Bulletin for the Week March 1, 2009

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: My sweetest joy is to be in the presence of Jesus in the holy Sacrament. (St. Katharine Drexel). 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
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ENTEN SCHEDULE OF DAILY MASSES:
St. James, Cadyville: 8:30 Mon-Fri
St. Joseph, Dannemora: 8:30 Mon and 6:00 PM Fri
St. Alexander, Morrisonville: 9:00 Mon, Tues, Fri
St. Peter, Plattsburgh: 6:45 and 12:05 all weekdays
St. Joseph, West Chazy: 6:00 PM all weekdays
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CATHOLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION: Quality Catholic school education is available at Seton Academy, PK-6, (563-6330) and
Seton Catholic Central School, grades 7-12. Seton Catholic Central will hold its annual Open House on Wednesday, March 18 from 5-7 pm. Parents and students who would like to know more about Seton are invited to come and visit the school. Our Catholic schools are a great blessing for our community as places where our Catholic values can be taught and experienced while receiving an excellent education. Refreshments will be served. There will be a presentation at 5:30 and 6:30 pm. Seton Catholic Central, grades 7-12, is located at 206 New York Road on the former Plattsburgh Air Base. For more information, please call 561-4031 or write info@setoncatholic.net.

SUGGESTIONS FOR LENT 2009
For Catholics Lent is a time of inner conversion through Prayer, Fasting, Learning and Giving. To help you make Lent 2009 a spiritual renewal St. James Parish offers you the following help:
Participate actively in weekend Masses
Participate in daily Masses when you can
Pray the Stations of the Cross on Fridays at 7:00 PM
Confess your sins through the Sacrament of Confession
Do not eat meat on Fridays of Lent
Limit yourself to one full meal on Good Friday
Use the booklet What Am I Doing for Lent This Year?
Use the booklet The Bible and You for your Bible readings
Use The Magnificat Lenten Companion as a help in daily prayer
Pray, Fast and Give with Operation Rice Bowl and calendar

ST. PATRICK’S DAY DINNER: St. Elizabeth’s Church, Elizabethtown, will hold its annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner on Sunday, March 15th at the Parish Hall from 2-6 PM. The dinner will consist of Corned Beef or Ham, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, home-made bread, milk, coffee or tea and gingerbread with topping. Adults: $8. Children under 12: $4.

THE NORTH COUNTRY CATHOLIC: The annual North Country Catholic subscription campaign begins next weekend. Over the years, the North Country Catholic has served as a vital source of information, evangelization and unity for the 112,000 members of our diocesan family. Please consider subscribing at $25 for a one year subscription.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS: Public Stations of the Cross will be held each Friday of Lent at 7:00 PM at St. James Church. Please try to include these as part of your Lenten prayer.

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT: Have you experienced a bit of desert wandering of your own? In today's Gospel from Mark, it is the very beginning of Jesus' public ministry. Upon his baptism by John, the Holy Spirit leads Jesus out into the desert where he remains for forty days. During this time, he is immediately challenged by Satan, but as the Gospel states, "He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him." Can we recognize our beasts, and still rely on our angels? Throughout Jesus' forty days, his thoughts were always first and foremost with his Father. This saving grace protected him from danger and temptation. Yet we all too frequently choose to seek God's intervention only as a last resort. Whether we spend our days in the presence of life's temptations or try to battle the beasts and demons that come our way, how can we be so bold as to believe we can do it on our own, when Jesus himself relied on God as his savior and protector? Faith is, was, and shall always be our greatest shield.

ECUMENICAL PRAYER SERVICE: Some of the Catholic and Protestant Churches of the Saranac River Valley have planned an Ecumenical Prayer Service at Assumption Mary Church, Redford for Sunday, March 1 at 2:00. All are welcome to participate.