Bulletin for the Week of June 24, 2012

LOOKING AHEAD June 30-July 1: Renovation Fund Collectioin July 7-8: Insurance and Fuel Special Collection July 14-15: Food Shelf Weekend July 28-19: Mission COOP Presentation and Collection Aug 18-19: Food Shelf Weekend TOP NOTCH LINKS www.fortnight4freedom.org (Religous Freedom) www.saintannesshrine.org (St. Anne’s Shrine) Mission Intention for June: That Catholics may recognize in the Eucharist the living presence of the Risen One who accompanies them in daily life.. PILGRIMAGE TO ITALY: With Father Amyot Oct 31-Nov 10. For info: 315-384-2064. GLUTEN-FREE HOSTS AVAILABLE: If you are in need of a gluten-free Communion host, please advise Father Deno before the Mass you attend, and the special host will be set aside for you. PILGRIMAGE MASS: On Sunday, July 15th Knights of Columbus, their families and friends from throughout the Diocese of Ogdensburg will participate in the 64th Annual Pilgrimage to St. Anne’s Shrine in Isle LaMotte, Vermont. Bishop Terry LaValley will celebate Mass at 12:15 PM. Following Mass, Bishop LaValley will join the Knights, families and other pilgrims for a picnic lunch on the shrine’s grounds. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will take place at about 2:30 PM. All pilgrims are invited to the picnic lunch and if practical are asked to bring a dish to share. The Knights of Columbus will provide hot dogs, michigans, hamburgers and beverages. For more information please call Pilgrimage Coordinator Peter Keenan at 518-643-9241. MASS TIMES WHILE TRAVELING: Parishioners who are traveling may call 1-800-627-7846 (1-800-MASSTIMES) or www.masstimes.org for the location and schedule of Masses in Catholic Churches throughout the USA and other countries. This service is made possible by your contributions to the Catholic Communication Campaign. WORLD YOUTH DAY 2013: The following is provided for your information and interest by the Youth Ministry Department of the Diocese of Ogdensburg. World Youth Day 2013 will be in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 16th to July 30th, 2013. The journey will start with a week to Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. During the week, pilgrims will be hosted by a parish community for 4 days. From Uruguay, pilgrims will travel to WYD in Rio de Janeiro and the WYD Vigil and Mass. For more information please contact Lorraine Turgeon, Director of Young Adult Ministry at lturgeon@dioogdensburg.org or 315-323-4989. PARISH NURSE: St. James Parish welcomes two parishioners who have completed training in the ministry of Parish Nurse at the Mercy Care Parish Nursing Program at Saranac Lake. A Parish Nurse is an active RN licensed in New York State with the specialized practice that focuses on whole person health and spiritual care. A Parish Nurse can help parishioners *who feel lost in our increasingly complex health system *who have questions about a medical condition, treatment, medication or symptoms *who need help and don’t know where to turn *who have recently been released from the hospital FAMILY GUGGENHEIM: Family Guggenheim is an opportunity for the entire family to get away for a few days of relaxation, Family Guggenheim is held at the Guggenheim Retreat Center, operated by on Lower Saranac Lake. Sessions 1 and 2 begin at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 9 and Thursday, August 16 and end at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 12 and Sunday, August 19. Session 3 begins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 5 and ends at 5:00 p.m.on Sunday, October 7. For information phone 315-393-2920. MARRIAGE TIP: If you do something wrong, don’t say, “I’m sorry,” which doesn’t need a response. Say, “Will you forgive me?” The other spouse has to say “yes” or “no.” If “no,” you need to talk. Find more Marriage Rx at www.foryourmarriage.org. FORTNIGHT FOR FREEDOM: This is a time of prayer for our country which concludes on July 4, Independence Day. During these days our Catholic Church calendar celebrates a series of great martyrs who remained faithful in the face of persecution by political power such as St. John the Baptist, SS. Peter and Paul, and the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome. Culminating on Independence Day, this special period of prayer and public action is to emphasize both our Christian and American heritage of liberty. Human beings perceive the requirements of their conscience through the divine law. They must follow faithfully their conscience. No one should either be forced to act contrary to his or her conscience or be forbidden to act in accordance with his or her conscience. This is especially the case when it involves one’s religious beliefs. Religious liberty is understood to be both private and public. It cannot be limited to what takes places in houses of worship.