Bulletin for the Week of September 29, 2013

LOOKING AHEAD
Sep 29: Meeting of parents of Grades 6-7 Religious Education 2:00 PM Parish Center

Oct 3: Religious Education Grades 1-5

Oct 6: Registration for Confirmation Parish Center 6:00 PM

Oct 7: CVPH Blood Donor Drive, St. James Parish Center, 4pm-8pm

Oct 19-20: Food Shelf Weekend

Oct 19-20: Special Mission Sunday Collection

Nov 3: Daylight-saving time ends: Turn clocks back 1 hour

Nov 5: Election Day 2013 - Please vote!

Nov 16-17: Food Shelf Weekend

Dec 14-15: Food Shelf Weekend

Harvest Dinners
Oct 6: Our Lady of Victory, Plattsburgh, noon-5:00 pm
Oct 6: St. Mary, Champlain 11:30-5:00 pm
Oct 6: St. Elizabeth, Elizabethtown 2:00-6:00 pm
Oct 13: St. Joseph, Dannemora 11:30am-5:30pm
Oct 13: St. Joseph, West Chazy, noon-5:00 pm
Nov 10: St. Alexander, Morrisonville

RELIGIOUS WEB SITES www.newadvent.org www.wordonfire.org/ (Catholic videos)

Mission Intention for October: That the celebration of World Mission Day may help all Christians realize that we are not only receivers but proclaimers of God’s Word.

HEALING MINISTRY: Living Waters Healing Ministry Mass at St. Alexander’s Church, Morrisonville, First Thursday of every month at 6:30 PM.

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Elmore SPCA will be holding its annual furniture sale on Saturday, October 5 from 7 am to 4 pm at 142 Park Row, Cadyville. All proceeds will benefit the
animals awaiting adoption at Elmore. Donations of furniture and decorative items are sought. Call Joe Swinyer at 293-7528 to arrange deposit or pickup of items for the sale. We thank you.

And I thank YOU for the nice coverage this spring. We made $1500.00 even with the terrible rain which closed us up a number of times during the sale.

BLOOD DONORS NEEDED: St. James Parish is hosting the North Country Regional Blood Center of the CVPH Medical Center to collect blood at St. James Parish Center on Monday, October 7 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. You can donate whole blood every eight weeks. A single pint of blood could save up to four lives. Every time you give blood you are giving someone life: a child, mother, father, brother, sister, grandparents or even a friend.

LIFE CHAIN: You can participate in Life Chain on Sunday, October 6 from 2:30-3:30 on the corner of Smithfield Blvd and Corneilia St. This is a prayerful and peaceful event to stand up for the unborn. Please join!

CUB SCOUTS: Why the Cub Scouts? It’s fun with a purpose! Scouting teaches core values using outdoor experiences and fun activities as a tool to help your son develop leadership skills and help him grow to be the man you hope he will become. If you have a son or know of a boy in 1st through 5th grade, and think they could benefit from the values-based Scouting program, please, call or click today: 1-855-SCOUT-NY www.trcscouting.org

BIRTHRIGHT VOLUNTEER TRAINING: Live your life to the full as a Birthright volunteer. Help others accept the gift of life. Training begins in September. Call Birthright 563-4300 or Sally Fisher 534-3577.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION GRADES 1-5: The Religious Education classes for registered students in Grades 1-5 will begin on Thursday, October 3rd.

CONFIRMATION PREPARATION: Two Year Confirmation preparation classes for will begin on Sunday, October 6th at 6:00 at the Parish Center.

DID YOU KNOW? The Irish used turnips as their "Jack's lanterns" originally. But when the immigrants came to America, they found that pumpkins were far more plentiful than turnips. So the Jack-O-Lantern in America was a hollowed-out pumpkin, lit with an ember.

MARRIAGE TIP: Marriage is not always 50/50. Sometimes one of you will need to give much more than the other. Striving to give your all to your beloved is better than measuring tit for tat. Find more Marriage Rx at www.foryourmarriage.org.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Membership in the Knights of Columbus will be of interest to you as a Catholic man if you are a Catholic who believes in
Helping those in need
Serving your parish
Growing in your Catholic faith
Want access to a top-rated Insurance protection
If you want more information or want to join contact Roman Miner at 293-7292.

GLUTEN FREE HOSTS: If you are in need of a gluten free host, simply inform Fr. Deno before Mass, and he will make sure there is one available for you at Communion.