Bulletin for the week of February 28, 2010

LOOKING AHEAD

Feb 26 and all Fridays of Lent: Stations of the Cross, 7:00 PM

Feb 27-28: Campaign for Subscriptions to North Country Catholic

Mar 13-14: Special Catholic Relief Services collection

Mar 14: Daylight Saving Time Begins - clocks ahead 1 hour

Mar 14: Class for those preparing for Confirmation, Parish Center, 7:00 PM

Mar 20-21: Food Shelf Weekend

Apr 30: Ordination of Father Terry LaValley as Bishop, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Ogdensburg

May 9: First Communion, 10:00 AM Mass

June 13: Cadyville Fire Department Field Day

RELIGIOUS WEB SITES

www.homefaith.com (At Home with Our Faith)

www.fisheaters.com (Catholic information)

Mission Intention for March

That the world economy be managed according to the principles of justice and equity, taking account of the real needs of people, especially the poorest.

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP: Hospice of the North Country will be offering Bereavement Support Group consisting of ten bi-monthly sessions (first and third Mondays of the month) beginning on Monday, March 1st continuing through June. Evenings 7:00-9:00 pm at the Hospice Office, 43 Durkee Street, Plattsburgh. For more info phone 561-8465.

EASTER DUTY: All Catholics who have reached the age of reason must confess their serious sins in the Sacrament of Penance at least once a year. They must also receive Holy Communion at least once each year during the Easter season, which this year extends from February 21st, the First Sunday of Lent, until Trinity Sunday, May 30th.

WE HAVE A BISHOP! On February 23rd Pope Benedict XVI appointed Father Terry LaValley as the 14th Bishop of Ogdensburg. He will become Bishop LaValley on April 30th. Bishop-elect LaValley is a native of Mooers Forks. He was born on March 26, 1956. He completed his secondary education at Northeastern Clinton Central School. He received a B.A. from SUNY Plattsburgh. After serving a six-year tour of duty with the United States Navy he entered Wadhams Hall to prepare for becoming a priest to which he was ordained on September 24, 1988. He is currently the Pastor of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Ogdensburg. Lent 2010 is truly a new springtime for our Diocesan Church.

Suggested prayer for Bishop-elect LaValley

God, eternal Shepherd,

you have chosen your servant Terry

to watch over the your flock

and to pastor the Church of Ogdensburg.

Help him to respond wholeheartedly

to your call, “Follow me.”

Among us and for us,

may he be a faithful teacher,

a wise administrator and a holy priest.

Enrich him with the gifts and virtues of a true apostle,

for the good of your people in the North Country.

May he, and all those in his care,

show forth the living presence of Christ in the world;

and come to the joy of everlasting life

in your verdant pastures.

We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

HAITI EARTHQUAKE CONTRIBUTIONS: Sr. Donna Franklin, Diocesan Director of Catholic Charities, has shared with you the following information: Individuals who make a contribution to charities providing relief to Haiti in 2010 may include such contribution as an itemized deduction for their 2009 federal income tax return, so long as the contribution is made prior to March 1, 2010.

AT HOME WITH OUR FAITH: The March issue of At Home with Our Faith is now available at the entrance to the church.

MARRIAGE TIP: Can't find the right words to talk over a sensitive subject with your spouse? Consider talking with your father first - God the Father. Sometimes the quiet of prayer can help us find the words we need. Find more Marriage Rx at www.foryourmarriage.org.

READ THE BIBLE: Perhaps this Lent we can enjoy the gifts given through reading the Bible. Every moment and every event of every person’s life on earth plants something in our soul. . . . each moment brings with it germs of spiritual vitality. This Lent, let’s make the time to review the spiritual teachings we have previously received, overlearn them in order to be formed by them and practice them over and over again.

NORTH COUNTRY CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN: The annual North Country Catholic subscription campaign begins this weekend. The price for a year’s subscription to the paper is $25 for Catholics within the Diocese of Ogdensburg. Support for the Catholic Press in the North Country through patron subscriptions at $35, $50, $100 and $250 allows the newspaper to maintain an affordable subscription rate for all. The North Country Catholic is the best way for us to be informed and stay connected with the 108,000 members of our diocesan family. Please enter your subscription today. Subscription envelopes are available at the entrances of the church.