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November
23, 2008
SATURDAY-NOVEMBER
22-CECILIA, VIRGIN, MARTYR
4:30 Joe Bova by
Bob & Shirley Irvine
SUNDAY-NOVEMBER
23-OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THE
KING
8:00 Katie &
George Stiegelbauer by Daughter
10:30 Ann
R.Underwood by Leopardo &
Tibbetts Families
MONDAY-NOVEMBER
24-ANDREW DUNG-LAC, PRIEST,
MARTYR & COMPANIONS
8:15
Special Intentions Paul
McManaman by Legion of Mary
TUESDAY-NOVEMBER
25-WEEKDAY/CATHERINE OF
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGIN, MARTYR
8:15
Harold & Cora Coseo by The
Family
11:00
CURTIS-Margaret Rappa by Eva
Rappa & Toni Vallone
WEDNESDAY-NOVEMBER
26-WEEKDAY
8:15
Paul Freeman by Mel & Rose
busler
THURSDAY-NOVEMBER
27-WEEKDAY/THANKSGIVING DAY
8:15 Living
& Deceased Parishioners
FRIDAY-NOVEMBER
28-WEEKDAY
8:15
St. Anthony by Anthony &
Mary Bova
SATURDAY-NOVEMBER
29-WEEKDAY
4:30
Henry Lashway by Kathleen
Cassidy
SUNDAY-NOVEMBER
30-FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
8:00 Katie &
George Stiegelbauer by Daughter
10:30 Paul Myers
by Wife Mary Myers
Monday-10:00
am Legion of Mary in D. H.
Tuesday-7:00
pm Bingo-Fr. Dostie’s Team
6:45 pm Choir Practice in
the Church
Dear
God, in a world where much is
available yet so many still go
wanting we thank you for all you
have given us.
In
a time when family life is often
fragmented and chaotic we thank
you for the family we have with
us today.
In
a time when so many cannot
express their faith we thank you
for our freedoms.
In
a world that moves ever more
quickly, we thank you for this
today to share a meal with loved
ones, and to rest, reflect and
refresh ourselves on this
Thanksgiving Day.
Amen
4:30
PM Sue Clough
8:00 AM Jean Doell 10:30 AM Mike Grant
God's Plan
for Giving-Thank you for your generosity
in
supporting our parish:
Sunday Collection
11/09/08
$6,190.50
Life
at the Poverty Line. Every day
is about hanging on.
Of the 37 million people
considered to be living below
the poverty line, 45% work full
time but still do not make
enough money to feed their
families, keep roofs over their
heads, & pay for health
care. The Catholic Campaign for
Human Development (CCHD)
supports community-based
projects-founded & managed
by the poor themselves-that work
toward building a better &
more just community where
poverty does not exist. You can
make a difference. Please donate
prayerfully & generously in
today’s CCHD Collection.
We
read in the gospel of John
(6:15): “Jesus realized that
they would come & carry him
off to make him king, so he fled
back to the mountain alone.”
Why, then, do we now proclaim
him to be Christ the King?
John
himself give the answer, first
in his gospel & again in the
Book of Revelations: it all
depends on what is meant by the
term “king.”
In
his gospel, John gives detailed
attention to the interrogation
of Christ by Pilate, to the fact
that Pilate had a sign (Jesus of
Nazareth, King of the Jews)
placed on the cross, & to
the crowd’s protestation:
“We have no king but
Caesar!” In all of this,
Pilate & the Jews have one
understanding of the term
“king,” & Jesus has
another. He plainly says, “My
kingdom is not of this world.
In
his own words, Jesus came “to
testify to the truth.” He
adds, “Anyone committed to the
truth hears my voice.” ln
response, Pilate, the cynical
politician & manipulator who
has often compromised who has
often compromised himself, can
only wonder: “Truth, What does
that mean?”
