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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14ROSARY RALLYTurin – The 2014 Public Square RosaryCrusade has been plannedDate: Oct. 11Time: 1 p.m.Place: Spirit WalkFeatures: Secularists are trying to pushGod from the public square. But withoutGod, where will our leaders get the wis-dom to solve the great problems weface? We must stop the secularist ad-vance and pray to God for help. He willhear us if we pray through the interces-sion of His Blessed Mother. Contact: Laurie at 519-2037 or Mary at376-3064

HARVEST DINNERConstableville – The Altar & Rosary Soci-ety of St. Mary’s Church is holding its an-nual harvest dinnerDate: Oct. 5Time: 11:30 a.m.Features: turkey dinner with all thetrimmings served family style. Takeoutswill be available.Prices: $9 adults, $4 children 10 andunder.

ST. HEDWIG'S POLISH FEST Houseville – St. Hedwig's is holding itsAnnual Polish Fest to raise funds forchurch repairs and restorationDate: Oct. 19Time: Noon Features: Polish food, theme basket raf-fles, bake sale, 50/50 Raffle. Donationsof theme baskets, pies and monetary do-nations appreciated.

Contact: Joann 348-8735, Mary 348-8836 or Mary Ann 348-6260.

FIRST SATURDAY ROSARYMassena - St. Mary's Church is holding aspecial rosary to mark First Saturday.Date: Oct. 4Time: 3:15 p.m.Features: The Rosary to Our Lady of Fa-tima prayed in reparation to Her Immac-ulate Heart and for World Peacefollowed by a 15 minute private medita-tion on the Glorious Mysteries. Confes-sions are available starting at 2:45 andthe Saturday Mass Vigil is at 4.

ROAST BEEF DINNEROgdensburg - St. Joseph’s Home willhold its annual community SteamshipRoast Beef Dinner.Date: Oct. 5Time: 11 a.m. until all are servedPlace: K of C HallCost: Tickets are on sale now from boardmembers or at St. Joseph’s for $8.00 Features: Auction, Raffles and 50/50. Contact: 393-3780

INFORMATION ON ANNULMENTSWaddington - An informational presen-tation concerning annulments in theCatholic Church to be held.Date: Oct. 16Time: 6:30 p.m.Place: St. Mary’s Parish CenterSpeaker: Msgr. Harry K. Snow, JCL, theJudicial Vicar, the Presiding Judge of theTribunal. Features: Following the presentationMsgr. Snow will meet with anyone whowishes to speak with him.

HARVEST DINNEROgdensburg – Notre Dame to have theirHarvest Dinner.Date: Oct. 19Time: Noon to 3 p.m.Place: K of C Hall, Take-outs available.Cost: Adults, $9; Children 5-12, $5 (Eatin only)Features: Roast turkey w/trimmings.Dessert, Craft table and 50/50 raffle.

LASAGNA DINNERHeuvelton – The annual St. Raphael’sLasagna Dinner to be held.Date: Sept. 24Time: 4:30 p.m. to 7Place: Heuvelton Central SchoolCost: Adults, $7; Senior Citizens (over 65),$6; Children 6-12, $5; under 6, FreeFeatures: Lasagna is prepared byTheresa Smith’s Culinary Arts Class. CallSt. Raphael’s Rectory at 344-2383 onSept. 24 between noon and 3 p.m. for atakeout order.

LIFECHAIN IN POTSDAMPotsdam– Lifechain to be held.Date: Oct. 5Time: 2 p.m. to 3:30 (gather at 1:45 inthe parking lot across from the RoxyTheater to pick up signs)Place: Market & Main StreetsFeatures: Rain or shine!Contact: Dan Paladin & Chris LaRosedaniel.paladin@gmail.comclarose@twcny.rr.com

HARVEST WALK/RUNOgdensburg – Annual HarvestWalk/Run to be held.Date: Oct. 5Time: Registration 12 p.m.; Walk , 1 p.m.Place: Dobisky CenterFeatures: Sponsor sheets available atCatholic Charities, 716 Caroline St, or theNeighborhood Center/City HallContact: 315-393-2255

MUSICAL PARISH MISSIONPotsdam/Colton- St. Patrick’s Church inColton and St. Mary’s Church in Potsdamwill be hosting a 3-day mission with thetheme “Come closer to a loving God.”Dates: Oct. 6-8Schedule: 9 a.m. and St. Patrick’s; 6:30p.m. at St. Mary’s.Features: Donna Cori Gibson, a Catholicsinger and evangelist, will lead the con-cert series. She has been sharing hersongs, sung prayers and meditations for18 years in Catholic churches, prayer

groups and on TV. Free music downloads,samples and videos are available atwww.DonnaCoriGibson.com

RUMMAGE SALECanton – St. Mary’s School is having arummage sale.Schedule: Oct. 10, at 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.,and Bag Sale, Oct. 11, at 8 a.m. to 11

RUMMAGE SALENorfolk – Rummage sale to be held tobenefit Altar Rosary Society.Date: Sept. 25 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sept. 269 a.m. to noonPlace: Church of the Visitation in parishcenter behind church

LEADERSHIP WEEKENDSaranac Lake -The annual leadershipweekend for high schoolers is setDate: Oct. 3-5 Place: GuggenheimCost: $40Features: The weekend will consist ofleadership building and helping teens totake active roles in their parishes.Contact: Deacon Brian Dwyer at bd-wyer@rcdony.org or visitwww.rcdony.org/Youth

RELIGIOUS JUBILEEOgdensburg - The Diocese of Ogdens-burg invite you to participate in a Eu-charistic Celebration of the DiocesanJubilee 2014 & Opening Event for Year ofConsecrated Life.Date: Oct. 12Time: 2 p.m.Place: St. Mary’s CathedralFeatures: Bishop Terry R. LaValley willbe the celebrant. Reception in BrzanaHall.

CATHOLIC SCOUT RETREATMalone – Scouts and scouters of allfaiths are invited to the Catholic ScoutRetreat.Date: Oct. 19Schedule: 9 a.m., Retreat at Holy FamilySchool; 11 a.m., Mass at Notre Dame Features: Learn the skills of the gamefrom an Olympic Curling Coach on Oct.18 and on Oct. 19 work on a communityservice project, explore the type of voca-tions people can live their faith through,meals are provided with a patch for theregistration fee. It is possible to campout Oct. 18– tentatively Jamboree on

the Air, group Rosary, and a Campfireprogram will be provided.Contact: Scott Quinell at 315-261-4154or quinells@canton.edu.

HARVEST MASSMooers Forks – Bishop Terry R. LaValleyWill preside at annual diocesan HarvestMass of Thanksgiving.Date: Sept. 28Time: 2 p.m.Place: St. Ann’s ChurchFeatures: Dedicated to farmers, theirfamilies and their co-workers

CARITAS DINNERLake Placid – Save the date to honorCatholic Charities Caritas Award Honoree(Posthumously) Mrs. Penny Martin andPresident’s Award Catholic Daughters ofAmerica, Ogdensburg Diocese.Date: Oct. 26Time: Cash Bar 3:30 p.m., Dinner 4 p.m.Place: Crowne PlazaContact: 315-393-2255

JOURNEY TO EASTERN EUROPEFather Amyot will be leading a pilgrim-age visiting the land of St. John Paul II. Date: November 3- 14Cost: $3129 from Montreal (Air/landprice is $2449 plus $680 governmenttaxes/airline fuel surcharges)Features: First Class/Select Hotels, most

meals with comprehensive sightseeingin Warsaw, Krakow, Budapest, Vienna,PragueContact: Fr. Amyot at (315) 384-2064 ormail: P.O. Box 637, Norfolk, NY 13667 e-mail: fraamyot2@twcny.rr.com.

DIRECTED RETREATSyracuse -A five- day directed retreat tobe held at Stella Maris Retreat CenterDate: Oct. 19, Registration 5 p.m. to 7thru Oct. 24 after lunchCost: $450 including $100 non-refund-able registration fee or $90 per dayFeatures: silent retreat, includingmeals. You will have the opportunity tomeet one-on-one with the same direc-tor each day during the week. The onlycommunal gatherings will be the Eu-charistic celebration each day, and anopening conference on Sunday evening. Contact: Make checks payable to Dio-cese of Syracuse and mail to: MariaPaone, The Chancery, 240 E. OnondagaStreet, Syracuse, NY 13202, (315) 470-1460

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INSIDETHIS ISSUECardinals disagree on Communion for divorced,remarried l PAGE 10

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The pastoral vision for the Dio-cese of Ogdensburg, deliveredby Bishop LaValley at this year’sChrism Mass, follows the theme“Find Your Home in Christ: RenewFaith, Nurture Hope, DiscoverLove,” illustrated by the newly re-leased logo, shown above. One ofthe priorities highlighted in the pas-toral letter was “Building Parisheswith Living Stones” with Father JaySeymour serving as point person. Inthis week’s NCC,Father Seymourwrites about the work towards ac-complishing one of the goals for thispriority: to charter a diocesan LivingStones Planning Committee with aclear mission and broad representa-tion by September 1, 2014. Dr.William Amoriell of Potsdam hascompleted his work as point personfor this goal.

On behalf of state deputy Carmine Muscumeci and 90,000 Knights of New York State, Dr. Charles J. Robinson, state secretary ofthe NY State Council of the Knights of Columbus, and Bill McIntyre, K of C district deputy, presented a check from the state K ofC Disaster Relief Fund for the immediate needs of the fire-ravaged St. Mary’s School in Ticonderoga to St. Joseph Sister SharonAnne Dalton, principal of St. Mary’s, and Father Kevin D. McEwan, pastor of St. Mary’s Parish. Full story on page 5.

Homeschooling families accept

Bishop LaValley’s invitation to

join him for Mass and picnic Sept. 5

In his homily for the dioce-san Marriage Jubilee, heldSunday at St. Mary’ Cathe-dral, Bishop LaValley said,“We’ve gathered here to thankGod and to thank you forshowing us what faith andunconditional love can do.“Your life of wedded love is

a homily that needs to bepreached to the whole world,a world that sometimesseems to have gone amuck,where the desires and thefleeting feelings of thehuman person have trumpedGod’s ways and relegated thedivine teaching either to thecloset or the dustbin,” thebishop said. FULL STORY, PAGE 3

FULL STORY, PAGE 8

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Tuck theGospel in your pocket andput on your walking shoes toshare Christ's love, peaceand joy with the world, PopeFrancis said. It is the HolySpirit who inspires Chris-tians to "overcome every ob-stacle, to conquer thetemptation of being closedup in oneself -- among a cho-

sen few" and to prevent peo-ple from believing they are"the only one destined forGod's blessing," he said at hisweekly general audience inSt. Peter's Square Sept 17.The pope continued a se-

ries of talks on the nature ofthe Catholic Church, focus-ing on what it means to saythe church is catholic and

apostolic. The word catholicmeans the church is univer-sal, he said. The church is found every-

where "and teaches thewhole truth that mankindmust learn regarding theheavens and the earth," hesaid. One sign of the church'suniversality is that it speaksevery language of the world.

The Gospel was translatedinto the world's different lan-guages, the pope said, sopeople could read it and en-counter the living Word. "It'salways a good idea to carrywith us a small book of theGospels to have in yourpocket or bag, and, duringthe day, to read a verse. It'sgood for you."

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OBITUARIESBetty B. Yarchuk

WEBSTER, NY – A Mass of Chris-tian Burial for Betty B.Yarchuk, wife of Deacon An-drew Yarchuk was held Sept.20 at St. St. Paul's RomanCatholic Church.

She died Sept. 15 in Web-ster; a private burial will takeplace in Watertown.

She is survived by her hus-band of 64 years, daughters,Barbara A. Robbins (DeaconMark), Mary A. Ciakowski(Kevin); daughter-in-law, JayeJ. (Hanson) Yarchuk of SC; 11grandchildren and their chil-dren; many nieces andnephews.

Her sons, Andrew M. andDavid A.; her siblings and herparents died before her.

Mrs. Yarchuk, formerly ofWatertown, was a parishionerof Holy Family Church. Shewas a member of the 3rdOrder of St. Francis and ac-tive in prison ministry andMarriage Encounter.

Memorial donations maybe made to New Hymnals forSt. Paul’s Roman CatholicChurch, 783 Hard Road, Web-ster, NY 14580 or to the Sis-ters of Most Precious Blood,400 Pratt Street, Watertown,NY 13601.

---Alexandria Bay – Allen J. Tidd, 95; FuneralServices Sept. 19, 2014 at St. Cyril’sChurch; burial in St. Cyril’s Cemetery.

Au Sable Forks – Barbara J. (Santo)Rhino, 84; Funeral Services Sept. 19, 2014at Holy Name Church; burial in parishcemetery.

Brushton – Nora Constance Harris Arquit,91; Funeral Aug. 8, 2014 at St. Mary’sChurch; burial in St. Peter’s Cemetery.

Canton – Lois Jean (DeGraaf) Steinburg,62; Memorial Services Sept. 18, 2014 atSt. Mary’s Church.

Carthage – Peter N. Betrus, 99; FuneralServices Sept. 22, 2014 at St. JamesChurch; burial in St. James Cemetery.

Carthage – Francis E. Murphy, 94; FuneralServices Sept. 17, 2014 at St. JamesChurch; burial in Old St. James Cemetery.

Champlain – Harold M. “Buddy” Duprey,44; Funeral Services Sept. 18, 2014 at St.Mary’s Church.

Chazy – Keith R. Matott, 48; FuneralServices Sept. 17, 2014 at Sacred HeartChurch; burial in parish cemetery.

Evans Mills – Walter J. “Sonny” Gleba, 65;Funeral Sept. 17, 2014 at St. Mary’sChurch; burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Gouverneur – Carl D. Parow, 90; FuneralServices Sept. 15, 2014 at St. JamesChurch; burial in Riverside Cemetery.

Heuvelton – Elizabeth “Betty” E. (Chase)Lytle, 86; Funeral Services Sept. 15, 2014at St. Raphael’s Church; burial in St.Mary’s Cemetery, Ogdensburg.

Lake Placid – Joan Dixon Peacock, 92; Fu-neral Sept. 18, 2014 at St. Agnes Church;burial in St. Agnes Cemetery.

Massena – Paul Emile Fournier, 98; Fu-neral Services Sept. 19, 2014 at Church ofthe Sacred Heart; burial in Calvary Ceme-tery.

Massena – Rita F. (Greene) Spence, 80;Funeral Sept. 18, 2014 at Phillips Memo-rial Home; burial in Calvary Cemetery.

Mooers Forks – Reginald L. “Reggie”Miller, 82; Funeral Services Sept. 19, 2014at St. Ann’s Church; burial in St. Ann’sCemetery.

North Lawrence – Edelgard E. “Pippi”(Vogelgesang) Burns, 84; Funeral Serv-ices Sept. 18, 2014 at St. LawrenceChurch; burial in Hillcrest Cemetery.

Ogdensburg – David C. Monpetit, 66; Fu-neral Services Sept. 20, 2014 at NotreDame Church.

Ogdensburg – Ashley H. Sansoucy, 33;Funeral Services Sept. 19, 2014 at St.Mary’s Cathedral; burial in St. Mary’sCemetery.

Plattsburgh – Carol A. (Belrose) Farber,68; Funeral Services Sept. 16, 2014 at theHamilton Funeral Home; burial in Valley

View Cemetery, Dover Plains.

Plattsburgh – Francis F. “Bud” Moore, 90;Funeral Services Sept. 20, 2014 at St.John’s Church; burial in St. Alexander’sCemetery, Morrisonville.

Plattsburgh – Jeannette A. (Rabideau)Reeves, 92; Funeral Services Sept. 15,2014 at St. John’s Church; burial in Mt.Carmel Cemetery.

Pyrites – James J. “Jim” Kelly, 91; FuneralSept. 17, 2014 at St. Paul’s Oratory; burialin St. Mary’s Cemetery, Canton.

Redford – John H. Farrell, 77; Funeralservices Sept. 17, 2014 at Church of theAssumption; burial in parish cemetery.

Redford – Dianne M. Wood, 64; FuneralServices Sept. 20, 2014 at Church of theAssumption; burial in parish cemetery.

Sackets Harbor – John N. Thomas, 90; Fu-neral Services Sept. 18, 2014 at St. An-drew’s Church; burial in Lakesidecemetery.

Saranac Lake – Dora L. (Helms) Fountain,101; Funeral Services Sept. 16, 2014 at St.Bernard’s Church; burial in MountainView Cemetery, Gabriels.

Ticonderoga – Robert Caldera, 83; Fu-neral Services Sept. 15, 2014 at St. Mary’sChurch.

Watertown – Grace (Quinn) Parks; Fu-neral Services Sept. 19, 2014 at HolyFamily Church; burial in St. Mary’s Ceme-tery, Dewitt.

West Chazy – Mark Stephen Fessette, 63;Memorial Services Sept. 20, 2014 at St.Joseph’s Church; burial in St. Joseph’sCemetery.

Winthrop – Flora M. (Thomas)Rivers, 95;Funeral Services Sept. 16, 2014 at theHammill Funeral Home; burial in St.Patrick’s Cemetery, Brasher Falls.

The Pontifical Mission Societies of theDiocese of Ogdensburg, Inc.The Society for the Propagation of the FaithSr. Mary Ellen Brett, SSJ, Director

622 Washington St., Ogdensburg, NY 13669(315) 393-2920; fax 1-866-314-7296mbrett@rcdony.org

By Sister Mary Ellen Brett, SSJDiocesan mission director

Every year, something special happens on the next to lastSunday of October. The Church reflects its deepest identityas the Church in Mission.

What is it all about?

On world Mission Sunday, Catholics of the world unite inMass to recommit our-selves to our vocation,through Baptism, to bemissionaries. TheChurch’s missionaryactivity begins withthe proclamation ofFaith: “Jesus is Lord!”He is our commonhope, a hope thatsaves us.

On World MissionSunday, we are calledin a special way to bemissionaries throughprayer and participa-tion in the Eucharist,and by giving gener-ously to the collectionfor the Society for thePropagation of theFaith.

As we pray and re-spond on World Mission Sunday here at home, we are shar-ing in those celebrations taking place in every parish,seminary, school and convent all over the world.

Our brothers and sisters in the Missions themselves offertheir prayers and sacrifices so that others may come toknow Jesus!

In a world where so much divides us, World Mission Sun-day rejoices in our unity as missionaries! It provides an op-portunity to support the life-giving presence of the churchamong the poor and suffering in more than 1,150 missiondioceses.

Know that the people you are helping but have not metare grateful and will be praying for you. Thank you!

Countdown toWorld Mission

Sunday

Please remember “The Society for the Propagation of the Faith” when writing or changing your Will.

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There are some profoundmessages on marriage in thisweek’s NCC.

The homily thatBishop LaValley deliv-ered at Sunday’s Mar-riage Jubilee is printedon page 3.

A report about themarriage celebration atwhich Pope Francispresided at St. Peter’sBasilica appears onpage 11.

Both the bishop andthe pope reflected onthe joys of married life.

“We’ve gathered hereto thank God and to thank youfor showing us what faith andunconditional love can do,” thebishop told the jubilarians.

And they cautioned aboutthe challenges.

In his typically bluntmanner, Pope Francistold the newlyweds thatmarried life can be “tir-ing, burdensome, andoften, even nauseating.”

