Bulletin for the Week of February 24, 2013

LOOKING AHEAD Feb 23-24: Campaign for Subscriptions to North Country Catholic Mar 9-10: Special Catholic Relief Services collection Mar 10; Apr 7; May 5: Classes in Preparation for Confirmation 6:30, St. James Parish Center Mar 10: Daylight Saving Time Begins - clocks ahead 1 hour 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 June 9: Cadyville Fire Department Field Day TOP NOTCH LINKS www.catholic.org (Catholic information) www.marylinks (Links on Mary) Mission Intention for March.That respect may grow with the awareness that all creation is God’s work entrusted to human responsibility. 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 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 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 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 $27 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. Subscribing to the North Country Catholic is an ideal way to observe this Year of Faith, to be informed and inspired and to stay connected with the 94,000 members of our diocesan family. Please enter your subscription today. Extra subscription envelopes are available at the entrances of the church. ANOTHER OPTION – “go green” and receive your NCC through email. If interested, write your email address on the envelope . THE SIGN OF THE CROSS: For early Christians, the Sign of the Cross involved tracing small crosses on the forehead, on the lips and on the heart, as we do at Mass before the reading of the Gospel. In the 3rd century,Tertullian noted that Christians made the Sign of the Cross regularly before entering or leaving their homes, eating, bathing, even before lighting lamps. The Sign of the Cross is made on Catholics at Baptism, at the Anointing of the Sick and countless times in between. When you reverently bless yourself with the Sign of the Cross, you express belief in God the Father, in God the Son and in God the Holy Spirit from whom all blessings flow. We can sanctify modern life with this ancient gesture. 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. CONFESSION: The web site of the American Bishops (www.usccb.org) has an excellent presentation on the Sacrament of Penance. It contains directions for receiving the sacrament of Penance and an examination of conscience. It explains the parts of Confession. Although this sacrament is often referred to as “confession” it is much more. We first feel contrition in our hearts, a sorrow for our sin and determination not to sin again, then we confess our sins to a priest. After our confession and an Act of Contrition, we receive absolution of our sins and a penance to repair the damage of sin and protect us from sinning again in the future