Historically,
the feast day of Christ the King
was established as the
“crowning” of devotion to
the Sacred Heart. Jesus is King,
not in a dominative sense, but
in an absolute sense, because
all people, events & things
have meaning only in him. He is
the Way, Truth & Life. May
he be your King now &
forever!
Fr. Vincent Freeh, MSC
LIST
OF FAMILY MEMBERS BEING SENT TO
IRAQ & AFGHANISTAN:
PLEASE
PRAY FOR THEM.
Staff Sgt. Raymond Class, PFC David J. Converse II,
Sgt. 1st. Class Aaron Burns, PFC
Jeffrey Minnick, Joshua Hayes,
Maj. Michael Flaherty, PFC
Matthew Smart, Sgt. Christopher
Roberts, Major Daniel Elliott,
1st. Lt. George Getman, Sgt.
Arturo Ramiraz
In a California
church he spotted a golden
telephone on the vestibule wall,
the sign said ’Calls $10,000 a
minute.’ Seeking out the
pastor, he asked about the phone
& the sign. The pastor
answered that this golden phone
was, in fact, a direct line to
heaven, &
if he paid the price, he
could talk directly to God. The
man thanked the pastor &
proceeded on his way.
As
he continued to visit churches
in Seattle, Dallas, St. Louis,
Chicago, Minneapolis & found
more phones, with the same sign,
& the same answer from each
pastor.
Then he arrived
in Northern New York. Upon
entering a church in Watertown,
NY, he saw yet another golden
telephone. However; This time,
the sign read: ‘Calls: 35
cents.’
Fascinated with
this; he asked to talk to the
pastor, ‘Reverend,’ he said,
‘I have been in cities all
across the country, & in
many churches I have found a
similar golden telephone. At the
other churches I was told it is
a direct line to Heaven, &
that I could talk to God. But,
in the other churches, the cost
was $10,000 a minute, your sign
reads only 35 cents a call. Why?
The pastor,
smiling benignly, replied,
‘Son, you’re Northern New
York…..You’re IN God’s
Country…. It’s a
local call.’
Mary
Storie by Mary Marks
Liturgy
of the Word with Children will
begin at the 10:30 am Mass the
first Sun. of Dec. We thank
Cindy Oddi, Judy Sheridan, Alice
Busler & Eric Sharlow who
have already volunteered their
services. It is our hope that
the Liturgy of the Word can be
offered for the children at both
the 10:30 am & the 4:30 pm
Masses every weekend. Therefore,
we would like to have at least
four more volunteers so that no
one person would minister more
than once a month.
Training
for this ministry will be held
on Weds., Dec. 3 at 7:00 pm in
the school cafeteria. If you are
interested in becoming part of
this important ministry please
call Sister Diane Marie, SSJ at
the parish office 782-1474.
Winners
for our November Raffle:
Nov.
11-Janice Pitoniak
Nov.
15-Roland Charlton
Nov.
12-Timothy Jones
Nov.
16-John Wheeler
Nov.
13-Lisa Jones
(Plymouth,
VT.)
Nov.
14-Rose Busler
Nov. 17-Walt Shortsleeve
Those
of you who have not yet donated
to the annual Bishop’s Fund
drive have received a second
mailing asking for your
donation. Hopefully with these
added donations the diocese will
receive the $2,000 we need to
reach our parish goal of
$16,000.00.
Ecumenical
Bereavement Meeting, St.
Anthony’s Church, 850 Arsenal
St., Monday, November 24 at 7:00
pm, in Msgr., Sechi Hall.
Speaker: Deb Doss is a Licensed
Clinical Social Worker. Her
topic will be: “Don’t let
the Holidays Get You Down”.
Advent
Retreat-Register now for the
annual Advent Retreat at the
Motherhouse of the Sisters of
St. Joseph, 1425 Washington St.
It will be held on Sun., Dec. 7.
Join us for an afternoon of
prayer & reflection from
1:30-4:00. The afternoon wil
include Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament
Happy
Thanksgiving
&nbs