(I can personally at-test to plenty of maritalnausea but only duringthose months when Iwas pregnant!)

Over the next coupleof weeks we will behearing a lot about mar-riage and the family asthe Synod of Bishops

on the family takes place atthe Vatican Oct. 5-19.

Understanding the chal-lenges, Pope Francis and our

bishops have encouraged us topray for this gathering, settingaside next Sunday, Sept. 28 asa universal day of prayer.

Archbishop Joseph Kurtz,president of the U.S. Confer-ence of Catholic Bishops,called the synod as "an impor-tant moment for the churchand for families....As thechurch turns with special at-tention to the family, mayGod's plan for marriage andthe family be a source of hopeand healing."

For the day of prayer,Catholics around the worldhave been given a gift: a prayerto the Holy Family written byPope Francis. It follows:

Jesus, Mary and Joseph,inyou we contemplate the splen-

dour of true love,to you weturn with trust.

Holy Family ofNazareth,grant that our fami-lies toomay be places of com-munion and prayer,authenticschools of the Gospel andsmall domestic Churches.

Holy Family of Nazareth,mayfamilies never again experienceviolence, rejection and divi-sion:may all who have beenhurt or scandalized find readycomfort and healing.

Holy Family of Nazareth,maythe approaching Synod of Bish-ops make us once more mind-ful of the sacredness andinviolability of the family,andits beauty in God’s plan.Jesus,Mary and Joseph, graciouslyhear our prayer. AMEN!

So, how are you doing – thatis with the memorization ofthe Beatitudes?

We all have excuses, don’t we– too busy – too many distrac-tions. Pope Francis continuesto want us Catholics to memo-rize all of these Beatitudes.

So far, we have seen three –poor in spirit, those whomourn and the meek.

Now onto the next beatitude.Iit may seem curious to us allbut it is rather simple –“Blessed are they who hungerand thirst for righteousness;for they will be satisfied.”

The physically hungry andthirsty have a need: they mustfind something to satisfy theirneed – in a hurry. But Jesusknows that many others arespiritually in need. To satisfythat need they must becomerighteous. This will mean achange in life, a turning to theLord, living in the love andspirit of Our Savior, JesusChrist.

This is Jesus’ message to useven today. He tells us, “yourlife will be filled with happi-ness and holiness when youseek intensely the righteous-ness of the Lord.”

This beatitude is about con-version. The story of many ofthe great saints of our Church

has been the story of conver-sion. Many were living livesfar from the Lord yet, theyknew something was lacking intheir lives; they lacked happi-ness and love – they wereempty. Somehow, each in hisor her own way discoveredwhat was missing – they weremissing the Lord. When theyrealized this, they went after it– like someone who is physi-cally hungry or thirsty.

What does this mean for us? Our challenge to be right-

eous is a daily adventure. Wemust be ready to change eachday. Each day is about thechallenge to become holier andholier. This is an effort thatmust have the determinationof someone who longs to sat-isfy hunger.

This holiness is about livinga strong and good life in theway of our Savior, Jesus. Holi-ness is not about piety. It isabout living a good and strong

life of faith. This holiness isreflected as an example thatleads others to strive for thisrighteousness of the Lord.

Righteousness means a dis-covery of the plan of Jesus.Then comes obedience and ad-herence. Faith opens us ourhearts so that we realize this isthe only way to happiness.The problem is that too manydo not believe – they don’ttrust the way of Jesus. Theyjust don’t think it will lead tohappiness and so they reject.

The hope is that there will bemany whose lives have beentransformed by the Lord willlead others to the Lord. Thespirit of the righteousness ofJesus should, even must, be soevident to others.

I just discovered this poem –“Jesus, the healer.” Jesus leadsus onto the road to righteous-ness.

“I had a dream that I came tothe Lord / trembling, ashamed,fearful and sad. And I told himmy tale of betrayals. When Ihad finished, I continued tokneel there, waiting for thepunishment I felt I richly de-served. But what did he do?He rose from his chair, tooksome ointment, and said, ‘Letme dress your wounds.’ ‘Whatwounds?’ I asked, puzzled.

‘I’m the one who has woundedothers.’ But then in a flash Isaw he was right. I too waswounded, for to sin is to suffer.Astonished by his mercy, I lethim dress my wounds. After-wards I went away airbornewith joy. His sheer goodnessmade me feel that I too wasgood, and made me want to belike him.”

S E P T . 2 4 , 2 0 1 4N O R T H C O U N T R Y C A T H O L I C2 Diocesan Life

REV. JOSEPH A. MORGANVice President

SR. JENNIFER VOTRAW, SSJSecretary-TreasurerMARY LOU KILIAN

Editor/General Manager

BISHOP TERRYR. LAVALLEYPresident

EDITOR’S NOTES

Mary LouKilian

Holy Family, we pray for our families

A PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE

Challenge to be righteous: daily adventure

S E P T . 2 4 , 2 0 1 4N O R T H C O U N T R Y C A T H O L I C14 around the diocese

ROSES SUNDAYSaranac Lake - A blessing of the roses isto be held to celebrate the feast of St.Therese of Lisieux and the 500th an-niversary of St. Teresa of Avila.Date: Oct. 5Time: 4 p.m.Place: St. Bernard’s Church ChapelFeatures: Fr. Tom Higman will officiate. Contact: Sr. Rita at 518-891-1182.

PANCAKE BREAKFASTLake Placid - St. Agnes' Catholic Daugh-ters will be hosting a pancake andsausage breakfast.Date: Oct. 12Time: 8 a.m. to NoonPlace: St. Agnes School GymCost: Adults, $5; Children under 8, $3;

under 2, FreeFeatures: Drawing on Subaru Outback

MOUNTAIN CLIMB AND MASSCascade Lakes –St. Agnes and St. Bren-dan’s will be sponsoring a MountainClimb and Mass.Date: Sept. 28Time: 11:30 a.m.Place: Owl’s Head on Route 73Features: Bring a lunch.

HARVEST DINNEREllenburg – The Catholic Daughters willbe having their 54th Annual all you canharvest dinner.Date: Sept. 28Time: 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Place: St. Edmund’s parish centerCost: Adults, $9; Children, $5Features: Roast beef and roast pork.

Bake sale, country store, raffle.

HARVEST DINNERPlattsburgh – Our Lady of Victory Churchto have Harvest Dinner.Date: Oct. 5Time: Noon to 5 p.m.Cost: Adults, $9; Seniors (60 & Over), $8;

Children 6 to 12, $5; 5 & under, FreeFeatures: Turkey w/trimmings and

dessert. Big ticket raffle & Country Store.

THE ROSARYPlattsburgh – Come celebrate the rosary.Date: Oct. 7Time: Prelude of Marian music 6:45

p.m., speaker at 7Place: St. Peter’s ChurchFeatures: Rev. Timothy Canaan will

speak, Contemplative Rosary followedby refreshments

HARVEST DINNERWest Chazy – St. Joseph’s Church willhold its 41st Annual Harvest Dinner.Date: Oct. 12Time: Noon to 5 p.m.Place: St. Joseph’s Parish CenterCost: Adults, $10; Children 5-12, $5;

Children under 5, FreeFeatures: Turkey w/ trimmings. Take-

outs available. A country store Contact: 518-593-4521

40 DAYS FOR LIFEPlattsburgh – A 40 Days for Life crusadehas been plannedDate: Sept. 24 to Nov. 2Place: Outside Planned ParenthoodTime: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.Features: 40 Days For Life is a a life-

saving campaign made up of 3 compo-nents: Prayer and Fasting, CommunityOutreach, Peaceful Vigil. Contact: Nancy Monette at 518-561-

8225 40daysforlife.com/plattsburgh

HARVEST DINNERChazy – Sacred Heart Church to havetheir Annual Harvest Dinner.Date: Sept. 28Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.Cost: Adults, $9; Children 6-12, $3; 5 and

under, Free; Take-out $9Features: Chicken and Biscuit dinner

buffet style. Raffle with dozens of prizes.Sinners’ Den Pantry.

CDA MEMORIAL MASSDannemora - The annual Diocese of Og-densburg CDA Past Regents Chapter Me-morial Mass for Deceased CDA Mem

bers and luncheon to be held.Date: Oct. 4Time: Mass will begin at 10:30 a.m.;

Roast pork dinner will followPlace: St. Joseph’s ChurchCost: $14 per person for mealFeatures: Bishop LaValley as chief cele-

brant. This event is open to all areaclergy, court chaplains, seminarians, CDAmembers and guests-not only past re-gents. CDA officers are asked to bringtheir robes and the Education buildingadjacent to the church will be open forrobing for CDA and K of C. Contact: Reservations need to be made

with Anna Lucia by Sept 24th by calling492-7246 or email lmudduck@aol.com.

WALK OF FAITHPeru - The Catholic Community of St. Au-gustine’s and St. Patrick’s Parish, The PeruCommunity Church, Catholic Daughtersof the Americas, Court St. Monica 2598and Knights of Columbus Council 7273are holding the 8th annual Walk of Faithand Pulled Pork dinner.Date: Oct. 12Time: Early registration begins at 11:45

a.m. Opening Ceremony begins at 12:30PM.; Pulled Pork dinner, 12:20 p.m. to 3Place: Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine be-

hind St. Augustine’s Church.Cost: The walk is free, donations ac-

cepted. Pulled pork dinner, Non walkers,$8; Walkers, $6; Children under 12 nonwalkers, $4, walkers, $3Features: Proceeds from this event will

go The North Country Mission of Hopeand The Jamaica Project.Contact: Christa Reyell at 566-6404

HARVEST DINNERElizabethtown – St. Elizabeth’s will havea harvest dinner featuring roast beef.Date: Oct. 5Time: 2 p.m. to 6Place: Parish HallCost: Adults, $9; Children 5-12, $5;

under 5, Free

HARVEST TURKEY DINNERBrushton – St. Mary’s to have a harvestturkey dinner.Date: Oct. 5Time: Noon to 4 p.m.Place: Parish CenterCost: Adults, $8; Seniors, $7; Children 6-

12, $4; 5 & under, FreeFeatures: Take-outs available 11 a.m. to

4 p.m. by calling 518-529-6580

CRAFT FAIR VENDERS NEEDEDBrushton – St. Mary’s Church will behaving a harvest craft fair and is in needof venders.Date: Oct. 18Place: St. Mary’s Parish CenterTime: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Cost: $12 for a 6x6 spaceFeatures: Over 40 tables of beautiful

hand crafted items from throughoutNorthern NY. Silent auction, bake sale,raffles, lunch available in our kitchen. 51Spaces available. Reservations by Oct. 1 Contact: 518-529-6566 or 518-529-

6048 and leave a message.

FALL FESTIVALBombay – St. Joseph’s will be havingtheir 23rd annual fall festival dinner.Date: Oct. 5Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Place: Parish HallCost: Adults, $9; Children under 12, $4;

under 5, FreeFeatures: Baked ham and sides. Take-

outs available.

ROSARY CRUSADEMalone – The 2014 Public SquareRosary Crusade has been planned.Date: Oct. 11Time: NoonPlace: St. Joseph’s ChurchFeatures: Secularists are trying to push

God from the public square. They rejectHis beneficial action upon society. Butwithout God, where will our leaders getthe wisdom to solve the great problemswe face? We must stop the secularistadvance and pray to God for help. Hewill hear us if we pray through the inter-

cession of His Blessed Mother. Contact: Elaine McGivney at 518-529-

6133

PRAYER FOR LIFEWatertown – October has been desig-nated as Respect Life month in CatholicChurches throughout the nation. Thisyear we will praying outside the PlannedParenthood facility.Date: Each day in OctoberTime: Noon to 1 p.m.Features: Each Watertown Catholic

church will have sign-up sheets at theirentranced for those who will join us inwitnessing to the sanctity of all humanlife during this time. If you cannot com-mit to a specific time, please come anyday you are available. There will be nosigns and no confrontation during thistime of prayer.

PASTA DINNERWatertown – A pasta dinner has beenplanned to support the Special ReligiousEducation programDate: Oct. 14Time: 5 p.m. to 6:30; take-outs begin at

4:30Place: Italian American ClubMenu: Linguini with Meatballs and red

sauce, Salad, Bread and Butter, Desert.Cost: $8.00

SPAGHETTI SUPPERWatertown – The Altar Rosary Societywill be having a spaghetti supper.Date: Sept. 25Time: 4:30 p.m. to 7 Place: St. Anthony’s, Msgr. Sechi HallCost: Adults, $8; Children, $4.50; under

3, Free; Sauce, $5 per quart; Meatballs,$.75 eachFeatures: Take-outs begin at 4 p.m.,

please bring your own containers

HOLY HOURHenderson – A parish holy hour is setDate: Sept. 25 Time: 5: 30Place: Queen of Heaven Church

TURKEY DINNERCopenhagen – St. Mary’s Parish will holdits annual Turkey Dinner.Place: Fire Hall – CopenhagenDate: Oct. 2Time: 4:30 p.m.Cost: Adults & all take outs $8: Children

6-12 $4.50: Children 5 & under freeFeatures: Bazaar, Bake Sale & Raffle

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North Country Catholic, PO Box 326,Ogdensburg, NY 13669; fax, 1-866-314-7296;

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‘Thank you for your witness of faithful love’Bishop LaValley’s homily forthe 2014 Marriage Jubilee, Sept. 21 at St. Mary’s Cathedral

A reporter was interview-ing a couple on their GoldenWedding Anniver-sary. Among otherquestions, he askedthe wife: “Do youhave any advice fornewlyweds today?” Quickly, she

replied: “Sure do.Let your husbandmake all the big de-cisions.” Naturally, the re-

porter asked, “Andwhat do you con-sider big decisions?”“That’s simple,”

she explained, “he decideswhat the president shoulddo and not do, what lawsCongress should pass, whatthe United Nations shouldbe doing. I just make deci-sions about little things likewhat kind of job he shouldhave, what pay he shouldget, where we should live,and what chores he shoulddo around the house. But Ilet him make all the reallybig decisions.”My sisters and brothers,

we have gathered in this sa-cred space of St. Mary’sCathedral to celebrate a re-ally big decision each of youmade, when, before Godand family, your lips voicedtwo words that will rever-

berate into eternity: “I do.” Those two words or simi-

lar expressions of yourhearts, paved the way forthe beautiful, sacred voca-tion of a partnership of anintimate life and love. We’ve gathered here to

thank God and to thank youfor showing us whatfaith and uncondi-tional love can do.Your life of weddedlove is a homily thatneeds to bepreached to thewhole world, aworld that some-times seems to havegone amuck, wherethe desires and thefleeting feelings ofthe human personhave trumped God’sways and relegated

the divine teaching either tothe closet or the dustbin. It’s no secret, a wide gap

has developed between theChurch’s teaching concern-ing marriage and the familyand the lived convictions ofmany Christians. TheChurch’s teaching appears,even to many Catholics, tobe out of touch with theworld and with real life. Buteven the Church of the firstcenturies was confrontedwith concepts and ideas ofmarriage and family thatwere different from thatwhich Jesus Today, as it did back then,

the Church walks the pathof life with the people ofour day, not as Pope Francis

says, to impose, but to pro-pose Jesus’ teaching. Jesusdid not stop teaching thewill of the Father just be-cause people didn’t agree orbecause they found God’sways difficult to live.

Your life of wedded love is ahomily that needs to be

preached to the whole world,a world that sometimes seems

to have gone amuck

We know that the more weveer from God’s ways, themore trouble we encounter.That’s why one of our estab-lished diocesan priorities isto strengthen faith forma-tion in family life.You know better than any-

one else that the intimatepartnership that describesmarriage is not a mutuallyagreed upon statement thatensures that each party in-vests only fifty percent ofthemselves. A marriage will never en-

dure when one or both ofthe parties are busy tabulat-ing who sacrifices more forthe other. The loving rela-tionship that Christ has withthe Church is reflected inthe love relationship of hus-band and wife. Such loveknows not how to count thecosts. Several days ago, Pope

Francis officiated at themarriage of twenty couplesat St. Peter’s Basilica. He

told them that married lifecan be “tiring, burdensome,and often, even nauseating.”He was alerting them to thecosts inherent to the mar-riage union. We wouldn’t be surprised

to learn that most of youhave experienced those sortof feelings and perhaps,with even more colorfulwords!Two young brothers were

having lunch. Suddenly, ahuge squabble broke outwith the two youngstersshouting at each other:“That’s not fair. You havemore cake than me!” “That’sbecause I cleaned my roombetter than you did!” “Thatdoesn’t matter! Mommy!David got more cake thanme.” They almost got into afistfight. Mom intervened very

quickly, taking away dessertfrom both of them andsending them to theirrooms, hearing in the back-ground, “That’s not fair!”We spend a lot of time

concerning ourselves withwhat we believe to be fair inlife. Wasn’t that the mainconcern of the workers intoday’s Gospel? Never mindthat I got what I agreed to.Somebody else is gettingmore than me. We are quick to demand

our fair share of things.Many marriages have bro-ken down because one partydidn’t feel that he or she re-ceived their “fair share,”whatever that was.

I dare say that my folkswould not had been marriedover 50 years if they kepttrack of whether either onegot their fair share. I sus-pect neither one of themever did. It is in giving that we re-

ceive. If we are more fo-cused on what we receive,we forget how to give—“forbetter for worse, for richer,for poorer, in sickness andin health.” The Holy Father assured

the brides and grooms attheir wedding that Christ’sredemptive sacrifice wouldenable them to “resist thedangerous temptation ofdiscouragement, infidelity,weakness, abandonment.”You have learned that yoursacrifice has often been re-flected in such words as: “Ilove you.” “I am sorry.”“Please forgive me.” “I for-give you.” The love of Christ has

blessed and sanctified yourunions as wives and hus-bands, sustaining your loveand renewing it when,human speaking, it becamelost, wounded or worn out,as Pope Francis puts it. This marriage jubilee is

truly an occasion for youand your families, and espe-cially this family of faith tothank God for the blessingsyou are. Thank you for your wit-

ness of faithful love. Con-gratulations to you and yourfamilies. God bless you all!!

BishopTerry R.LaValley

By Joseph McAleer Catholic News Service

Cross "The HungerGames" with "Divergent"and you'll get "The MazeRunner" (Fox), the latestangst-ridden drama aboutteenagers fighting to sur-vive in a post-apocalypticworld. The inhabitants of "The

Glade," a walled-in expanseof grass and trees, are allteenage boys, wiped of theirmemories. They must worktogether and build a com-munity from scratch, all thewhile looking for a means toescape. How the boys gotthere is unknown. Every 30days, a new recruit arrivesvia a mysterious under-ground elevator. Enter Thomas (Dylan

O'Brien). There's somethingdifferent about him, and hiscuriosity and daringthreaten to upset the fragileworld order built by theboys' leader, Gally (WillPoulter). The only way out is

through the Maze, an ever-changing labyrinth that sur-rounds The Glade. Once aday, the entrance opens,and chosen boys called Run-ners enter, combing everynook and cranny for an exit. Runners who don't return

in time before the doorsclose face certain deathfrom the Grievers, spider-like monsters that roam theMaze at night. And when theelevator deposits the first-ever girl, Teresa (Kaya

Scodelario) -- to the amaze-ment of all those boys --things really get compli-cated. Teresa and Thomasseem to know each other.They forge an alliance andconvince the community towage a new assault on theMaze and gain their free-dom. Naturally, someone is

watching: the so-called Cre-ators, led by Ava Paige (Pa-tricia Clarkson). The Gladeand Maze are the grown-ups' doing, for reasons thatare unclear. Wes Ball directs "The Maze

Runner" at a relentless pace,and some of the action se-quences may be too intensefor young viewers. It allbuilds up to a climax thatscreams the word Holly-wood longs to hear: sequel. The film contains occa-

sional intense violence, in-cluding gory images, andsome crude language. TheCatholic News Service clas-sification is A-III -- adults.The Motion Picture Associa-tion of America rating is PG-13 -- parents stronglycautioned. Some materialmay be inappropriate forchildren under 13.

