MESSAGE OF BISHOP CUNNINGHAM: Soon, all across the United States we will celebrate Thanksgiving with our loved ones. This special time of Thanksgiving allows us the opportunity to reflect thankfully on all the gifts that God has given to us. We know as Christians that God alone is the source of all we have and all we are. God has chosen unique gifts for every man, woman, and child. He calls each one of us by name to accept His gifts with gratitude and to share those gifts lovingly with our brothers and sisters in Christ. In scripture, Jesus calls us to “use whatever gifts we have received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms” (1 Pt 4:10) I invite you to take some quiet time to reflect on your talents, gifts, and treasures. Please open your heart by faithfully responding to God’s call to use those gifts for the service of your brothers and sisters in Christ as we work together to build the Kingdom of God.
FUND RAISER: The Witkiewicz family lost their home to fire on October 22. A spaghetti dinner will be held on Saturday, November 8, noon to 6 PM at St. Joseph Church Hall, Dannemora to assist them.
CATHOLIC CALENDARS: Calendars for 2009 indicating the special holy days and saints of the Catholic Church are available for your home or workplace. This year they are on the theme of Christian stewardship.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: “The Saints found no greater delight in this world than to be in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament” (Fr. Lukas Etlin, OSB.). Eucharistic Adoration is held throughout the year every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 6 am to 9 pm at St. John’s Church Adoration Chapel, downstairs. Everyone is invited to spend some quiet time with Jesus anytime during these hours. For more information about spending a special hour with Jesus weekly, or becoming a substitute, please call 561-5083 or email us at Sjohnsadoration@aol.com
YEAR OF ST. PAUL: All Saints Day “I heard the number of those who had been marked with the seal, one hundred and forty-four thousand marked from every tribe of the children of Israel”(Revelation 7:4). As we celebrate All Saints Day, these 144 thousand are the saints who have entered into the presence of Christ, experiencing His light and peace. These saints are like a “little light” that help us to know the love of God through the witness of their lives in Christ that reflected His love while upon this earth.
ALL SOULS ENVELOPES: In the Catholic Church the month of November is dedicated to the memory of members of our family, our parish and our community who have died. A way of remembering these persons is through sharing in a Mass for them. Envelopes for All Souls are available at the entrance to the church. With your offering indicate the names in whose memory you wish us to pray.
MARRIAGE TIP: The main difference between a happy marriage and a troubled one can be preserving an attitude of "goodwill" when one makes a mistake. Constantly look for the good rather than the fault and create a "bank account" of positive experiences. Find more Marriage Rx at: www.foryourmarriage.org
ST. JAMES ALTAR SERVERS: Altar servers represent those who assist at the altar in presenting the gifts of bread and wine to the priest. We are very privileged at St. James Parish to have dedicated and excellent servers. We are in need of more altar servers who are in third grade through high school. At the entrance to the church are forms for boys and girls to apply to be altar servers. Training for serving will take place on Saturday, November 8th at 10:30 at St. James Church.
IN MEMORY OF OUR DEPARTED FAMILY: The Catholic Church invites us in the month of November to remember all those who have died. Death is the end of our earthly journey. We are told by Jesus, however, that when we have finished the work given to us to do on earth, we will be taken to an everlasting life in heaven. The Church encourages us to prepare ourselves for that hour of death by prayer and by living out our faith the best we can. Mary, our Blessed Mother, gave us her prayer, the Hail Mary, in which she mentions she will be with us at the hour of death. Let us pray daily to her and to St. Joseph, the Patron Saint of a happy death, to free us from any fear of death. During this month let us remember especially those who were called by death to their everlasting life since last November and whose funeral and/or burial was in this parish.
Keagan Upton
Ross Burnell
Theresa Drollette
Dorothy Rock
Leward Frenyea
Roy Rabideau
Yvonne Grigware
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