them to Neta LeBlanc (nleblanc4566@charter.net) or contact the Parish Office by calling (518) 561-1842 or by emailing office@olvc.org.
3 September 2, 2018 New Respect Life Facebook Page Be sure to "like" the new "Diocese of Ogdensburg - Respect Life" Facebook page for up-to-date information concerning a variety of respect life issues. Information will be shared from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the New York State Catholic Conference as well as local pro-life events and activities. Sanctuary Lamp This week s Sanctuary Lamp is in Memory of the Deceased Members of the Parish 23 rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. Jesus is the Word who calls you to serve Him in truth. Is He inviting you to priesthood, diaconate or the consecrated life? Talk to Fr. Bill after mass or Fr. Doug Lucia at (315) 386-2543/ dlucia@rcdony.org or Cathy Russell, the Diocesan Vocation Coordinator(315) 393-2920, ext. 1450/crussell@rcdony.org. See us also on Facebook or at www.myvocation.net. PROTECTING GOD S CHILDREN Our Diocese and Parish have policy procedures creating safe environments protecting our children. Read and learn how you, too can create a culture of protection: www.rcdony.org/ safeenv The Parish Office will be CLOSED on Monday, September 3 in observance of Labor Day.
4 September 2, 2018 Confirmation Classes The Catholic Community of Plattsburgh has begun registering students (grades 9th-12th) for Preparation for the Reception of the Sacrament of Confirmation. Classes will begin the week of 9/9/18. Please contact the Parish Office for a registration form or you may request one by email at: PlattsburghConfirmation@gmail.com Memorial Service On Saturday, September 8, pro-life Americans throughout the country will gather at the gravesites of aborted babies and other memorial sites dedicated in their honor for the sixth annual National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children. Solemn vigils will be held at these sites to commemorate the more than 59 million children who have lost their lives to legal abortion since 1973, and to remind our society of the humanity of the unborn child. Please join us for the memorial service in our community: Event: National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children When: Saturday, September 8, 10 a.m. Where: Our Lady of Victory Church, 4919 S. Catherine St. Plattsburgh, NY. Please gather at the memorial headstone by main entrance to church. More Info: Contact Deacon Jack Lukasiewicz at 518-562-1175 or visit Champlainvalleyrighttolife.org to view calendar of events. Together let us remember the victims of abortion and pray for a final end to this injustice in our land during the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children. Religious Education Religious Education Programs in the City of Plattsburgh will begin soon. For information and registration information, contact Anita Soltero, DRE at St. Peter s Church at 518-563- 3278 or email stpetersdre@primelink1.net. Programs are available for grades K-5, 1st Eucharist, Middle School and Confirmation for High School Students.
5 September 2, 2018 News from Seton Catholic Playground Update We are so excited to unveil our new playground. We have had such a busy summer and we are more than ready to invite the children back to Seton Catholic. If you get a chance, stop by 206 New York Road and see how much we have changed over the summer. Thank you to all of our parents, volunteers, contractors, painters and electricians for working with us on our unification. Our future is bright and we welcome the first day of school. Donations are still being accepted for the playground project. If interested, please contact Susan FitzPatrick Pellerin at Seton Catholic, spellerin@setonknights.org or call 518-561- 4031. All donations are tax deductible, and very much appreciated. Classroom Updates The classrooms are clean, freshly painted and ready for the students to begin their academic year. Just look at how welcoming these classrooms are. Thank you to all the teachers, staff and volunteers for helping us move and make this unification possible.