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AT THE MOVIES

THE MAZE RUNNERCNS PHOTO/FOXDylan O'Brien stars in a scene from the movie "The Maze Runner."

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By Father Jay SeymourEpiscopal Vicar for Clergy

Hopefully you have re-ceived and read a copy ofthe Bishop’s Pastoral Letter,“Find Your Home in Christ”,which was proclaimed atour Chrism Mass at theCathedral in April and dis-tributed soon afterwards inthe parishes. One of the priorities high-

lighted in the letter was“Building Parishes with Liv-ing Stones.” This prioritysurfaced as one of the fruitsof the area “Listening Ses-sions” held this past yearwith Bishop LaValley. If you happened to partici-

pate in one of those “Listen-ing Sessions”, you may notrecall talking about parishesas “Living Stones” but youwere. Our parishes are not

primarily about buildingsand boundaries but aboutpeople. “Living Stones” arepeople of faith, vibrantfaith, and each and everyone of us is called to do ourpart in building up ourparishes so that they trulyreflect the living, vibrantBody of Christ. As outlined in our

Bishop’s Pastoral Letter, oneof the goals set for this pri-ority was to establish a “Liv-ing Stones PlanningCommittee” with a clearmission and broad repre-sentation by September 1,2014. That date has come and

that goal has been met. Asmall preliminary commit-tee was formed, chaired byDr. William Amoriell from St.

Patrick’s Church in Colton,with two tasks at hand: 1)Develop a mission state-ment for the “Living StonesPlanning Committee”; and 2)Recommend a membershipin that committee whichwould reflect broad repre-sentation. Incorporated into the mis-

sion statement of this newcommittee is the mandateto allow the diocese’s“Christ-led, Christ-fed, andhope-filled Vision” guide allof the deliberations and de-cisions it will make. The committee’s main

goal is to develop forparishes a plan, along with

strategies for implementa-tion, in order to: a)strengthen parish identity,including but not limited torealignment and restructur-ing;b) activate greater par-ticipation among the laity inleadership roles; and c) as-sess the parishes’ demo-graphics in relation to theeconomic and spiritual re-sources available in eachparish and those of neigh-boring parishes. Regarding the second

task, assuring that therewould be a broad represen-tation that would reflect thediversity and the differentneeds of the Diocese, a

group consisting of priests,deacons, religious and laitywas recommended to theBishop. Some specific indi-viduals were suggested butit was left to the Bishop todecide on actual member-ship. A list of people has been

compiled by Bishop LaValleyand now we do have a com-mittee of 18 people whohave graciously accepted toserve. At this point the firstmeeting is likely to bescheduled for early Novem-ber and we will then getabout the task of developinga pastoral plan that will helpto prepare our diocese tomeet the current and futurespiritual, social and eco-nomic needs of our people. Hopefully, we all realize

that the task of witnessingand of service in our localparishes is not restricted toclergy and religious or to aplanning committee. Look-ing at the changing realityof our diocese we can seethat our priests are aging,ordinations are down, andfrequently pastors are tak-ing on the responsibility ofcaring for more than oneparish. While we pray and work

for more vocations bystrengthening family life,we face an immediate needto assist our priests by hav-ing the laity become moreinvolved in their parishes. We need all the “living

stones” working togetherwith Christ, our “Chief Cor-nerstone”, so as to build upand invigorate the Churchof Ogdensburg.Pope Francis recently

made the comment to theeffect that too many Chris-tians walk around like “liv-ing a Lent without Easter”.We are not a bunch of walk-ing dead but a living people,an Easter people, and weneed to witness to that factso as to bring to ourparishes and to the worldthe joy of the Gospel. Rely-ing on the Holy Spirit asguide and our BlessedMother for support, let usdo our part to realize thisgrand, “mutually shared vi-sion” before us.

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The pastoral vision for the Diocese ofOgdensburg, delivered by BishopLaValley at this year’s Chrism Massincluded three priorities with twogoals each. This is the third in a se-ries of articles describing the worktowards realizing each of the goals.

Bringing Vision to Life

Building Parishes with Living Stones

PHOTO BY COLLEEN MINDERAchieving the diocesan priority of “Building Parishes With Living Stones” will requirethe commitment of lay people like that shown by Celina Burns of Ogdensburg and herdaughters Jamie of Canton and Mary of Ogdensburg who took part in the diocesanEnd of Life Conference at Wadhams Hall Sept. 5.

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SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS

God’s advice on when to change our mindsI’m sure you’ve heard the

old saying, “A wise manchanges his mindsometimes; a fool,never!” It’s a great re-

sponse to give whensomeone says toyou, “But you said amonth ago… (etc)”. In this Sunday’s

readings, God is giv-ing us advice onwhen to change ourminds, and when notto. If we’re pretty well

secure in habits ofvirtue, then it’s not a goodidea to give in to the persua-sions of friends who call us“old-fashioned” or foolishfor following the teachingsof our parents and child-hood religion classes—and

act contrary to our princi-ples. To change because of

fear of losing faceor being the butt ofridicule could riskGod’s displeasure,loss of grace, andeven loss of eternalhappiness. There’s another

kind of change dis-cussed in the read-ings. And that’s thekind of change thatmay be defined asconversion—fromsinful ways to virtu-ous ones.

That’s the kind of changethat won the approval ofJesus in the Gospel—thefirst son in the parable Heis the one who said “no” tohis father’s request. He was ready to disobey

the father, risking his dis-pleasure and even punish-ment. Then, (wisely), hebegan to feel guilty. He de-cided it wouldn’t kill him tocut short a good time withhis friends to work for hisfather. Let’s hope that it was re-

ally love that made himchange his mind. But evenif it was just shame, andmaybe a little fear of theconsequences of his refusal,he did change his mind. Ifhis friends were realfriends, they more thanlikely respected him for hisdecision. How different was the be-

haviour of the second sonwho said “yes” to his father,but then never followedthrough. He just wanted tolook good, and to avoid the

disappointment and per-haps anger in his father’seyes. He was quite possibly a

hypocrite, who had no in-tention at all of helping inthe vineyard. No one likes ahypocrite, not even the hyp-ocrite himself. Of course,he may just have been aweakling, of whom it is said,“The road to hell is pavedwith good intentions”. His problem was loving

himself and his own pleas-

ure more than the Father. How do we know when to

change our minds and whennot to? The second readinggives us sound advice: “Donothing out of selfishness…rather, have that mind inyou which is in Christ Jesuswho humbled himself evento the point of death”. To change one’s mind is

often humbling, especially ifwe risk the ridicule ofworldly friends or evenworldly family members.But isn’t it far better than tostubbornly keep to the roadthat will eventually send usover a cliff? Christ is our sure guide,

His teaching for moderntimes is found in the Cate-chism of the CatholicChurch. Try one of itsshorter forms.

MonsignorPaul E.Whitmore

26th Sunday in Ordinary TimeREADINGS

Ezekiel 18:25-28Philippians 2:1-11Matthew 21:28-32

SEPT. 28

FROM THE HOLY FATHER

By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Bring theGospel to those who need itmost: the poor, the frazzledand the lost, who wander theworld without any guidanceor protection, Pope Francistold pastoral workers. Remember the church's

ministry is like working afield hospital, where the atti-tude is helping the woundedand holding those who arehurt more than guardinglaws that only keep peopleaway, he said. There are "so many people

who are hurt and they areasking us to be close. Theyare asking us the same thingthey asked Jesus," to be by

their side, he said Sept. 19. The pope met with more

than 2,000 pastoral workersfrom 60 countries who wereat the Vatican attending aninternational meeting on"The Pastoral Project of'Evangelii Guadium,' the Joyof Announcing the Gospel."The meeting Sept. 18-20 hadparticipating bishops, reli-gious and laypeople look atways Pope Francis' apostolicexhortation could guide theirwork of evangelization. The pope said the church's

main task is evangelizing, es-pecially to those most inneed of Christ and his goodnews. The pope also said that

when Jesus went to townsand villages to teach, hisheart broke seeing the

crowds because, accordingto the Gospel of Matthew,"they were troubled andabandoned like sheep with-out a shepherd." "How many people in the

many existential peripheriesof our day are 'troubled andabandoned' and wait for thechurch, they are waiting forus! "How much poverty and

loneliness unfortunately wesee in the world today! Howmany people live in greatsuffering and ask the churchto be a sign of the Lord'scloseness, goodness, solidar-ity and mercy," he said. In the hard work of sharing

the Gospel, he told them, donot get discouraged, buthave "patience and persever-ance." "We don't have a magic

wand for everything, but wedo have trust in the Lord,who accompanies us andnever abandons us," The pope said the enor-

mous amount of work anddemands being made on pas-toral workers "make us runthe risk of becoming fright-ened and withdrawing in on

ourselves out of fear andself-defense." "And out of that springs

the temptation of self-suffi-ciency and clericalism, thatcodifying the faith into rulesand instructions, which thescribes, Pharisees and doc-tors of the law did during thetime of Jesus. We will haveeverything exact and every-thing just-so, but the faithfuland those who are seekingwill continue to be hungryand thirsty for God," he ex-plained. If pastoral ministry uses

the same approach thescribes and Pharisees took,"never, never will we be wit-nesses of being close" to peo-ple like Jesus was, he said. The pope encouraged

church members to go outinto the larger community atall times of day and night tosee who may be looking to befellow "workers in the vine-yard." Do not overlook "the weak-

est and the most disadvan-taged," he said, but begenerous with them, lettingthem be useful contributorsto the church's ministry.

He also warned peopleworking in pastoral ministryagainst getting too caught upin "the song of the Sirens,"that call them to engage incountless "frenetic series ofinitiatives" and campaignsthat keep them busy, butneglect paying attention tospiritual growth and an en-counter with God. "Let's not forget to do like

Jesus did" with his disciples,he said. After a long day pro-claiming the Gospel, theywould go to a quiet place tobe together to pray and re-flect. "Pastoral programs without

prayer and contemplationwill never touch people'shearts. They will stop at thesurface never allowing theseed of the Word of God totake root, sprout, grow andbear fruit," he said. At the end of the day, it all

comes down to offering cred-ible testimony with one's life,he said. "Words without wit-ness don't work, they don'thelp.’Witness is the start ofan evangelization thattouches the heart and trans-forms it."

Evangelizing takes hard work, trust in God

The New York State Councilof the Knights of Columbushas long been an ardent sup-porter of the Catholicschools in New York State,and has for many yearsmatched monetary dona-tions from local councils toCatholic schools in theirvicinity.

The K of C state councilapproved an outright donation of $2500 to St.Mary’s, and a pledge

to match another $2500of donations that would come from K of C councils and 4th degree assemblies

throughout the state.

The state council has alsoresponded quickly withfunds and supplies followingnatural and other disasterswithin the State.Thus, on hearing about the

devastating fire that crippledSt. Mary’s Catholic GradeSchool in Ticonderoga, Dr.Charles J. Robinson, statesecretary of the NY StateCouncil of the Knights of

Columbus, and Bill McIntyre,the local K of C districtdeputy, urgently requestedthat the state council providedisaster relief funds to theschool for its immediateneeds. The school serves students

K to 8 in a nurturing Catholicenvironment.Within a week, state

deputy Carmine Musumeci,and the other officers repre-senting the 90,000 Knights inNeW York State, approved anoutright donation of $2500,and a pledge to match an-other $2500 of donationsthat would come from K of Ccouncils and 4th degree as-semblies throughout thestate. St. Isaac Jogues Council

333 in Ticonderoga will becoordinating the match ef-forts. It is led by GrandKnight Michael Edson.Robinson and McIntyre

and their wives traveledfrom a Sept. 13 K of C charity

event in Tupper Lake, toTiconderoga to attend Sun-day Mass at St. Mary’s. Theypresented the check to St.Mary’s pastor, Father KevinD. McEwan, and the schoolprincipal, St. Joseph SisterSharon Anne Dalton at theend of Mass. Father McEwan said that

the funds “were alreadyspent” as the supplies that

the teachers bought to getthe school running cost over$2000. The school restarted the

next day in temporary quar-ters in the newly partitionedchurch basement and in thenearby Methodist Church. The Knights of Columbus

is a worldwide CatholicBenevolent Fraternal Societyof 1.8 million men dedicated

to the principles of Charity,Unity, Fraternity and Patriot-ism. By their action, theirfocus is on enhancing theirparishes, families, communi-ties and youth. The Knights provide sub-

stantial relief and manpowerafter natural disasters, suchas tropical storm Sandy in NYand NJ, and Typhoon Haiyanin the Philippines.

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Sept. 23 – 25 – New York StateCatholic Conference Board Meeting inDouglaston, NY

Sept. 26 – 12 p.m., Mass at St. Mary'sCathedral

Sept. 28 – 2 p.m., Harvest Mass at St.Ann's Church in Mooers Forks

Sept. 29 – 9 a.m., Opening SchoolMass and Visit to Seton Catholic Cen-tral School in Plattsburgh7:15 p.m., Novena and Mass at St.

Mary's Cathedral

Sept. 30 – 11 a.m., Council of PriestsMeeting at the Bishop's Residence inOgdensburg

Bishop’s Schedule

What time is it?Ecclesiastes tells us: “There is a sea-

son for everything, a time for….”As we approach Fall we might ask

ourselves ‘What does God reveal to meabout life through this season of au-tumn?’ The trees shed their beautiful and

colorful leaves, give them back to theearth to nourish it, and prepare todeepen their roots during the wintermonths so they can burst forth withnew life in the springtime. They seemto tell us “let go and let God.”In my efforts to be a good steward

of God’s creation, what might I ‘let go’of in order to preserve the energy thathas been given to be shared by all. Paying more attention to my daily

routine can help me be mindful of howmuch energy I actually use each day(Power outages help my awareness!). Are there lights left on when not in

use; TV and radio on when not in use;appliances left plugged in when not inuse, etc. Two ‘energy hungry’ appliancesin homes are hot water heaters and re-frigerators. Some energy saving tips:Check the temperature of the hotwater and turn it down to the lowestlevel needed without adding coldwater. Check the setting on your refrig-erator, and set to the lowest levelneeded. Remember the saying ”Life by the

yard is hard but life by the inch is acinch.” Take the time to assess what you can

‘let go’ of and choose one simple actthis week that will protect the re-sources that God has given us to beshared .

Environmental Stewardship

If you have a complaint of suspectedmisconduct involving diocesanclergy, religious, employees or volun-teers, contact Victims Assistance Co-ordinator, Terrianne Yanulavich, Adult& Youth Counseling Services ofNorthern New York, PO Box 2446,Plattsburgh, NY, 12901; e-mail: terri-anneyanulavich@yahoo.com Phone:518-483-3261; or Father James Sey-mour, the Episcopal Vicar for Clergyat 315-393-2920 , ext. 1340

To Report Abuse

The Diocese of Ogdensburg hasscheduled sessions for ProtectingGod's Children for Adults.Pre-registration online is required inorder to participate. Participantsmay preregister at www.virtus.orgby selecting the registration buttonand following the directions. All employees and volunteers whoparticipate in church sponsored ac-tivities with minor are required toparticipate in this training. Further information is availablefrom Atonement Sister Ellen Don-ahue, 315-393- 2920, ext. 1440.Oct. 7 - 6:30 p.m., St. James School,Gouverneur

Protecting God’s Children

This week marks the anniversary of the deaths of the following

clergymen men who have served in the Diocese of Ogdensburg

Sept. 24 – Rev. John Talbot Smith,1923; Deacon Reginald F. Merrill, 2005Sept. 25 – Rev. Frederick P. Shue, 1989Sept. 26 – Rev. Michael F. Gallivan,1939; Rev. Joseph Desjardins, 1941;Rev. Earl Mayo, 1994; Msgr. Francis A.White, 2007Sept. 29 – Rev. Patrick Thompson,1955Sept. 30 – Most Rev. Bryan J. McEnte-gart, 1968

Rest in Peace

POTSDAM AND COLTON – PopularCatholic music artist andsinger/songwriter DonnaCori Gibson will offer a spir-itual music mission/concertOct. 6-8 at St. Patrick’sChurch, Colton, each morn-ing at 9 a.m. and at St. Mary’sChurch, Potsdam eachevening at 6:30 p.m. Gibson uses selections

from her eight CDs to sharea love for the Bible, theChurch and Her teachings,the importance of prayer,and God's love for us. Her music includes word

for word prayers from theBible and well known prayersfrom the Church (with the

stories behind them). Singingthem makes for easy learn-ing and memorization. Originally from New York

City’s secular music market,Gibson realized that themusic she was producingand, in fact, most musicheard in the world todayonly serves to distract peo-ple from life’s true goal,which is to “love God withyour whole heart, soul, mind,and strength.” Today, she says, she is

committed to creating musicthat will help listeners toreach that goal, setting tradi-tional prayers to contempo-rary sounding music to help

listeners get them “stuck” intheir heads and, hopefully,their hearts.Gibson is offering free

downloads from her latestCD, “The Way of the Cross –a song for each Station,” onher website www.donnacori-gibson.com. Jeff Cavins, TV host of

EWTN's "Life on the Rock,"said, “I don't know of one ofher songs that I don't like.Her music really touches meand to hear her sing justmakes me want to worshipthe Lord." Donna Cori Gibson has

been in Catholic music min-istry for 17 years and hassold over 100,000 CDs. Hersongs are sung by otherparish ministries at Massesand gatherings across the na-tion. Most popular are her Sung

Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Mu-sical Rosary, and prayers ofthe saints. She can be heard in inter-

view and song on radio sta-tions nationally and evenglobally on Mother Angelica'sEWTN Global Catholic Net-work and sister short-wavestation WEWN.Further information about

her mission in Potsdam andColton is available fromMsgr. Robert Aucoin, 315-323-4642.Furthers information about

Gibson and her music isavailable at www.donnacori-gibson.com.

Donna Cori Gibson ‘Faithand Prayer’ mission/concert coming to diocese

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AT A GLANCE

CATHOLICWORLDBishop Cupich to succeed Cardinal George as Chicago archbishopWASHINGTON (CNS) -– Pope Francis has named Bishop Blase J. Cupich ofSpokane, Washington, as archbishop of Chicago, succeeding Cardinal Francis E.George, who has headed the archdiocese since 1997. The appointment was an-nounced Sept. 20 in Washington by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, apostolicnuncio to the United States. Archbishop Cupich will be installed in Chicago Nov.18. Cardinal George is 77, two years past the age when bishops are required bycanon law to turn in their resignation to the pope. The cardinal was first diag-nosed with bladder cancer in 2006 and had a recurrence of cancer announcedin 2012. His health concerns have stepped up the process of searching for hissuccessor as archbishop of Chicago.

