Bulletin for the Week of February 17, 2013

LOOKING AHEAD Feb 17; Mar 10; Apr 7; May 5: Classes in Preparation for Confirmation 6:30, St. James Parish Center Feb 16-17: Food Shelf Weekend Mar 16-17: Food Shelf Weekend Apr 20-21: Food Shelf Weekend May 10: Confirmation with Bishop Terry LaValley at 7:00 PM May 12: First Communion, 10:00 AM Mass May 25: Priest Ordination of Rev. Mr. Scott Belina, St. Mary’s Cathedral, 11:00 AM TOP NOTCH LINKS www.catholic.org (Catholic information) www.marylinks (Links on Mary) Mission Intention for February That migrant families, especially the Mothers may be supported and accompanied in their difficulties. TAG SALE: St. Ann’s Church Hall located behind St. Ann’s Church 3062 Route 11, Mooers Forks. Friday, March 8. Saturday, March 9, Sunday, March 10 9:00 am to 5:00 pm each day. Sponsored by Mooers K of C Auxiliary Bishop Wadhams General Assembly # 706: The Bishop Wadhams General Assembly # 706 in Plattsburgh has rescheduled their chicken and biscuit dinner for February 10. The dinner will be held at Seton Academy and we will start serving at 11:00 AM and end at 4:00 PM. This is all you can eat for $8.00 ($5.00 Children and seniors). All profits will go to charity. Bible Study Program, Our Lady of the Adirondacks House of Prayer, Ellenburg Center, Saturday, March 9 & 16, and April 6, 10:30-noon. Rita Breen will make a presentation on themes of Lent. Drawing heavily from Scripture, through the discussions in these sessions, participants will discover the depth of their capacity to care for others and, in doing so, fully realize the depth of God's care and love. Please RSVP to olaprayerhouse@gmail.com or 518-594-3253. Light lunch provided. MARRIAGE TIP Laughter is one of the best stress reducers. Spouses can do this for each other by bringing a little comic relief when your beloved feels overworked or stressed out. You don’t have to be laugh-out-loud funny, just your usual corny self. Find more Marriage Rx at www.foryourmarriage.org NORTH COUNTRY CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN: The annual North Country Catholic subscription campaign begins next weekend. Since 1946, the NCC has served as a vital source of information, evangelization and unity for the 108,000 members of our diocesan family. During the coming year, the North Country Catholic will continue its special observance of the “Year for Faith” and introduce readers to young Catholic writers and Catholics who live out the Gospel of Life every day. Please renew or subscribe through our parish subscription campaign. The annual cost is $27. FOR LENT: To help you make your Lent more spiritual you may want to take some of the reading material you find at the entrance to the church. This year, through the generosity of Knights of Columbus Council #6067, you will find two books of special spiritual and religious interest to Catholics. The Four Signs of Dynamic Catholic and Rediscover Catholicism, both written by Matthew Kelly, are yours to take home for Lenten reading and spirituality. LENTEN PRAYER: Father, I abandon myself into your hands; do with me what you will. Whatever you may do, I thank you: I am ready for all; I accept all. Let only your will be done in me and in all your creatures. I wish no more than this. O Lord, into your hands I commend my soul; I offer it to you with all the love of my heart, for I love you, Lord, and so need to give myself, to surrender myself into your hands with no reserve, and with boundless confidence, for you are my Father. (Charles de Foucauld) FOUR SIGNS OF A DYNAMIC CATHOLIC (Matthew Kelly_ PRAYER :Dynamic Catholics have a daily routine of prayer, and a routine within that routine. STUDY Dynamic Catholics are continuous learners in the area of faith. They are always reading Catholic books, listening to faith related CDs GENEROSITY Dynamic Catholics are overwhelmingly generous in every sense of the word. They consider generosity to be the proof that Christianity has taken root in their hearts and in their lives. EVANGELIZE: Dynamic Catholics invite others to grow spiritually by sharing the love of God with them.