Sister Miriam Teresa is on path to become New Jersey's first saint NEWARK, N.J. (CNS) -- Although Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich was person-ally unassuming, the spiritual impact she had on other Sisters of Charity of St.Elizabeth was so unmistakable that they began the effort to have her canon-ized soon after her May 8, 1927, death in Paterson. Her cause will advance Oct.4, when she will be declared Blessed Miriam Teresa at a beatification Mass atthe Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark. She will be the first Amer-ican to be beatified in the United States. Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of theCongregation for Saints' Causes, will celebrate the Mass, joined by NewarkArchbishop John J. Myers, Paterson Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli and Bishop KurtBurnette, head of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic. The church leadersrepresent local churches that all claim the daughter of Slovakian immigrants --she was born in Bayonne, baptized in the Eastern Catholic Church and educatedat St. Elizabeth College in Morris Township, where her remains are entombed inthe chapel of her congregation's motherhouse. Cardinal Amato will read thedeclaration of beatification near the beginning of Mass after a short biographyis read and a portrait of her is unveiled.

U.S. bishops emphasize importance of prayer during pilgrimage BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNS) -- U.S. bishops visiting the Holy Land on a peacepilgrimage emphasized the importance of prayer, with Christians and non-Christians. "Prayer is so powerful, and it can also strengthen our resolve" to ac-complish good "on behalf of all parties involved," said Bishop Richard E. Patesof Des Moines, Iowa, one of 18 bishops who made the nine-day pilgrimage forpeace in mid-September. The bishops prayers alongside Jews and Muslims "in-dicate that, as Pope Francis says, we are all (one) human family praying to oneGod. We, all believers, can find an opportunity to move forward to unity for thebenefit of all believers and nonbelievers." The prayers, which were held insome form every day of the pilgrimage, also gave the bishops an opportunityto interact with local Israelis and Palestinians and emphasized that both peo-ples want the same out of their lives as average Americans, Bishop Pates toldCatholic News Service. Bishop Paul J. Bradley of Kalamazoo, Michigan, reflectedon the series of joint prayers the bishops held with local Christians and along-side Muslims and Jews. "Praying together has to be the lifeblood of whateversolution is reached," he told Catholic News Service. In Jerusalem, the bishops --donning the traditional Jewish male head covering, the kippa or yarmulke --joined a progressive Jewish synagogue for their evening prayers Sept. 12, wel-coming in the Sabbath.

By Francis X. RoccaCatholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Presidingover the wedding of 20 cou-ples in St. Peter's Basilica,Pope Francis celebrated mar-riage as the union of a manand woman playing comple-mentary roles during theircommon journey throughlife. "This is what marriage is all

about: man and womanwalking together, whereinthe husband helps his wife tobecome ever more a woman,and wherein the woman hasthe task of helping her hus-band to become ever more aman," the pope said Sept. 14."Here we see the reciprocityof differences." The pope spoke during a

wedding Mass for couplesfrom the diocese of Rome. In typically frank style,

Pope Francis admitted mar-ried life can be tiring, "bur-densome, and often, evennauseating." But the pope assured the

brides and grooms thatChrist's redemptive sacrificewould enable them to resistthe "dangerous temptation ofdiscouragement, infidelity,weakness, abandonment." "The love of Christ, which

has blessed and sanctifiedthe union of husband andwife, is able to sustain theirlove and to renew it when,humanly speaking, it be-comes lost, wounded orworn out," he said. Pope Francis also offered

practical advice for dealingwith marital discord. "It is normal for a husband

and wife to argue," he said."It always happens. But myadvice is this: never let theday end without having firstmade peace. Never. A smallgesture is sufficient. Thusthe journey may continue." Speaking three weeks be-

fore the start of an extraordi-nary Synod of Bishops on the

family, the pope emphasizedthe importance of the institu-tion based on marriage. "It is impossible to quan-

tify the strength and depthof humanity contained in afamily: mutual help, educa-tional support, relationshipsdeveloping as family mem-bers mature, the sharing ofjoys and difficulties," he said."Families are the first place inwhich we are formed as per-sons and, at the same time,the bricks for the building upof society." The newlyweds ranged in

age from 25 to 56 and repre-sented a variety of situa-tions, with some alreadyhaving children or havinglived together before mar-riage. Cohabitation, though not a

canonical impediment tomarriage, violates theCatholic Church's teachingon marriage and sexual love.Pastoral ministers helpingCatholic couples prepare forthe sacrament are urged toencourage them to regular-ize such situations prior tomarrying.

At the start of the papalwedding Mass, the brides,wearing traditional whitegowns, were accompaniedup the aisle of the basilica bytheir fathers or other malerelatives. The grooms en-tered with their mothers. Thepope called out each couple’snames as he read the rite andthen each couple, groom andbride, separately, responded"si." As a thank-you present to

the pope, the couples jointlycontributed to an educa-tional and recreational centerfor disadvantaged youth in asuburban neighborhood ofRome, to be established bythe local branch of Caritas. The ceremony was the first

public papal celebration of awedding since 2000, whenSt. John Paul II joined in mar-riage eight couples from dif-ferent parts of the world aspart of the Jubilee for Fami-lies. He also publiclypresided over another jointwedding for a group of cou-ples in 1994 as part of hiscelebration of the Interna-tional Year of the Family.

At wedding, pope saysspouses make each otherbetter men and women

CNS PHOTO/PAUL HARINGNew spouses exchange rings as Pope Francis celebrates the marriage rite for 20 cou-ples during a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Sept. 14.

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BISHOP’S FUND 2014... OPEN YOUR HEARTS

By Deacon Patrick DonahueProgram coordinator, Formation for Ministry

The Bishops Fund’s sup-port of the Formation forMinistry program is criti-cally important toward en-suring that our parisheshave the capacity to servetheir faith communities. Ministry is the human em-

bodiment of the gospelmessage which encourages,nurtures and sustains themission of Jesus Christ. Byits very essence, ministrybecomes shaped throughthe willingness of the faith-ful to share their gifts thatare given by the Holy Spirit. Thus, the Formation for

Ministry program becomesessential program for thoselay persons seeking a moreactive role in their Church

and discerning what an ap-propriate ministry roleshould be.

The Formation for Ministryprogram is critically importanttoward ensuring that our

parishes have the capacity toserve their faith communities

The current cycle of theFormation for Ministry pro-gram is in the second yearof a two year formation pro-gram. During this secondyear the programs 80 candi-dates, from the three pro-gram sites in Morrisonville,Watertown and Massena,will select their area of min-istry and begin honing par-ticular skills that will enableeach layperson to serve in

effective roles in theirparishes. In the current yearof the program that re-sumed Sept. 8, there is agreater emphasis on practi-cal experience as candidatesenter into ministry agree-ments in their respectiveparishes and actually be-come active in ministry. Inaddition to course work andministry practicum, all can-didates will be expected toattend several workshops inaddition to their normalclasses of instruction thatwill provide skill buildingopportunities.Commissioned lay minis-

ters can now be found withincreased prevalence,across the Diocese of Og-densburg not only servingparishes, but also inschools, social agencies,and hospitals.

The Formation for Min-istry program seeks a bal-anced approach to layministry formation that in-cludes academic, spiritual,and emotional develop-ment. Once commissionedin June 2015, these lay min-isters will bring their gifted-ness into the service ofothers in programs ofparish outreach, family min-istry, youth ministry, cate-chetical ministry andliturgical ministry. Following their commis-

sioning by Bishop LaValleynew lay ministers are ex-pected to participate in con-tinuing spiritualdevelopment and formationthrough one of the regionalassociations who providefrequent opportunity for re-treats and spiritual reflec-tion.

Bishop’s Fund supports lay ministry formation

Janet and Cab Burns of St. Mary’s Parishin Clayton are pictured after their 2013commissioning as lay ministers at St.Mary’s Cathedral. The Burns offered a tes-timony about their experience in the For-mation for Ministry program in thisyear’s Bishop’s Fund video.

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By Francis X. RoccaCatholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The extraor-dinary Synod of Bishops onthe family will not openuntil Oct. 5, but some of itsmost prominent membersare already publicly debat-ing what is bound to be oneof its most controversialtopics: the eligibility of di-vorced and civilly remarriedCatholics to receive Com-munion. In an interview published

Sept. 18, a proponent ofchanging church practice toallow such Catholics to re-ceive Communion answeredcriticism from some of hisfellow cardinals, suggestingthey are seeking a "doctrinalwar" whose ultimate targetis Pope Francis. "They claim to know on

their own what truth is, butCatholic doctrine is not aclosed system, but a livingtradition that develops,"German Cardinal WalterKasper told the Italian dailyIl Mattino. "They want tocrystallize the truth in cer-tain formulas ... the formu-las of tradition." "None of my brother car-

dinals has ever spoken withme," the cardinal said. "I, onthe other hand, have spokentwice with the Holy Father. Iarranged everything withhim. He was in agreement.What can a cardinal do butstand with the pope? I amnot the target, the target isanother." Asked if the target was

Pope Francis, the cardinalreplied: "Probably yes." Cardinal Kasper, who will

participate in the upcomingsynod by personal appoint-ment of the pope, was re-sponding to a new bookfeaturing contributions byfive cardinals, includingthree of his fellow synod fa-thers, who criticize his pro-posal to make it easier for

divorced and civilly remar-ried Catholics to receiveCommunion. According to church

teaching, Catholics who re-marry civilly without an an-nulment of their first,sacramental marriage maynot receive Communion un-less they abstain from sex-ual relations, living withtheir new partners "asbrother and sister." Pope Francis has said the

predicament of suchCatholics exemplifies a gen-eral need for mercy in thechurch today, and has indi-cated that their predicamentwill be a major topic of dis-cussion at the synod. In Feb-ruary, at the pope'sinvitation, Cardinal Kasperaddressed the world's cardi-nals at the Vatican and ar-gued for allowing someCatholics in that situation toreceive Communion. The Oct. 5-19 synod is not

supposed to reach any de-finitive conclusions but in-

stead set the agenda for alarger synod on the familyin October 2015, which willmake recommendations tothe pope, who will makeany final decisions onchange. "Remaining in the Truth of

Christ," which Ignatius Presswill publish Oct. 1, includesessays in response to Cardi-nal Kasper's proposal bythree synod fathers: Cardi-nal Gerhard Muller, prefectof the Congregation for theDoctrine of the Faith; Cardi-nal Raymond L. Burke, pre-fect of the Supreme Court ofthe Apostolic Signature; andCardinal Carlo Caffarra ofBologna, Italy. On the same day, Ignatius

Press will also publish twoother books in which synodfathers respond to CardinalKasper's proposal: "TheHope of the Family," an ex-tended interview with Cardi-nal Muller; and "The Gospelof the Family," which fea-tures a foreword by Cardi-nal George Pell, prefect ofthe Secretariat for the Econ-omy. (Cardinal Kasper's ad-dress, published by Paulist

Press, is also titled "TheGospel of the Family.") Cardinal Pell calls for a

clear restatement of the tra-ditional ban on Communionfor the divorced and civillyremarried, to avoid the sortof widespread protests thatgreeted Pope Paul VI's affir-mation of Catholic teachingagainst contraception in1968. "The sooner the wounded,

the lukewarm, and the out-siders realize that substan-tial doctrinal and pastoralchanges are impossible, themore the hostile disappoint-ment (which must followthe reassertion of doctrine)will be anticipated and dis-sipated," writes CardinalPell, who sits on the nine-member Council of Cardi-nals advising Pope Francison Vatican reform and gov-ernance of the universalchurch. Cardinal Muller's essay,

previously published in theVatican newspaper, reaf-firms the traditional ban.However, the cardinal notesthat many Catholics' firstmarriages might be invalid,

and thus eligible for annul-ment, if the parties havebeen influenced by prevail-ing contemporary concep-tions of marriage as atemporary arrangement. In the book-length inter-

view, Cardinal Muller, whomPope Francis made a cardi-nal in February, makes anapparent reference to Cardi-nal Kasper's argument,which underscores the im-portance of mercy. "I observe with a certain

amazement the use by sometheologians, once again, ofthe same reasoning aboutmercy as an excuse for pro-moting the admission of di-vorced and civilly remarriedpersons to the sacraments,"Cardinal Muller is quoted assaying. "The scriptural evi-dence shows us that, be-sides mercy, holiness andjustice are also part of themystery of God." Cardinal Burke, head of

the Vatican's highest court,warns that any reform ofthe process for annullingmarriages -- something bothPope Francis and CardinalKasper have said is neces-sary -- should not oversim-plify the judicial process atthe cost of justice, sinceCatholics seeking an annul-ment deserve a decisionthat "respects fully the truthand, therefore, charity." Cardinal Caffara, whom

Pope Francis personallynamed to participate in thesynod, argues that divorcedand civilly remarriedCatholics may not receiveCommunion because theirsituation "is in objectivecontradiction with thatbond of love that unitesChrist and the church,which is signified and actu-alized by the Eucharist."To lift the ban, Cardinal

Caffarra argues, would be tolegitimize extramarital sex-ual relations and effectivelydeny the doctrine of the in-dissolubility of marriage.

CNS PHOTOS/PAUL HARINGGerman Cardinal Walter Kasper, picturedin a Feb. 21 photo, is a proponent ofchanging church practice to allow di-vorced and civilly remarried Catholics toreceive Communion.

Australian Cardinal George Pell and U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke leave a meeting ofPope Francis and cardinals in the synod hall at the Vatican in this Feb. 21 file photo.Both cardinals oppose proposed changes to church practice that would allow divorcedand civilly remarried Catholics to receive Communion.

A doctrinal debateCardinals express opposing views on Communion for divorced, remarried

VATICAN LETTER

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By Maeana CraggContributing writer

Being a Catholic home-schooler is one of the mostrewarding things I’ve everdone. Sometimes, though,it can get lonely. I knowthat I am less alone thanmost in our diocese, as atthe Latin Mass, every one ofthe families homeschools.Even then, it can seem likewe are the only Catholics inthe area choosing to teachour children at home. Other options are limited.

There are some very attrac-tive Christian co-ops in thearea, but most force you tosign a statement of faith inorder to take part. This mayseem simple enough, butmany of those statementsare at odds with Catholicdoctrine, and quite often,the main goal of the groupis to evangelize. There are other secular

co-op groups which arewonderful in their own way.However, the central ele-ment to every home schoolday, faith, is missing. Youcan talk to the other parentsabout many things, but reli-

gion is the one topic that isgenerally avoided.

After a beautiful Mass, wewere invited back to theBishop’s home for a picnic

Thanks to Dolores Bell,Kim Tyler, and especiallyour Bishop, that all changed,at least for a lovely Fridayafternoon. In just about aweek, a Mass for home-schoolers and a deliciouspotluck at the Bishop’shome were planned. Emailsflew back and forth as wordspread.On Sept. 5, at about 11:30

a.m., my family arrived atSt. Mary’s Cathedral lookingforward to a noon Mass cel-ebrated by Bishop LaValley.The first thing we noticedwas another good sizedfamily standing in the entry-way of the church. Sud-denly, my children becameeven more excited, seeingthat there actually wereother homeschooling fami-lies in the diocese with kidsabout their ages.As we walked in to the

cathedral, we heard the

rosary just beginning. Allthe other families alreadythere were joining in, andwe were able to completeour daily rosary, not just asa family, but with manyother Catholic families. It was with a bit of trepi-

dation that I knelt prayingbefore Mass. I’ll admit thatone of my prayers was formy sweet toddler to con-tinue his nap in my arms. Igenerally have the supportof my husband, especiallywhen it comes to myyoungest two. I imaginethat many mothers werefeeling the same way as I,but as Mass started with thecantor’s beautiful tenorvoice filling the air and theentire congregation joininghim, I knew I had nothing toworry about. After a beautiful Mass, we

were invited back to theBishop’s home for a picnic.It was a warm and windyday, just right for a potluck.We arrived at Bishop

LaValley’s home to find pic-nic tables and tents all setup for us. As familiesstarted placing dishes of de-liciousness on the food ta-bles, I noticed that though

we were not in the middleof Lent, every one of thedishes was meatless. Thebishops in our country de-cided that meatless Fridayswere no longer a require-ment outside of Lent, butthat some sort of penanceis. It was so nice to see howmany Catholic homeschool-ing families took the sim-plest route as we do andcontinued to make absti-nence from meat thepenance of choice.The Bishop soon arrived,

and we were invited to takea tour of his home in smallgroups. Our Bishop walkedevery one of the familiesaround his home, giving apersonal tour to each of us.We were able to see hisbeautiful Amish builtchapel, and photographstaken with Saint John Paul IIand Pope Benedict. Afterspying cookies made to beshared with all the home-schooling families in hiskitchen, we moved on to thedining room and the foyerwhere his portrait is hung.It was incredible to stand inthe living room where thereis a portrait of every one ofour bishops from the time

the diocese of Ogdensburgwas formed.Even better than the deli-

cious cooking was the chat-ting and reaching out.There were so many like-minded people. Every timeI hear the concern thathomeschoolers are not so-cialized, I wish they couldsee a gathering of home-schooled children. Thebishop’s lawn was filledwith children talking, laugh-ing, and playing with otherchildren they had met justthat day.We couldn’t end the day

without a picture. As we allstood on the steps aroundBishop LaValley, he noticedmy three-year-old in hisbrother’s arms. Our Bishopoffered Gavan his ownarms, and my little boy ac-cepted joyfully. The picnic ended with

rosaries blessed and contactinformation exchanged.Our diocese is a large one,and gatherings can betricky, but just knowing thatthere are others out therewith our struggles, with ourjoys, with our faith, isenough to help us continuein our vocations.

Bishop welcomes homeschooling families

PHOTOS BY KIM TYLERBishop LaValley celebrated First Friday Mass Sept. 5 for Catholic families in the NorthCountry who homeschool their children. Above, John and Joseph Tyler of Watertown,sons of Dr. Ryan and Kim Tyler, are shown as they serve Mass with the bishop.

The 17 Catholic homeschooling families who accepted Bishop LaValley’s invitation to a Mass, picnic and tour of his residence are pic-tured . The families are the Bells, Tylers, Dillenbacks, Janks, Powers, Olsons, Craggs, Pignones, Marceaus, Sarsfields, Kraegers, Griffins,Pierces, Trevails, Pittsleys, and Sweeneys.

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The Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood held a Chapter of Election, Sept. 12 at the Precious Blood Monastery, Watertown. Pictured,from left, are Atonement Sister Sister Ellen Donahue, episcopal delegate for religious; Precious Sisters Rose Rossi, Elizabeth Wash-burn and Marilyn McGillan, the newly elected superior; Father Douglas Lucia, bishop’s delegate; and Precious Blood Sister MarthaEmery, newly elected assistant superior.

ARE YOU READY?

Faith community nurses of Holy Family Church in Watertown hosted a presentation “Are You Ready?”addressing end of life decisions,Sept. 7. The presenters were the Rev. Leon (Toby) Schilling, director of pastoral care at Samaritan Medical Center and Dr. Ryan Tyler.Father Leo Wiley was spiritual advisor for the event. Shown, in front from left, are faith community nurses Beverly Shepard, RitaBrancheau, Maureen O’Donnell and Robin McAleese; back, Dr. Tyler, Rev. Schilling and Father Wiley.

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By Maeana CraggContributing writer

Being a Catholic home-schooler is one of the mostrewarding things I’ve everdone. Sometimes, though,it can get lonely. I knowthat I am less alone thanmost in our diocese, as atthe Latin Mass, every one ofthe families homeschools.Even then, it can seem likewe are the only Catholics inthe area choosing to teachour children at home. Other options are limited.

There are some very attrac-tive Christian co-ops in thearea, but most force you tosign a statement of faith inorder to take part. This mayseem simple enough, butmany of those statementsare at odds with Catholicdoctrine, and quite often,the main goal of the groupis to evangelize. There are other secular

co-op groups which arewonderful in their own way.However, the central ele-ment to every home schoolday, faith, is missing. Youcan talk to the other parentsabout many things, but reli-

gion is the one topic that isgenerally avoided.

After a beautiful Mass, wewere invited back to theBishop’s home for a picnic

Thanks to Dolores Bell,Kim Tyler, and especiallyour Bishop, that all changed,at least for a lovely Fridayafternoon. In just about aweek, a Mass for home-schoolers and a deliciouspotluck at the Bishop’shome were planned. Emailsflew back and forth as wordspread.On Sept. 5, at about 11:30

a.m., my family arrived atSt. Mary’s Cathedral lookingforward to a noon Mass cel-ebrated by Bishop LaValley.The first thing we noticedwas another good sizedfamily standing in the entry-way of the church. Sud-denly, my children becameeven more excited, seeingthat there actually wereother homeschooling fami-lies in the diocese with kidsabout their ages.As we walked in to the

cathedral, we heard the

rosary just beginning. Allthe other families alreadythere were joining in, andwe were able to completeour daily rosary, not just asa family, but with manyother Catholic families. It was with a bit of trepi-

dation that I knelt prayingbefore Mass. I’ll admit thatone of my prayers was formy sweet toddler to con-tinue his nap in my arms. Igenerally have the supportof my husband, especiallywhen it comes to myyoungest two. I imaginethat many mothers werefeeling the same way as I,but as Mass started with thecantor’s beautiful tenorvoice filling the air and theentire congregation joininghim, I knew I had nothing toworry about. After a beautiful Mass, we

were invited back to theBishop’s home for a picnic.It was a warm and windyday, just right for a potluck.We arrived at Bishop

LaValley’s home to find pic-nic tables and tents all setup for us. As familiesstarted placing dishes of de-liciousness on the food ta-bles, I noticed that though

we were not in the middleof Lent, every one of thedishes was meatless. Thebishops in our country de-cided that meatless Fridayswere no longer a require-ment outside of Lent, butthat some sort of penanceis. It was so nice to see howmany Catholic homeschool-ing families took the sim-plest route as we do andcontinued to make absti-nence from meat thepenance of choice.The Bishop soon arrived,

and we were invited to takea tour of his home in smallgroups. Our Bishop walkedevery one of the familiesaround his home, giving apersonal tour to each of us.We were able to see hisbeautiful Amish builtchapel, and photographstaken with Saint John Paul IIand Pope Benedict. Afterspying cookies made to beshared with all the home-schooling families in hiskitchen, we moved on to thedining room and the foyerwhere his portrait is hung.It was incredible to stand inthe living room where thereis a portrait of every one ofour bishops from the time

the diocese of Ogdensburgwas formed.Even better than the deli-

cious cooking was the chat-ting and reaching out.There were so many like-minded people. Every timeI hear the concern thathomeschoolers are not so-cialized, I wish they couldsee a gathering of home-schooled children. Thebishop’s lawn was filledwith children talking, laugh-ing, and playing with otherchildren they had met justthat day.We couldn’t end the day

without a picture. As we allstood on the steps aroundBishop LaValley, he noticedmy three-year-old in hisbrother’s arms. Our Bishopoffered Gavan his ownarms, and my little boy ac-cepted joyfully. The picnic ended with

rosaries blessed and contactinformation exchanged.Our diocese is a large one,and gatherings can betricky, but just knowing thatthere are others out therewith our struggles, with ourjoys, with our faith, isenough to help us continuein our vocations.

Bishop welcomes homeschooling families

PHOTOS BY KIM TYLERBishop LaValley celebrated First Friday Mass Sept. 5 for Catholic families in the NorthCountry who homeschool their children. Above, John and Joseph Tyler of Watertown,sons of Dr. Ryan and Kim Tyler, are shown as they serve Mass with the bishop.

The 17 Catholic homeschooling families who accepted Bishop LaValley’s invitation to a Mass, picnic and tour of his residence are pic-tured . The families are the Bells, Tylers, Dillenbacks, Janks, Powers, Olsons, Craggs, Pignones, Marceaus, Sarsfields, Kraegers, Griffins,Pierces, Trevails, Pittsleys, and Sweeneys.

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CHAPTER ELECTIONS

The Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood held a Chapter of Election, Sept. 12 at the Precious Blood Monastery, Watertown. Pictured,from left, are Atonement Sister Sister Ellen Donahue, episcopal delegate for religious; Precious Sisters Rose Rossi, Elizabeth Wash-burn and Marilyn McGillan, the newly elected superior; Father Douglas Lucia, bishop’s delegate; and Precious Blood Sister MarthaEmery, newly elected assistant superior.

ARE YOU READY?

Faith community nurses of Holy Family Church in Watertown hosted a presentation “Are You Ready?”addressing end of life decisions,Sept. 7. The presenters were the Rev. Leon (Toby) Schilling, director of pastoral care at Samaritan Medical Center and Dr. Ryan Tyler.Father Leo Wiley was spiritual advisor for the event. Shown, in front from left, are faith community nurses Beverly Shepard, RitaBrancheau, Maureen O’Donnell and Robin McAleese; back, Dr. Tyler, Rev. Schilling and Father Wiley.

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BISHOP’S FUND 2014... OPEN YOUR HEARTS

By Deacon Patrick DonahueProgram coordinator, Formation for Ministry

The Bishops Fund’s sup-port of the Formation forMinistry program is criti-cally important toward en-suring that our parisheshave the capacity to servetheir faith communities. Ministry is the human em-

bodiment of the gospelmessage which encourages,nurtures and sustains themission of Jesus Christ. Byits very essence, ministrybecomes shaped throughthe willingness of the faith-ful to share their gifts thatare given by the Holy Spirit. Thus, the Formation for

Ministry program becomesessential program for thoselay persons seeking a moreactive role in their Church

and discerning what an ap-propriate ministry roleshould be.

The Formation for Ministryprogram is critically importanttoward ensuring that our

parishes have the capacity toserve their faith communities

The current cycle of theFormation for Ministry pro-gram is in the second yearof a two year formation pro-gram. During this secondyear the programs 80 candi-dates, from the three pro-gram sites in Morrisonville,Watertown and Massena,will select their area of min-istry and begin honing par-ticular skills that will enableeach layperson to serve in

effective roles in theirparishes. In the current yearof the program that re-sumed Sept. 8, there is agreater emphasis on practi-cal experience as candidatesenter into ministry agree-ments in their respectiveparishes and actually be-come active in ministry. Inaddition to course work andministry practicum, all can-didates will be expected toattend several workshops inaddition to their normalclasses of instruction thatwill provide skill buildingopportunities.Commissioned lay minis-

ters can now be found withincreased prevalence,across the Diocese of Og-densburg not only servingparishes, but also inschools, social agencies,and hospitals.

The Formation for Min-istry program seeks a bal-anced approach to layministry formation that in-cludes academic, spiritual,and emotional develop-ment. Once commissionedin June 2015, these lay min-isters will bring their gifted-ness into the service ofothers in programs ofparish outreach, family min-istry, youth ministry, cate-chetical ministry andliturgical ministry. Following their commis-

sioning by Bishop LaValleynew lay ministers are ex-pected to participate in con-tinuing spiritualdevelopment and formationthrough one of the regionalassociations who providefrequent opportunity for re-treats and spiritual reflec-tion.

Bishop’s Fund supports lay ministry formation

Janet and Cab Burns of St. Mary’s Parishin Clayton are pictured after their 2013commissioning as lay ministers at St.Mary’s Cathedral. The Burns offered a tes-timony about their experience in the For-mation for Ministry program in thisyear’s Bishop’s Fund video.

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By Francis X. RoccaCatholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The extraor-dinary Synod of Bishops onthe family will not openuntil Oct. 5, but some of itsmost prominent membersare already publicly debat-ing what is bound to be oneof its most controversialtopics: the eligibility of di-vorced and civilly remarriedCatholics to receive Com-munion. In an interview published

Sept. 18, a proponent ofchanging church practice toallow such Catholics to re-ceive Communion answeredcriticism from some of hisfellow cardinals, suggestingthey are seeking a "doctrinalwar" whose ultimate targetis Pope Francis. "They claim to know on

their own what truth is, butCatholic doctrine is not aclosed system, but a livingtradition that develops,"German Cardinal WalterKasper told the Italian dailyIl Mattino. "They want tocrystallize the truth in cer-tain formulas ... the formu-las of tradition." "None of my brother car-

dinals has ever spoken withme," the cardinal said. "I, onthe other hand, have spokentwice with the Holy Father. Iarranged everything withhim. He was in agreement.What can a cardinal do butstand with the pope? I amnot the target, the target isanother." Asked if the target was

Pope Francis, the cardinalreplied: "Probably yes." Cardinal Kasper, who will

participate in the upcomingsynod by personal appoint-ment of the pope, was re-sponding to a new bookfeaturing contributions byfive cardinals, includingthree of his fellow synod fa-thers, who criticize his pro-posal to make it easier for

divorced and civilly remar-ried Catholics to receiveCommunion. According to church

teaching, Catholics who re-marry civilly without an an-nulment of their first,sacramental marriage maynot receive Communion un-less they abstain from sex-ual relations, living withtheir new partners "asbrother and sister." Pope Francis has said the

predicament of suchCatholics exemplifies a gen-eral need for mercy in thechurch today, and has indi-cated that their predicamentwill be a major topic of dis-cussion at the synod. In Feb-ruary, at the pope'sinvitation, Cardinal Kasperaddressed the world's cardi-nals at the Vatican and ar-gued for allowing someCatholics in that situation toreceive Communion. The Oct. 5-19 synod is not

supposed to reach any de-finitive conclusions but in-

stead set the agenda for alarger synod on the familyin October 2015, which willmake recommendations tothe pope, who will makeany final decisions onchange. "Remaining in the Truth of

Christ," which Ignatius Presswill publish Oct. 1, includesessays in response to Cardi-nal Kasper's proposal bythree synod fathers: Cardi-nal Gerhard Muller, prefectof the Congregation for theDoctrine of the Faith; Cardi-nal Raymond L. Burke, pre-fect of the Supreme Court ofthe Apostolic Signature; andCardinal Carlo Caffarra ofBologna, Italy. On the same day, Ignatius

Press will also publish twoother books in which synodfathers respond to CardinalKasper's proposal: "TheHope of the Family," an ex-tended interview with Cardi-nal Muller; and "The Gospelof the Family," which fea-tures a foreword by Cardi-nal George Pell, prefect ofthe Secretariat for the Econ-omy. (Cardinal Kasper's ad-dress, published by Paulist

Press, is also titled "TheGospel of the Family.") Cardinal Pell calls for a

clear restatement of the tra-ditional ban on Communionfor the divorced and civillyremarried, to avoid the sortof widespread protests thatgreeted Pope Paul VI's affir-mation of Catholic teachingagainst contraception in1968. "The sooner the wounded,

the lukewarm, and the out-siders realize that substan-tial doctrinal and pastoralchanges are impossible, themore the hostile disappoint-ment (which must followthe reassertion of doctrine)will be anticipated and dis-sipated," writes CardinalPell, who sits on the nine-member Council of Cardi-nals advising Pope Francison Vatican reform and gov-ernance of the universalchurch. Cardinal Muller's essay,

previously published in theVatican newspaper, reaf-firms the traditional ban.However, the cardinal notesthat many Catholics' firstmarriages might be invalid,

and thus eligible for annul-ment, if the parties havebeen influenced by prevail-ing contemporary concep-tions of marriage as atemporary arrangement. In the book-length inter-

view, Cardinal Muller, whomPope Francis made a cardi-nal in February, makes anapparent reference to Cardi-nal Kasper's argument,which underscores the im-portance of mercy. "I observe with a certain

amazement the use by sometheologians, once again, ofthe same reasoning aboutmercy as an excuse for pro-moting the admission of di-vorced and civilly remarriedpersons to the sacraments,"Cardinal Muller is quoted assaying. "The scriptural evi-dence shows us that, be-sides mercy, holiness andjustice are also part of themystery of God." Cardinal Burke, head of

the Vatican's highest court,warns that any reform ofthe process for annullingmarriages -- something bothPope Francis and CardinalKasper have said is neces-sary -- should not oversim-plify the judicial process atthe cost of justice, sinceCatholics seeking an annul-ment deserve a decisionthat "respects fully the truthand, therefore, charity." Cardinal Caffara, whom

Pope Francis personallynamed to participate in thesynod, argues that divorcedand civilly remarriedCatholics may not receiveCommunion because theirsituation "is in objectivecontradiction with thatbond of love that unitesChrist and the church,which is signified and actu-alized by the Eucharist."To lift the ban, Cardinal

Caffarra argues, would be tolegitimize extramarital sex-ual relations and effectivelydeny the doctrine of the in-dissolubility of marriage.

CNS PHOTOS/PAUL HARINGGerman Cardinal Walter Kasper, picturedin a Feb. 21 photo, is a proponent ofchanging church practice to allow di-vorced and civilly remarried Catholics toreceive Communion.

Australian Cardinal George Pell and U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke leave a meeting ofPope Francis and cardinals in the synod hall at the Vatican in this Feb. 21 file photo.Both cardinals oppose proposed changes to church practice that would allow divorcedand civilly remarried Catholics to receive Communion.

A doctrinal debateCardinals express opposing views on Communion for divorced, remarried

VATICAN LETTER

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Sept. 23 – 25 – New York StateCatholic Conference Board Meeting inDouglaston, NY

Sept. 26 – 12 p.m., Mass at St. Mary'sCathedral

Sept. 28 – 2 p.m., Harvest Mass at St.Ann's Church in Mooers Forks

Sept. 29 – 9 a.m., Opening SchoolMass and Visit to Seton Catholic Cen-tral School in Plattsburgh7:15 p.m., Novena and Mass at St.

Mary's Cathedral

Sept. 30 – 11 a.m., Council of PriestsMeeting at the Bishop's Residence inOgdensburg

Bishop’s Schedule

What time is it?Ecclesiastes tells us: “There is a sea-

son for everything, a time for….”As we approach Fall we might ask

ourselves ‘What does God reveal to meabout life through this season of au-tumn?’ The trees shed their beautiful and

colorful leaves, give them back to theearth to nourish it, and prepare todeepen their roots during the wintermonths so they can burst forth withnew life in the springtime. They seemto tell us “let go and let God.”In my efforts to be a good steward

of God’s creation, what might I ‘let go’of in order to preserve the energy thathas been given to be shared by all. Paying more attention to my daily

routine can help me be mindful of howmuch energy I actually use each day(Power outages help my awareness!). Are there lights left on when not in

use; TV and radio on when not in use;appliances left plugged in when not inuse, etc. Two ‘energy hungry’ appliancesin homes are hot water heaters and re-frigerators. Some energy saving tips:Check the temperature of the hotwater and turn it down to the lowestlevel needed without adding coldwater. Check the setting on your refrig-erator, and set to the lowest levelneeded. Remember the saying ”Life by the

yard is hard but life by the inch is acinch.” Take the time to assess what you can

‘let go’ of and choose one simple actthis week that will protect the re-sources that God has given us to beshared .

Environmental Stewardship

If you have a complaint of suspectedmisconduct involving diocesanclergy, religious, employees or volun-teers, contact Victims Assistance Co-ordinator, Terrianne Yanulavich, Adult& Youth Counseling Services ofNorthern New York, PO Box 2446,Plattsburgh, NY, 12901; e-mail: terri-anneyanulavich@yahoo.com Phone:518-483-3261; or Father James Sey-mour, the Episcopal Vicar for Clergyat 315-393-2920 , ext. 1340

To Report Abuse

The Diocese of Ogdensburg hasscheduled sessions for ProtectingGod's Children for Adults.Pre-registration online is required inorder to participate. Participantsmay preregister at www.virtus.orgby selecting the registration buttonand following the directions. All employees and volunteers whoparticipate in church sponsored ac-tivities with minor are required toparticipate in this training. Further information is availablefrom Atonement Sister Ellen Don-ahue, 315-393- 2920, ext. 1440.Oct. 7 - 6:30 p.m., St. James School,Gouverneur

Protecting God’s Children

This week marks the anniversary of the deaths of the following

clergymen men who have served in the Diocese of Ogdensburg

Sept. 24 – Rev. John Talbot Smith,1923; Deacon Reginald F. Merrill, 2005Sept. 25 – Rev. Frederick P. Shue, 1989Sept. 26 – Rev. Michael F. Gallivan,1939; Rev. Joseph Desjardins, 1941;Rev. Earl Mayo, 1994; Msgr. Francis A.White, 2007Sept. 29 – Rev. Patrick Thompson,1955Sept. 30 – Most Rev. Bryan J. McEnte-gart, 1968

Rest in Peace

POTSDAM AND COLTON – PopularCatholic music artist andsinger/songwriter DonnaCori Gibson will offer a spir-itual music mission/concertOct. 6-8 at St. Patrick’sChurch, Colton, each morn-ing at 9 a.m. and at St. Mary’sChurch, Potsdam eachevening at 6:30 p.m. Gibson uses selections

from her eight CDs to sharea love for the Bible, theChurch and Her teachings,the importance of prayer,and God's love for us. Her music includes word

for word prayers from theBible and well known prayersfrom the Church (with the

stories behind them). Singingthem makes for easy learn-ing and memorization. Originally from New York

City’s secular music market,Gibson realized that themusic she was producingand, in fact, most musicheard in the world todayonly serves to distract peo-ple from life’s true goal,which is to “love God withyour whole heart, soul, mind,and strength.” Today, she says, she is

committed to creating musicthat will help listeners toreach that goal, setting tradi-tional prayers to contempo-rary sounding music to help

listeners get them “stuck” intheir heads and, hopefully,their hearts.Gibson is offering free

downloads from her latestCD, “The Way of the Cross –a song for each Station,” onher website www.donnacori-gibson.com. Jeff Cavins, TV host of

EWTN's "Life on the Rock,"said, “I don't know of one ofher songs that I don't like.Her music really touches meand to hear her sing justmakes me want to worshipthe Lord." Donna Cori Gibson has

been in Catholic music min-istry for 17 years and hassold over 100,000 CDs. Hersongs are sung by otherparish ministries at Massesand gatherings across the na-tion. Most popular are her Sung

Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Mu-sical Rosary, and prayers ofthe saints. She can be heard in inter-

view and song on radio sta-tions nationally and evenglobally on Mother Angelica'sEWTN Global Catholic Net-work and sister short-wavestation WEWN.Further information about

her mission in Potsdam andColton is available fromMsgr. Robert Aucoin, 315-323-4642.Furthers information about

Gibson and her music isavailable at www.donnacori-gibson.com.

Donna Cori Gibson ‘Faithand Prayer’ mission/concert coming to diocese

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AT A GLANCE

CATHOLICWORLDBishop Cupich to succeed Cardinal George as Chicago archbishopWASHINGTON (CNS) -– Pope Francis has named Bishop Blase J. Cupich ofSpokane, Washington, as archbishop of Chicago, succeeding Cardinal Francis E.George, who has headed the archdiocese since 1997. The appointment was an-nounced Sept. 20 in Washington by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, apostolicnuncio to the United States. Archbishop Cupich will be installed in Chicago Nov.18. Cardinal George is 77, two years past the age when bishops are required bycanon law to turn in their resignation to the pope. The cardinal was first diag-nosed with bladder cancer in 2006 and had a recurrence of cancer announcedin 2012. His health concerns have stepped up the process of searching for hissuccessor as archbishop of Chicago.

Sister Miriam Teresa is on path to become New Jersey's first saint NEWARK, N.J. (CNS) -- Although Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich was person-ally unassuming, the spiritual impact she had on other Sisters of Charity of St.Elizabeth was so unmistakable that they began the effort to have her canon-ized soon after her May 8, 1927, death in Paterson. Her cause will advance Oct.4, when she will be declared Blessed Miriam Teresa at a beatification Mass atthe Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark. She will be the first Amer-ican to be beatified in the United States. Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of theCongregation for Saints' Causes, will celebrate the Mass, joined by NewarkArchbishop John J. Myers, Paterson Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli and Bishop KurtBurnette, head of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic. The church leadersrepresent local churches that all claim the daughter of Slovakian immigrants --she was born in Bayonne, baptized in the Eastern Catholic Church and educatedat St. Elizabeth College in Morris Township, where her remains are entombed inthe chapel of her congregation's motherhouse. Cardinal Amato will read thedeclaration of beatification near the beginning of Mass after a short biographyis read and a portrait of her is unveiled.

U.S. bishops emphasize importance of prayer during pilgrimage BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNS) -- U.S. bishops visiting the Holy Land on a peacepilgrimage emphasized the importance of prayer, with Christians and non-Christians. "Prayer is so powerful, and it can also strengthen our resolve" to ac-complish good "on behalf of all parties involved," said Bishop Richard E. Patesof Des Moines, Iowa, one of 18 bishops who made the nine-day pilgrimage forpeace in mid-September. The bishops prayers alongside Jews and Muslims "in-dicate that, as Pope Francis says, we are all (one) human family praying to oneGod. We, all believers, can find an opportunity to move forward to unity for thebenefit of all believers and nonbelievers." The prayers, which were held insome form every day of the pilgrimage, also gave the bishops an opportunityto interact with local Israelis and Palestinians and emphasized that both peo-ples want the same out of their lives as average Americans, Bishop Pates toldCatholic News Service. Bishop Paul J. Bradley of Kalamazoo, Michigan, reflectedon the series of joint prayers the bishops held with local Christians and along-side Muslims and Jews. "Praying together has to be the lifeblood of whateversolution is reached," he told Catholic News Service. In Jerusalem, the bishops --donning the traditional Jewish male head covering, the kippa or yarmulke --joined a progressive Jewish synagogue for their evening prayers Sept. 12, wel-coming in the Sabbath.

By Francis X. RoccaCatholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Presidingover the wedding of 20 cou-ples in St. Peter's Basilica,Pope Francis celebrated mar-riage as the union of a manand woman playing comple-mentary roles during theircommon journey throughlife. "This is what marriage is all

about: man and womanwalking together, whereinthe husband helps his wife tobecome ever more a woman,and wherein the woman hasthe task of helping her hus-band to become ever more aman," the pope said Sept. 14."Here we see the reciprocityof differences." The pope spoke during a

wedding Mass for couplesfrom the diocese of Rome. In typically frank style,

Pope Francis admitted mar-ried life can be tiring, "bur-densome, and often, evennauseating." But the pope assured the

brides and grooms thatChrist's redemptive sacrificewould enable them to resistthe "dangerous temptation ofdiscouragement, infidelity,weakness, abandonment." "The love of Christ, which

has blessed and sanctifiedthe union of husband andwife, is able to sustain theirlove and to renew it when,humanly speaking, it be-comes lost, wounded orworn out," he said. Pope Francis also offered

practical advice for dealingwith marital discord. "It is normal for a husband

and wife to argue," he said."It always happens. But myadvice is this: never let theday end without having firstmade peace. Never. A smallgesture is sufficient. Thusthe journey may continue." Speaking three weeks be-

fore the start of an extraordi-nary Synod of Bishops on the

family, the pope emphasizedthe importance of the institu-tion based on marriage. "It is impossible to quan-

tify the strength and depthof humanity contained in afamily: mutual help, educa-tional support, relationshipsdeveloping as family mem-bers mature, the sharing ofjoys and difficulties," he said."Families are the first place inwhich we are formed as per-sons and, at the same time,the bricks for the building upof society." The newlyweds ranged in

age from 25 to 56 and repre-sented a variety of situa-tions, with some alreadyhaving children or havinglived together before mar-riage. Cohabitation, though not a

canonical impediment tomarriage, violates theCatholic Church's teachingon marriage and sexual love.Pastoral ministers helpingCatholic couples prepare forthe sacrament are urged toencourage them to regular-ize such situations prior tomarrying.

At the start of the papalwedding Mass, the brides,wearing traditional whitegowns, were accompaniedup the aisle of the basilica bytheir fathers or other malerelatives. The grooms en-tered with their mothers. Thepope called out each couple’snames as he read the rite andthen each couple, groom andbride, separately, responded"si." As a thank-you present to

the pope, the couples jointlycontributed to an educa-tional and recreational centerfor disadvantaged youth in asuburban neighborhood ofRome, to be established bythe local branch of Caritas. The ceremony was the first

public papal celebration of awedding since 2000, whenSt. John Paul II joined in mar-riage eight couples from dif-ferent parts of the world aspart of the Jubilee for Fami-lies. He also publiclypresided over another jointwedding for a group of cou-ples in 1994 as part of hiscelebration of the Interna-tional Year of the Family.

At wedding, pope saysspouses make each otherbetter men and women

CNS PHOTO/PAUL HARINGNew spouses exchange rings as Pope Francis celebrates the marriage rite for 20 cou-ples during a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Sept. 14.

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SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS

God’s advice on when to change our mindsI’m sure you’ve heard the

old saying, “A wise manchanges his mindsometimes; a fool,never!” It’s a great re-

sponse to give whensomeone says toyou, “But you said amonth ago… (etc)”. In this Sunday’s

readings, God is giv-ing us advice onwhen to change ourminds, and when notto. If we’re pretty well

secure in habits ofvirtue, then it’s not a goodidea to give in to the persua-sions of friends who call us“old-fashioned” or foolishfor following the teachingsof our parents and child-hood religion classes—and

act contrary to our princi-ples. To change because of

fear of losing faceor being the butt ofridicule could riskGod’s displeasure,loss of grace, andeven loss of eternalhappiness. There’s another

kind of change dis-cussed in the read-ings. And that’s thekind of change thatmay be defined asconversion—fromsinful ways to virtu-ous ones.

That’s the kind of changethat won the approval ofJesus in the Gospel—thefirst son in the parable Heis the one who said “no” tohis father’s request. He was ready to disobey

the father, risking his dis-pleasure and even punish-ment. Then, (wisely), hebegan to feel guilty. He de-cided it wouldn’t kill him tocut short a good time withhis friends to work for hisfather. Let’s hope that it was re-

ally love that made himchange his mind. But evenif it was just shame, andmaybe a little fear of theconsequences of his refusal,he did change his mind. Ifhis friends were realfriends, they more thanlikely respected him for hisdecision. How different was the be-

haviour of the second sonwho said “yes” to his father,but then never followedthrough. He just wanted tolook good, and to avoid the

disappointment and per-haps anger in his father’seyes. He was quite possibly a

hypocrite, who had no in-tention at all of helping inthe vineyard. No one likes ahypocrite, not even the hyp-ocrite himself. Of course,he may just have been aweakling, of whom it is said,“The road to hell is pavedwith good intentions”. His problem was loving

himself and his own pleas-

ure more than the Father. How do we know when to

change our minds and whennot to? The second readinggives us sound advice: “Donothing out of selfishness…rather, have that mind inyou which is in Christ Jesuswho humbled himself evento the point of death”. To change one’s mind is

often humbling, especially ifwe risk the ridicule ofworldly friends or evenworldly family members.But isn’t it far better than tostubbornly keep to the roadthat will eventually send usover a cliff? Christ is our sure guide,

His teaching for moderntimes is found in the Cate-chism of the CatholicChurch. Try one of itsshorter forms.

MonsignorPaul E.Whitmore

26th Sunday in Ordinary TimeREADINGS

Ezekiel 18:25-28Philippians 2:1-11Matthew 21:28-32

SEPT. 28

FROM THE HOLY FATHER

By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Bring theGospel to those who need itmost: the poor, the frazzledand the lost, who wander theworld without any guidanceor protection, Pope Francistold pastoral workers. Remember the church's

ministry is like working afield hospital, where the atti-tude is helping the woundedand holding those who arehurt more than guardinglaws that only keep peopleaway, he said. There are "so many people

who are hurt and they areasking us to be close. Theyare asking us the same thingthey asked Jesus," to be by

their side, he said Sept. 19. The pope met with more

than 2,000 pastoral workersfrom 60 countries who wereat the Vatican attending aninternational meeting on"The Pastoral Project of'Evangelii Guadium,' the Joyof Announcing the Gospel."The meeting Sept. 18-20 hadparticipating bishops, reli-gious and laypeople look atways Pope Francis' apostolicexhortation could guide theirwork of evangelization. The pope said the church's

main task is evangelizing, es-pecially to those most inneed of Christ and his goodnews. The pope also said that

when Jesus went to townsand villages to teach, hisheart broke seeing the

crowds because, accordingto the Gospel of Matthew,"they were troubled andabandoned like sheep with-out a shepherd." "How many people in the

many existential peripheriesof our day are 'troubled andabandoned' and wait for thechurch, they are waiting forus! "How much poverty and

loneliness unfortunately wesee in the world today! Howmany people live in greatsuffering and ask the churchto be a sign of the Lord'scloseness, goodness, solidar-ity and mercy," he said. In the hard work of sharing

the Gospel, he told them, donot get discouraged, buthave "patience and persever-ance." "We don't have a magic

wand for everything, but wedo have trust in the Lord,who accompanies us andnever abandons us," The pope said the enor-

mous amount of work anddemands being made on pas-toral workers "make us runthe risk of becoming fright-ened and withdrawing in on

ourselves out of fear andself-defense." "And out of that springs

the temptation of self-suffi-ciency and clericalism, thatcodifying the faith into rulesand instructions, which thescribes, Pharisees and doc-tors of the law did during thetime of Jesus. We will haveeverything exact and every-thing just-so, but the faithfuland those who are seekingwill continue to be hungryand thirsty for God," he ex-plained. If pastoral ministry uses

the same approach thescribes and Pharisees took,"never, never will we be wit-nesses of being close" to peo-ple like Jesus was, he said. The pope encouraged

church members to go outinto the larger community atall times of day and night tosee who may be looking to befellow "workers in the vine-yard." Do not overlook "the weak-

est and the most disadvan-taged," he said, but begenerous with them, lettingthem be useful contributorsto the church's ministry.

He also warned peopleworking in pastoral ministryagainst getting too caught upin "the song of the Sirens,"that call them to engage incountless "frenetic series ofinitiatives" and campaignsthat keep them busy, butneglect paying attention tospiritual growth and an en-counter with God. "Let's not forget to do like

Jesus did" with his disciples,he said. After a long day pro-claiming the Gospel, theywould go to a quiet place tobe together to pray and re-flect. "Pastoral programs without

prayer and contemplationwill never touch people'shearts. They will stop at thesurface never allowing theseed of the Word of God totake root, sprout, grow andbear fruit," he said. At the end of the day, it all

comes down to offering cred-ible testimony with one's life,he said. "Words without wit-ness don't work, they don'thelp.’Witness is the start ofan evangelization thattouches the heart and trans-forms it."

Evangelizing takes hard work, trust in God

The New York State Councilof the Knights of Columbushas long been an ardent sup-porter of the Catholicschools in New York State,and has for many yearsmatched monetary dona-tions from local councils toCatholic schools in theirvicinity.

The K of C state councilapproved an outright donation of $2500 to St.Mary’s, and a pledge

to match another $2500of donations that would come from K of C councils and 4th degree assemblies

throughout the state.

The state council has alsoresponded quickly withfunds and supplies followingnatural and other disasterswithin the State.Thus, on hearing about the

devastating fire that crippledSt. Mary’s Catholic GradeSchool in Ticonderoga, Dr.Charles J. Robinson, statesecretary of the NY StateCouncil of the Knights of

Columbus, and Bill McIntyre,the local K of C districtdeputy, urgently requestedthat the state council providedisaster relief funds to theschool for its immediateneeds. The school serves students

K to 8 in a nurturing Catholicenvironment.Within a week, state

deputy Carmine Musumeci,and the other officers repre-senting the 90,000 Knights inNeW York State, approved anoutright donation of $2500,and a pledge to match an-other $2500 of donationsthat would come from K of Ccouncils and 4th degree as-semblies throughout thestate. St. Isaac Jogues Council

333 in Ticonderoga will becoordinating the match ef-forts. It is led by GrandKnight Michael Edson.Robinson and McIntyre

and their wives traveledfrom a Sept. 13 K of C charity

event in Tupper Lake, toTiconderoga to attend Sun-day Mass at St. Mary’s. Theypresented the check to St.Mary’s pastor, Father KevinD. McEwan, and the schoolprincipal, St. Joseph SisterSharon Anne Dalton at theend of Mass. Father McEwan said that

the funds “were alreadyspent” as the supplies that

the teachers bought to getthe school running cost over$2000. The school restarted the

next day in temporary quar-ters in the newly partitionedchurch basement and in thenearby Methodist Church. The Knights of Columbus

is a worldwide CatholicBenevolent Fraternal Societyof 1.8 million men dedicated

to the principles of Charity,Unity, Fraternity and Patriot-ism. By their action, theirfocus is on enhancing theirparishes, families, communi-ties and youth. The Knights provide sub-

stantial relief and manpowerafter natural disasters, suchas tropical storm Sandy in NYand NJ, and Typhoon Haiyanin the Philippines.

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Knights provide support to Ticonderoga school

By Joseph McAleer Catholic News Service

Cross "The HungerGames" with "Divergent"and you'll get "The MazeRunner" (Fox), the latestangst-ridden drama aboutteenagers fighting to sur-vive in a post-apocalypticworld. The inhabitants of "The

Glade," a walled-in expanseof grass and trees, are allteenage boys, wiped of theirmemories. They must worktogether and build a com-munity from scratch, all thewhile looking for a means toescape. How the boys gotthere is unknown. Every 30days, a new recruit arrivesvia a mysterious under-ground elevator. Enter Thomas (Dylan

O'Brien). There's somethingdifferent about him, and hiscuriosity and daringthreaten to upset the fragileworld order built by theboys' leader, Gally (WillPoulter). The only way out is

through the Maze, an ever-changing labyrinth that sur-rounds The Glade. Once aday, the entrance opens,and chosen boys called Run-ners enter, combing everynook and cranny for an exit. Runners who don't return

in time before the doorsclose face certain deathfrom the Grievers, spider-like monsters that roam theMaze at night. And when theelevator deposits the first-ever girl, Teresa (Kaya

Scodelario) -- to the amaze-ment of all those boys --things really get compli-cated. Teresa and Thomasseem to know each other.They forge an alliance andconvince the community towage a new assault on theMaze and gain their free-dom. Naturally, someone is

watching: the so-called Cre-ators, led by Ava Paige (Pa-tricia Clarkson). The Gladeand Maze are the grown-ups' doing, for reasons thatare unclear. Wes Ball directs "The Maze

Runner" at a relentless pace,and some of the action se-quences may be too intensefor young viewers. It allbuilds up to a climax thatscreams the word Holly-wood longs to hear: sequel. The film contains occa-

sional intense violence, in-cluding gory images, andsome crude language. TheCatholic News Service clas-sification is A-III -- adults.The Motion Picture Associa-tion of America rating is PG-13 -- parents stronglycautioned. Some materialmay be inappropriate forchildren under 13.

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AT THE MOVIES

THE MAZE RUNNERCNS PHOTO/FOXDylan O'Brien stars in a scene from the movie "The Maze Runner."

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By Father Jay SeymourEpiscopal Vicar for Clergy

Hopefully you have re-ceived and read a copy ofthe Bishop’s Pastoral Letter,“Find Your Home in Christ”,which was proclaimed atour Chrism Mass at theCathedral in April and dis-tributed soon afterwards inthe parishes. One of the priorities high-

lighted in the letter was“Building Parishes with Liv-ing Stones.” This prioritysurfaced as one of the fruitsof the area “Listening Ses-sions” held this past yearwith Bishop LaValley. If you happened to partici-

pate in one of those “Listen-ing Sessions”, you may notrecall talking about parishesas “Living Stones” but youwere. Our parishes are not

primarily about buildingsand boundaries but aboutpeople. “Living Stones” arepeople of faith, vibrantfaith, and each and everyone of us is called to do ourpart in building up ourparishes so that they trulyreflect the living, vibrantBody of Christ. As outlined in our

Bishop’s Pastoral Letter, oneof the goals set for this pri-ority was to establish a “Liv-ing Stones PlanningCommittee” with a clearmission and broad repre-sentation by September 1,2014. That date has come and

that goal has been met. Asmall preliminary commit-tee was formed, chaired byDr. William Amoriell from St.

Patrick’s Church in Colton,with two tasks at hand: 1)Develop a mission state-ment for the “Living StonesPlanning Committee”; and 2)Recommend a membershipin that committee whichwould reflect broad repre-sentation. Incorporated into the mis-

sion statement of this newcommittee is the mandateto allow the diocese’s“Christ-led, Christ-fed, andhope-filled Vision” guide allof the deliberations and de-cisions it will make. The committee’s main

goal is to develop forparishes a plan, along with

strategies for implementa-tion, in order to: a)strengthen parish identity,including but not limited torealignment and restructur-ing;b) activate greater par-ticipation among the laity inleadership roles; and c) as-sess the parishes’ demo-graphics in relation to theeconomic and spiritual re-sources available in eachparish and those of neigh-boring parishes. Regarding the second

task, assuring that therewould be a broad represen-tation that would reflect thediversity and the differentneeds of the Diocese, a

group consisting of priests,deacons, religious and laitywas recommended to theBishop. Some specific indi-viduals were suggested butit was left to the Bishop todecide on actual member-ship. A list of people has been

compiled by Bishop LaValleyand now we do have a com-mittee of 18 people whohave graciously accepted toserve. At this point the firstmeeting is likely to bescheduled for early Novem-ber and we will then getabout the task of developinga pastoral plan that will helpto prepare our diocese tomeet the current and futurespiritual, social and eco-nomic needs of our people. Hopefully, we all realize

that the task of witnessingand of service in our localparishes is not restricted toclergy and religious or to aplanning committee. Look-ing at the changing realityof our diocese we can seethat our priests are aging,ordinations are down, andfrequently pastors are tak-ing on the responsibility ofcaring for more than oneparish. While we pray and work

for more vocations bystrengthening family life,we face an immediate needto assist our priests by hav-ing the laity become moreinvolved in their parishes. We need all the “living

stones” working togetherwith Christ, our “Chief Cor-nerstone”, so as to build upand invigorate the Churchof Ogdensburg.Pope Francis recently

made the comment to theeffect that too many Chris-tians walk around like “liv-ing a Lent without Easter”.We are not a bunch of walk-ing dead but a living people,an Easter people, and weneed to witness to that factso as to bring to ourparishes and to the worldthe joy of the Gospel. Rely-ing on the Holy Spirit asguide and our BlessedMother for support, let usdo our part to realize thisgrand, “mutually shared vi-sion” before us.

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The pastoral vision for the Diocese ofOgdensburg, delivered by BishopLaValley at this year’s Chrism Massincluded three priorities with twogoals each. This is the third in a se-ries of articles describing the worktowards realizing each of the goals.

Bringing Vision to Life

Building Parishes with Living Stones

PHOTO BY COLLEEN MINDERAchieving the diocesan priority of “Building Parishes With Living Stones” will requirethe commitment of lay people like that shown by Celina Burns of Ogdensburg and herdaughters Jamie of Canton and Mary of Ogdensburg who took part in the diocesanEnd of Life Conference at Wadhams Hall Sept. 5.

S E P T . 2 4 , 2 0 1 4N O R T H C O U N T R Y C A T H O L I C14 around the diocese

ROSES SUNDAYSaranac Lake - A blessing of the roses isto be held to celebrate the feast of St.Therese of Lisieux and the 500th an-niversary of St. Teresa of Avila.Date: Oct. 5Time: 4 p.m.Place: St. Bernard’s Church ChapelFeatures: Fr. Tom Higman will officiate. Contact: Sr. Rita at 518-891-1182.

PANCAKE BREAKFASTLake Placid - St. Agnes' Catholic Daugh-ters will be hosting a pancake andsausage breakfast.Date: Oct. 12Time: 8 a.m. to NoonPlace: St. Agnes School GymCost: Adults, $5; Children under 8, $3;

under 2, FreeFeatures: Drawing on Subaru Outback

MOUNTAIN CLIMB AND MASSCascade Lakes –St. Agnes and St. Bren-dan’s will be sponsoring a MountainClimb and Mass.Date: Sept. 28Time: 11:30 a.m.Place: Owl’s Head on Route 73Features: Bring a lunch.

HARVEST DINNEREllenburg – The Catholic Daughters willbe having their 54th Annual all you canharvest dinner.Date: Sept. 28Time: 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Place: St. Edmund’s parish centerCost: Adults, $9; Children, $5Features: Roast beef and roast pork.

Bake sale, country store, raffle.

HARVEST DINNERPlattsburgh – Our Lady of Victory Churchto have Harvest Dinner.Date: Oct. 5Time: Noon to 5 p.m.Cost: Adults, $9; Seniors (60 & Over), $8;

Children 6 to 12, $5; 5 & under, FreeFeatures: Turkey w/trimmings and

dessert. Big ticket raffle & Country Store.

THE ROSARYPlattsburgh – Come celebrate the rosary.Date: Oct. 7Time: Prelude of Marian music 6:45

p.m., speaker at 7Place: St. Peter’s ChurchFeatures: Rev. Timothy Canaan will

speak, Contemplative Rosary followedby refreshments

HARVEST DINNERWest Chazy – St. Joseph’s Church willhold its 41st Annual Harvest Dinner.Date: Oct. 12Time: Noon to 5 p.m.Place: St. Joseph’s Parish CenterCost: Adults, $10; Children 5-12, $5;

Children under 5, FreeFeatures: Turkey w/ trimmings. Take-

outs available. A country store Contact: 518-593-4521

40 DAYS FOR LIFEPlattsburgh – A 40 Days for Life crusadehas been plannedDate: Sept. 24 to Nov. 2Place: Outside Planned ParenthoodTime: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.Features: 40 Days For Life is a a life-

saving campaign made up of 3 compo-nents: Prayer and Fasting, CommunityOutreach, Peaceful Vigil. Contact: Nancy Monette at 518-561-

8225 40daysforlife.com/plattsburgh

HARVEST DINNERChazy – Sacred Heart Church to havetheir Annual Harvest Dinner.Date: Sept. 28Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.Cost: Adults, $9; Children 6-12, $3; 5 and

under, Free; Take-out $9Features: Chicken and Biscuit dinner

buffet style. Raffle with dozens of prizes.Sinners’ Den Pantry.

CDA MEMORIAL MASSDannemora - The annual Diocese of Og-densburg CDA Past Regents Chapter Me-morial Mass for Deceased CDA Mem

bers and luncheon to be held.Date: Oct. 4Time: Mass will begin at 10:30 a.m.;

Roast pork dinner will followPlace: St. Joseph’s ChurchCost: $14 per person for mealFeatures: Bishop LaValley as chief cele-

brant. This event is open to all areaclergy, court chaplains, seminarians, CDAmembers and guests-not only past re-gents. CDA officers are asked to bringtheir robes and the Education buildingadjacent to the church will be open forrobing for CDA and K of C. Contact: Reservations need to be made

with Anna Lucia by Sept 24th by calling492-7246 or email lmudduck@aol.com.

WALK OF FAITHPeru - The Catholic Community of St. Au-gustine’s and St. Patrick’s Parish, The PeruCommunity Church, Catholic Daughtersof the Americas, Court St. Monica 2598and Knights of Columbus Council 7273are holding the 8th annual Walk of Faithand Pulled Pork dinner.Date: Oct. 12Time: Early registration begins at 11:45

a.m. Opening Ceremony begins at 12:30PM.; Pulled Pork dinner, 12:20 p.m. to 3Place: Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine be-

hind St. Augustine’s Church.Cost: The walk is free, donations ac-

cepted. Pulled pork dinner, Non walkers,$8; Walkers, $6; Children under 12 nonwalkers, $4, walkers, $3Features: Proceeds from this event will

go The North Country Mission of Hopeand The Jamaica Project.Contact: Christa Reyell at 566-6404

HARVEST DINNERElizabethtown – St. Elizabeth’s will havea harvest dinner featuring roast beef.Date: Oct. 5Time: 2 p.m. to 6Place: Parish HallCost: Adults, $9; Children 5-12, $5;

under 5, Free

HARVEST TURKEY DINNERBrushton – St. Mary’s to have a harvestturkey dinner.Date: Oct. 5Time: Noon to 4 p.m.Place: Parish CenterCost: Adults, $8; Seniors, $7; Children 6-

12, $4; 5 & under, FreeFeatures: Take-outs available 11 a.m. to

4 p.m. by calling 518-529-6580

CRAFT FAIR VENDERS NEEDEDBrushton – St. Mary’s Church will behaving a harvest craft fair and is in needof venders.Date: Oct. 18Place: St. Mary’s Parish CenterTime: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Cost: $12 for a 6x6 spaceFeatures: Over 40 tables of beautiful

hand crafted items from throughoutNorthern NY. Silent auction, bake sale,raffles, lunch available in our kitchen. 51Spaces available. Reservations by Oct. 1 Contact: 518-529-6566 or 518-529-

6048 and leave a message.

FALL FESTIVALBombay – St. Joseph’s will be havingtheir 23rd annual fall festival dinner.Date: Oct. 5Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Place: Parish HallCost: Adults, $9; Children under 12, $4;

under 5, FreeFeatures: Baked ham and sides. Take-

outs available.

ROSARY CRUSADEMalone – The 2014 Public SquareRosary Crusade has been planned.Date: Oct. 11Time: NoonPlace: St. Joseph’s ChurchFeatures: Secularists are trying to push

God from the public square. They rejectHis beneficial action upon society. Butwithout God, where will our leaders getthe wisdom to solve the great problemswe face? We must stop the secularistadvance and pray to God for help. Hewill hear us if we pray through the inter-

cession of His Blessed Mother. Contact: Elaine McGivney at 518-529-

6133

PRAYER FOR LIFEWatertown – October has been desig-nated as Respect Life month in CatholicChurches throughout the nation. Thisyear we will praying outside the PlannedParenthood facility.Date: Each day in OctoberTime: Noon to 1 p.m.Features: Each Watertown Catholic

church will have sign-up sheets at theirentranced for those who will join us inwitnessing to the sanctity of all humanlife during this time. If you cannot com-mit to a specific time, please come anyday you are available. There will be nosigns and no confrontation during thistime of prayer.

PASTA DINNERWatertown – A pasta dinner has beenplanned to support the Special ReligiousEducation programDate: Oct. 14Time: 5 p.m. to 6:30; take-outs begin at

4:30Place: Italian American ClubMenu: Linguini with Meatballs and red

sauce, Salad, Bread and Butter, Desert.Cost: $8.00

SPAGHETTI SUPPERWatertown – The Altar Rosary Societywill be having a spaghetti supper.Date: Sept. 25Time: 4:30 p.m. to 7 Place: St. Anthony’s, Msgr. Sechi HallCost: Adults, $8; Children, $4.50; under

3, Free; Sauce, $5 per quart; Meatballs,$.75 eachFeatures: Take-outs begin at 4 p.m.,

please bring your own containers

HOLY HOURHenderson – A parish holy hour is setDate: Sept. 25 Time: 5: 30Place: Queen of Heaven Church

TURKEY DINNERCopenhagen – St. Mary’s Parish will holdits annual Turkey Dinner.Place: Fire Hall – CopenhagenDate: Oct. 2Time: 4:30 p.m.Cost: Adults & all take outs $8: Children

6-12 $4.50: Children 5 & under freeFeatures: Bazaar, Bake Sale & Raffle

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FOLLOW ME

‘Thank you for your witness of faithful love’Bishop LaValley’s homily forthe 2014 Marriage Jubilee, Sept. 21 at St. Mary’s Cathedral

A reporter was interview-ing a couple on their GoldenWedding Anniver-sary. Among otherquestions, he askedthe wife: “Do youhave any advice fornewlyweds today?” Quickly, she

replied: “Sure do.Let your husbandmake all the big de-cisions.” Naturally, the re-

porter asked, “Andwhat do you con-sider big decisions?”“That’s simple,”

she explained, “he decideswhat the president shoulddo and not do, what lawsCongress should pass, whatthe United Nations shouldbe doing. I just make deci-sions about little things likewhat kind of job he shouldhave, what pay he shouldget, where we should live,and what chores he shoulddo around the house. But Ilet him make all the reallybig decisions.”My sisters and brothers,

we have gathered in this sa-cred space of St. Mary’sCathedral to celebrate a re-ally big decision each of youmade, when, before Godand family, your lips voicedtwo words that will rever-

berate into eternity: “I do.” Those two words or simi-

lar expressions of yourhearts, paved the way forthe beautiful, sacred voca-tion of a partnership of anintimate life and love. We’ve gathered here to

thank God and to thank youfor showing us whatfaith and uncondi-tional love can do.Your life of weddedlove is a homily thatneeds to bepreached to thewhole world, aworld that some-times seems to havegone amuck, wherethe desires and thefleeting feelings ofthe human personhave trumped God’sways and relegated

the divine teaching either tothe closet or the dustbin. It’s no secret, a wide gap

has developed between theChurch’s teaching concern-ing marriage and the familyand the lived convictions ofmany Christians. TheChurch’s teaching appears,even to many Catholics, tobe out of touch with theworld and with real life. Buteven the Church of the firstcenturies was confrontedwith concepts and ideas ofmarriage and family thatwere different from thatwhich Jesus Today, as it did back then,

the Church walks the pathof life with the people ofour day, not as Pope Francis

says, to impose, but to pro-pose Jesus’ teaching. Jesusdid not stop teaching thewill of the Father just be-cause people didn’t agree orbecause they found God’sways difficult to live.

Your life of wedded love is ahomily that needs to be

preached to the whole world,a world that sometimes seems

to have gone amuck

We know that the more weveer from God’s ways, themore trouble we encounter.That’s why one of our estab-lished diocesan priorities isto strengthen faith forma-tion in family life.You know better than any-

one else that the intimatepartnership that describesmarriage is not a mutuallyagreed upon statement thatensures that each party in-vests only fifty percent ofthemselves. A marriage will never en-

dure when one or both ofthe parties are busy tabulat-ing who sacrifices more forthe other. The loving rela-tionship that Christ has withthe Church is reflected inthe love relationship of hus-band and wife. Such loveknows not how to count thecosts. Several days ago, Pope

Francis officiated at themarriage of twenty couplesat St. Peter’s Basilica. He

told them that married lifecan be “tiring, burdensome,and often, even nauseating.”He was alerting them to thecosts inherent to the mar-riage union. We wouldn’t be surprised

to learn that most of youhave experienced those sortof feelings and perhaps,with even more colorfulwords!Two young brothers were

having lunch. Suddenly, ahuge squabble broke outwith the two youngstersshouting at each other:“That’s not fair. You havemore cake than me!” “That’sbecause I cleaned my roombetter than you did!” “Thatdoesn’t matter! Mommy!David got more cake thanme.” They almost got into afistfight. Mom intervened very

quickly, taking away dessertfrom both of them andsending them to theirrooms, hearing in the back-ground, “That’s not fair!”We spend a lot of time

concerning ourselves withwhat we believe to be fair inlife. Wasn’t that the mainconcern of the workers intoday’s Gospel? Never mindthat I got what I agreed to.Somebody else is gettingmore than me. We are quick to demand

our fair share of things.Many marriages have bro-ken down because one partydidn’t feel that he or she re-ceived their “fair share,”whatever that was.

I dare say that my folkswould not had been marriedover 50 years if they kepttrack of whether either onegot their fair share. I sus-pect neither one of themever did. It is in giving that we re-

ceive. If we are more fo-cused on what we receive,we forget how to give—“forbetter for worse, for richer,for poorer, in sickness andin health.” The Holy Father assured

the brides and grooms attheir wedding that Christ’sredemptive sacrifice wouldenable them to “resist thedangerous temptation ofdiscouragement, infidelity,weakness, abandonment.”You have learned that yoursacrifice has often been re-flected in such words as: “Ilove you.” “I am sorry.”“Please forgive me.” “I for-give you.” The love of Christ has

blessed and sanctified yourunions as wives and hus-bands, sustaining your loveand renewing it when,human speaking, it becamelost, wounded or worn out,as Pope Francis puts it. This marriage jubilee is

truly an occasion for youand your families, and espe-cially this family of faith tothank God for the blessingsyou are. Thank you for your wit-

ness of faithful love. Con-gratulations to you and yourfamilies. God bless you all!!

BishopTerry R.LaValley

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OBITUARIESBetty B. Yarchuk

WEBSTER, NY – A Mass of Chris-tian Burial for Betty B.Yarchuk, wife of Deacon An-drew Yarchuk was held Sept.20 at St. St. Paul's RomanCatholic Church.

She died Sept. 15 in Web-ster; a private burial will takeplace in Watertown.

She is survived by her hus-band of 64 years, daughters,Barbara A. Robbins (DeaconMark), Mary A. Ciakowski(Kevin); daughter-in-law, JayeJ. (Hanson) Yarchuk of SC; 11grandchildren and their chil-dren; many nieces andnephews.

Her sons, Andrew M. andDavid A.; her siblings and herparents died before her.

Mrs. Yarchuk, formerly ofWatertown, was a parishionerof Holy Family Church. Shewas a member of the 3rdOrder of St. Francis and ac-tive in prison ministry andMarriage Encounter.

Memorial donations maybe made to New Hymnals forSt. Paul’s Roman CatholicChurch, 783 Hard Road, Web-ster, NY 14580 or to the Sis-ters of Most Precious Blood,400 Pratt Street, Watertown,NY 13601.

---Alexandria Bay – Allen J. Tidd, 95; FuneralServices Sept. 19, 2014 at St. Cyril’sChurch; burial in St. Cyril’s Cemetery.

Au Sable Forks – Barbara J. (Santo)Rhino, 84; Funeral Services Sept. 19, 2014at Holy Name Church; burial in parishcemetery.

Brushton – Nora Constance Harris Arquit,91; Funeral Aug. 8, 2014 at St. Mary’sChurch; burial in St. Peter’s Cemetery.

Canton – Lois Jean (DeGraaf) Steinburg,62; Memorial Services Sept. 18, 2014 atSt. Mary’s Church.

Carthage – Peter N. Betrus, 99; FuneralServices Sept. 22, 2014 at St. JamesChurch; burial in St. James Cemetery.

Carthage – Francis E. Murphy, 94; FuneralServices Sept. 17, 2014 at St. JamesChurch; burial in Old St. James Cemetery.

Champlain – Harold M. “Buddy” Duprey,44; Funeral Services Sept. 18, 2014 at St.Mary’s Church.

Chazy – Keith R. Matott, 48; FuneralServices Sept. 17, 2014 at Sacred HeartChurch; burial in parish cemetery.

Evans Mills – Walter J. “Sonny” Gleba, 65;Funeral Sept. 17, 2014 at St. Mary’sChurch; burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Gouverneur – Carl D. Parow, 90; FuneralServices Sept. 15, 2014 at St. JamesChurch; burial in Riverside Cemetery.

Heuvelton – Elizabeth “Betty” E. (Chase)Lytle, 86; Funeral Services Sept. 15, 2014at St. Raphael’s Church; burial in St.Mary’s Cemetery, Ogdensburg.

Lake Placid – Joan Dixon Peacock, 92; Fu-neral Sept. 18, 2014 at St. Agnes Church;burial in St. Agnes Cemetery.

Massena – Paul Emile Fournier, 98; Fu-neral Services Sept. 19, 2014 at Church ofthe Sacred Heart; burial in Calvary Ceme-tery.

Massena – Rita F. (Greene) Spence, 80;Funeral Sept. 18, 2014 at Phillips Memo-rial Home; burial in Calvary Cemetery.

Mooers Forks – Reginald L. “Reggie”Miller, 82; Funeral Services Sept. 19, 2014at St. Ann’s Church; burial in St. Ann’sCemetery.

North Lawrence – Edelgard E. “Pippi”(Vogelgesang) Burns, 84; Funeral Serv-ices Sept. 18, 2014 at St. LawrenceChurch; burial in Hillcrest Cemetery.

Ogdensburg – David C. Monpetit, 66; Fu-neral Services Sept. 20, 2014 at NotreDame Church.

Ogdensburg – Ashley H. Sansoucy, 33;Funeral Services Sept. 19, 2014 at St.Mary’s Cathedral; burial in St. Mary’sCemetery.

Plattsburgh – Carol A. (Belrose) Farber,68; Funeral Services Sept. 16, 2014 at theHamilton Funeral Home; burial in Valley

View Cemetery, Dover Plains.

Plattsburgh – Francis F. “Bud” Moore, 90;Funeral Services Sept. 20, 2014 at St.John’s Church; burial in St. Alexander’sCemetery, Morrisonville.

Plattsburgh – Jeannette A. (Rabideau)Reeves, 92; Funeral Services Sept. 15,2014 at St. John’s Church; burial in Mt.Carmel Cemetery.

Pyrites – James J. “Jim” Kelly, 91; FuneralSept. 17, 2014 at St. Paul’s Oratory; burialin St. Mary’s Cemetery, Canton.

Redford – John H. Farrell, 77; Funeralservices Sept. 17, 2014 at Church of theAssumption; burial in parish cemetery.

Redford – Dianne M. Wood, 64; FuneralServices Sept. 20, 2014 at Church of theAssumption; burial in parish cemetery.

Sackets Harbor – John N. Thomas, 90; Fu-neral Services Sept. 18, 2014 at St. An-drew’s Church; burial in Lakesidecemetery.

Saranac Lake – Dora L. (Helms) Fountain,101; Funeral Services Sept. 16, 2014 at St.Bernard’s Church; burial in MountainView Cemetery, Gabriels.

Ticonderoga – Robert Caldera, 83; Fu-neral Services Sept. 15, 2014 at St. Mary’sChurch.

Watertown – Grace (Quinn) Parks; Fu-neral Services Sept. 19, 2014 at HolyFamily Church; burial in St. Mary’s Ceme-tery, Dewitt.

West Chazy – Mark Stephen Fessette, 63;Memorial Services Sept. 20, 2014 at St.Joseph’s Church; burial in St. Joseph’sCemetery.

Winthrop – Flora M. (Thomas)Rivers, 95;Funeral Services Sept. 16, 2014 at theHammill Funeral Home; burial in St.Patrick’s Cemetery, Brasher Falls.

The Pontifical Mission Societies of theDiocese of Ogdensburg, Inc.The Society for the Propagation of the FaithSr. Mary Ellen Brett, SSJ, Director

622 Washington St., Ogdensburg, NY 13669(315) 393-2920; fax 1-866-314-7296mbrett@rcdony.org

By Sister Mary Ellen Brett, SSJDiocesan mission director

Every year, something special happens on the next to lastSunday of October. The Church reflects its deepest identityas the Church in Mission.

What is it all about?

On world Mission Sunday, Catholics of the world unite inMass to recommit our-selves to our vocation,through Baptism, to bemissionaries. TheChurch’s missionaryactivity begins withthe proclamation ofFaith: “Jesus is Lord!”He is our commonhope, a hope thatsaves us.

On World MissionSunday, we are calledin a special way to bemissionaries throughprayer and participa-tion in the Eucharist,and by giving gener-ously to the collectionfor the Society for thePropagation of theFaith.

As we pray and re-spond on World Mission Sunday here at home, we are shar-ing in those celebrations taking place in every parish,seminary, school and convent all over the world.

Our brothers and sisters in the Missions themselves offertheir prayers and sacrifices so that others may come toknow Jesus!

In a world where so much divides us, World Mission Sun-day rejoices in our unity as missionaries! It provides an op-portunity to support the life-giving presence of the churchamong the poor and suffering in more than 1,150 missiondioceses.

Know that the people you are helping but have not metare grateful and will be praying for you. Thank you!

Countdown toWorld Mission

Sunday

Please remember “The Society for the Propagation of the Faith” when writing or changing your Will.

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There are some profoundmessages on marriage in thisweek’s NCC.

The homily thatBishop LaValley deliv-ered at Sunday’s Mar-riage Jubilee is printedon page 3.

A report about themarriage celebration atwhich Pope Francispresided at St. Peter’sBasilica appears onpage 11.

Both the bishop andthe pope reflected onthe joys of married life.

“We’ve gathered hereto thank God and to thank youfor showing us what faith andunconditional love can do,” thebishop told the jubilarians.

And they cautioned aboutthe challenges.

In his typically bluntmanner, Pope Francistold the newlyweds thatmarried life can be “tir-ing, burdensome, andoften, even nauseating.”

(I can personally at-test to plenty of maritalnausea but only duringthose months when Iwas pregnant!)

Over the next coupleof weeks we will behearing a lot about mar-riage and the family asthe Synod of Bishops

on the family takes place atthe Vatican Oct. 5-19.

Understanding the chal-lenges, Pope Francis and our

bishops have encouraged us topray for this gathering, settingaside next Sunday, Sept. 28 asa universal day of prayer.

Archbishop Joseph Kurtz,president of the U.S. Confer-ence of Catholic Bishops,called the synod as "an impor-tant moment for the churchand for families....As thechurch turns with special at-tention to the family, mayGod's plan for marriage andthe family be a source of hopeand healing."

For the day of prayer,Catholics around the worldhave been given a gift: a prayerto the Holy Family written byPope Francis. It follows:

Jesus, Mary and Joseph,inyou we contemplate the splen-

dour of true love,to you weturn with trust.

Holy Family ofNazareth,grant that our fami-lies toomay be places of com-munion and prayer,authenticschools of the Gospel andsmall domestic Churches.

Holy Family of Nazareth,mayfamilies never again experienceviolence, rejection and divi-sion:may all who have beenhurt or scandalized find readycomfort and healing.

Holy Family of Nazareth,maythe approaching Synod of Bish-ops make us once more mind-ful of the sacredness andinviolability of the family,andits beauty in God’s plan.Jesus,Mary and Joseph, graciouslyhear our prayer. AMEN!

So, how are you doing – thatis with the memorization ofthe Beatitudes?

We all have excuses, don’t we– too busy – too many distrac-tions. Pope Francis continuesto want us Catholics to memo-rize all of these Beatitudes.

So far, we have seen three –poor in spirit, those whomourn and the meek.

Now onto the next beatitude.Iit may seem curious to us allbut it is rather simple –“Blessed are they who hungerand thirst for righteousness;for they will be satisfied.”

The physically hungry andthirsty have a need: they mustfind something to satisfy theirneed – in a hurry. But Jesusknows that many others arespiritually in need. To satisfythat need they must becomerighteous. This will mean achange in life, a turning to theLord, living in the love andspirit of Our Savior, JesusChrist.

This is Jesus’ message to useven today. He tells us, “yourlife will be filled with happi-ness and holiness when youseek intensely the righteous-ness of the Lord.”

This beatitude is about con-version. The story of many ofthe great saints of our Church

has been the story of conver-sion. Many were living livesfar from the Lord yet, theyknew something was lacking intheir lives; they lacked happi-ness and love – they wereempty. Somehow, each in hisor her own way discoveredwhat was missing – they weremissing the Lord. When theyrealized this, they went after it– like someone who is physi-cally hungry or thirsty.

What does this mean for us? Our challenge to be right-

eous is a daily adventure. Wemust be ready to change eachday. Each day is about thechallenge to become holier andholier. This is an effort thatmust have the determinationof someone who longs to sat-isfy hunger.

This holiness is about livinga strong and good life in theway of our Savior, Jesus. Holi-ness is not about piety. It isabout living a good and strong

life of faith. This holiness isreflected as an example thatleads others to strive for thisrighteousness of the Lord.

Righteousness means a dis-covery of the plan of Jesus.Then comes obedience and ad-herence. Faith opens us ourhearts so that we realize this isthe only way to happiness.The problem is that too manydo not believe – they don’ttrust the way of Jesus. Theyjust don’t think it will lead tohappiness and so they reject.

The hope is that there will bemany whose lives have beentransformed by the Lord willlead others to the Lord. Thespirit of the righteousness ofJesus should, even must, be soevident to others.

I just discovered this poem –“Jesus, the healer.” Jesus leadsus onto the road to righteous-ness.

“I had a dream that I came tothe Lord / trembling, ashamed,fearful and sad. And I told himmy tale of betrayals. When Ihad finished, I continued tokneel there, waiting for thepunishment I felt I richly de-served. But what did he do?He rose from his chair, tooksome ointment, and said, ‘Letme dress your wounds.’ ‘Whatwounds?’ I asked, puzzled.

‘I’m the one who has woundedothers.’ But then in a flash Isaw he was right. I too waswounded, for to sin is to suffer.Astonished by his mercy, I lethim dress my wounds. After-wards I went away airbornewith joy. His sheer goodnessmade me feel that I too wasgood, and made me want to belike him.”

S E P T . 2 4 , 2 0 1 4N O R T H C O U N T R Y C A T H O L I C2 Diocesan Life

REV. JOSEPH A. MORGANVice President

SR. JENNIFER VOTRAW, SSJSecretary-TreasurerMARY LOU KILIAN

Editor/General Manager

BISHOP TERRYR. LAVALLEYPresident

EDITOR’S NOTES

Mary LouKilian

Holy Family, we pray for our families

A PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE

Challenge to be righteous: daily adventure

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14ROSARY RALLYTurin – The 2014 Public Square RosaryCrusade has been plannedDate: Oct. 11Time: 1 p.m.Place: Spirit WalkFeatures: Secularists are trying to pushGod from the public square. But withoutGod, where will our leaders get the wis-dom to solve the great problems weface? We must stop the secularist ad-vance and pray to God for help. He willhear us if we pray through the interces-sion of His Blessed Mother. Contact: Laurie at 519-2037 or Mary at376-3064

HARVEST DINNERConstableville – The Altar & Rosary Soci-ety of St. Mary’s Church is holding its an-nual harvest dinnerDate: Oct. 5Time: 11:30 a.m.Features: turkey dinner with all thetrimmings served family style. Takeoutswill be available.Prices: $9 adults, $4 children 10 andunder.

ST. HEDWIG'S POLISH FEST Houseville – St. Hedwig's is holding itsAnnual Polish Fest to raise funds forchurch repairs and restorationDate: Oct. 19Time: Noon Features: Polish food, theme basket raf-fles, bake sale, 50/50 Raffle. Donationsof theme baskets, pies and monetary do-nations appreciated.

Contact: Joann 348-8735, Mary 348-8836 or Mary Ann 348-6260.

FIRST SATURDAY ROSARYMassena - St. Mary's Church is holding aspecial rosary to mark First Saturday.Date: Oct. 4Time: 3:15 p.m.Features: The Rosary to Our Lady of Fa-tima prayed in reparation to Her Immac-ulate Heart and for World Peacefollowed by a 15 minute private medita-tion on the Glorious Mysteries. Confes-sions are available starting at 2:45 andthe Saturday Mass Vigil is at 4.

ROAST BEEF DINNEROgdensburg - St. Joseph’s Home willhold its annual community SteamshipRoast Beef Dinner.Date: Oct. 5Time: 11 a.m. until all are servedPlace: K of C HallCost: Tickets are on sale now from boardmembers or at St. Joseph’s for $8.00 Features: Auction, Raffles and 50/50. Contact: 393-3780

INFORMATION ON ANNULMENTSWaddington - An informational presen-tation concerning annulments in theCatholic Church to be held.Date: Oct. 16Time: 6:30 p.m.Place: St. Mary’s Parish CenterSpeaker: Msgr. Harry K. Snow, JCL, theJudicial Vicar, the Presiding Judge of theTribunal. Features: Following the presentationMsgr. Snow will meet with anyone whowishes to speak with him.

HARVEST DINNEROgdensburg – Notre Dame to have theirHarvest Dinner.Date: Oct. 19Time: Noon to 3 p.m.Place: K of C Hall, Take-outs available.Cost: Adults, $9; Children 5-12, $5 (Eatin only)Features: Roast turkey w/trimmings.Dessert, Craft table and 50/50 raffle.

LASAGNA DINNERHeuvelton – The annual St. Raphael’sLasagna Dinner to be held.Date: Sept. 24Time: 4:30 p.m. to 7Place: Heuvelton Central SchoolCost: Adults, $7; Senior Citizens (over 65),$6; Children 6-12, $5; under 6, FreeFeatures: Lasagna is prepared byTheresa Smith’s Culinary Arts Class. CallSt. Raphael’s Rectory at 344-2383 onSept. 24 between noon and 3 p.m. for atakeout order.

LIFECHAIN IN POTSDAMPotsdam– Lifechain to be held.Date: Oct. 5Time: 2 p.m. to 3:30 (gather at 1:45 inthe parking lot across from the RoxyTheater to pick up signs)Place: Market & Main StreetsFeatures: Rain or shine!Contact: Dan Paladin & Chris LaRosedaniel.paladin@gmail.comclarose@twcny.rr.com

HARVEST WALK/RUNOgdensburg – Annual HarvestWalk/Run to be held.Date: Oct. 5Time: Registration 12 p.m.; Walk , 1 p.m.Place: Dobisky CenterFeatures: Sponsor sheets available atCatholic Charities, 716 Caroline St, or theNeighborhood Center/City HallContact: 315-393-2255

MUSICAL PARISH MISSIONPotsdam/Colton- St. Patrick’s Church inColton and St. Mary’s Church in Potsdamwill be hosting a 3-day mission with thetheme “Come closer to a loving God.”Dates: Oct. 6-8Schedule: 9 a.m. and St. Patrick’s; 6:30p.m. at St. Mary’s.Features: Donna Cori Gibson, a Catholicsinger and evangelist, will lead the con-cert series. She has been sharing hersongs, sung prayers and meditations for18 years in Catholic churches, prayer

groups and on TV. Free music downloads,samples and videos are available atwww.DonnaCoriGibson.com

RUMMAGE SALECanton – St. Mary’s School is having arummage sale.Schedule: Oct. 10, at 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.,and Bag Sale, Oct. 11, at 8 a.m. to 11

RUMMAGE SALENorfolk – Rummage sale to be held tobenefit Altar Rosary Society.Date: Sept. 25 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sept. 269 a.m. to noonPlace: Church of the Visitation in parishcenter behind church

LEADERSHIP WEEKENDSaranac Lake -The annual leadershipweekend for high schoolers is setDate: Oct. 3-5 Place: GuggenheimCost: $40Features: The weekend will consist ofleadership building and helping teens totake active roles in their parishes.Contact: Deacon Brian Dwyer at bd-wyer@rcdony.org or visitwww.rcdony.org/Youth

RELIGIOUS JUBILEEOgdensburg - The Diocese of Ogdens-burg invite you to participate in a Eu-charistic Celebration of the DiocesanJubilee 2014 & Opening Event for Year ofConsecrated Life.Date: Oct. 12Time: 2 p.m.Place: St. Mary’s CathedralFeatures: Bishop Terry R. LaValley willbe the celebrant. Reception in BrzanaHall.

CATHOLIC SCOUT RETREATMalone – Scouts and scouters of allfaiths are invited to the Catholic ScoutRetreat.Date: Oct. 19Schedule: 9 a.m., Retreat at Holy FamilySchool; 11 a.m., Mass at Notre Dame Features: Learn the skills of the gamefrom an Olympic Curling Coach on Oct.18 and on Oct. 19 work on a communityservice project, explore the type of voca-tions people can live their faith through,meals are provided with a patch for theregistration fee. It is possible to campout Oct. 18– tentatively Jamboree on

the Air, group Rosary, and a Campfireprogram will be provided.Contact: Scott Quinell at 315-261-4154or quinells@canton.edu.

HARVEST MASSMooers Forks – Bishop Terry R. LaValleyWill preside at annual diocesan HarvestMass of Thanksgiving.Date: Sept. 28Time: 2 p.m.Place: St. Ann’s ChurchFeatures: Dedicated to farmers, theirfamilies and their co-workers

CARITAS DINNERLake Placid – Save the date to honorCatholic Charities Caritas Award Honoree(Posthumously) Mrs. Penny Martin andPresident’s Award Catholic Daughters ofAmerica, Ogdensburg Diocese.Date: Oct. 26Time: Cash Bar 3:30 p.m., Dinner 4 p.m.Place: Crowne PlazaContact: 315-393-2255

JOURNEY TO EASTERN EUROPEFather Amyot will be leading a pilgrim-age visiting the land of St. John Paul II. Date: November 3- 14Cost: $3129 from Montreal (Air/landprice is $2449 plus $680 governmenttaxes/airline fuel surcharges)Features: First Class/Select Hotels, most

meals with comprehensive sightseeingin Warsaw, Krakow, Budapest, Vienna,PragueContact: Fr. Amyot at (315) 384-2064 ormail: P.O. Box 637, Norfolk, NY 13667 e-mail: fraamyot2@twcny.rr.com.

DIRECTED RETREATSyracuse -A five- day directed retreat tobe held at Stella Maris Retreat CenterDate: Oct. 19, Registration 5 p.m. to 7thru Oct. 24 after lunchCost: $450 including $100 non-refund-able registration fee or $90 per dayFeatures: silent retreat, includingmeals. You will have the opportunity tomeet one-on-one with the same direc-tor each day during the week. The onlycommunal gatherings will be the Eu-charistic celebration each day, and anopening conference on Sunday evening. Contact: Make checks payable to Dio-cese of Syracuse and mail to: MariaPaone, The Chancery, 240 E. OnondagaStreet, Syracuse, NY 13202, (315) 470-1460

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INSIDETHIS ISSUECardinals disagree on Communion for divorced,remarried l PAGE 10

Pope celebrates marriage rite for 20couples l PAGE 11

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Building Parishes WithLiving Stones

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OPEN YOUR HEARTS: Bishop’s Fund supports Formation for Ministry... p. 7

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The pastoral vision for the Dio-cese of Ogdensburg, deliveredby Bishop LaValley at this year’sChrism Mass, follows the theme“Find Your Home in Christ: RenewFaith, Nurture Hope, DiscoverLove,” illustrated by the newly re-leased logo, shown above. One ofthe priorities highlighted in the pas-toral letter was “Building Parisheswith Living Stones” with Father JaySeymour serving as point person. Inthis week’s NCC,Father Seymourwrites about the work towards ac-complishing one of the goals for thispriority: to charter a diocesan LivingStones Planning Committee with aclear mission and broad representa-tion by September 1, 2014. Dr.William Amoriell of Potsdam hascompleted his work as point personfor this goal.

On behalf of state deputy Carmine Muscumeci and 90,000 Knights of New York State, Dr. Charles J. Robinson, state secretary ofthe NY State Council of the Knights of Columbus, and Bill McIntyre, K of C district deputy, presented a check from the state K ofC Disaster Relief Fund for the immediate needs of the fire-ravaged St. Mary’s School in Ticonderoga to St. Joseph Sister SharonAnne Dalton, principal of St. Mary’s, and Father Kevin D. McEwan, pastor of St. Mary’s Parish. Full story on page 5.

Homeschooling families accept

Bishop LaValley’s invitation to

join him for Mass and picnic Sept. 5

In his homily for the dioce-san Marriage Jubilee, heldSunday at St. Mary’ Cathe-dral, Bishop LaValley said,“We’ve gathered here to thankGod and to thank you forshowing us what faith andunconditional love can do.“Your life of wedded love is

a homily that needs to bepreached to the whole world,a world that sometimesseems to have gone amuck,where the desires and thefleeting feelings of thehuman person have trumpedGod’s ways and relegated thedivine teaching either to thecloset or the dustbin,” thebishop said. FULL STORY, PAGE 3

FULL STORY, PAGE 8

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Tuck theGospel in your pocket andput on your walking shoes toshare Christ's love, peaceand joy with the world, PopeFrancis said. It is the HolySpirit who inspires Chris-tians to "overcome every ob-stacle, to conquer thetemptation of being closedup in oneself -- among a cho-

sen few" and to prevent peo-ple from believing they are"the only one destined forGod's blessing," he said at hisweekly general audience inSt. Peter's Square Sept 17.The pope continued a se-

ries of talks on the nature ofthe Catholic Church, focus-ing on what it means to saythe church is catholic and

apostolic. The word catholicmeans the church is univer-sal, he said. The church is found every-

where "and teaches thewhole truth that mankindmust learn regarding theheavens and the earth," hesaid. One sign of the church'suniversality is that it speaksevery language of the world.

The Gospel was translatedinto the world's different lan-guages, the pope said, sopeople could read it and en-counter the living Word. "It'salways a good idea to carrywith us a small book of theGospels to have in yourpocket or bag, and, duringthe day, to read a verse. It'sgood for you."