Saint Peter’s Church Lowville, New York

Saint Mary’s Church Saint Thomas’ Oratory Glenfield, New York Greig, New York

Saint Hedwig’s Church Houseville, New York

Rev. James Seymour second Sunday of Pastor Email: [email protected] December 8, 2019 Deacon Ronald J. Pominville Permanent Deacon Email: [email protected] Sanctuary Lamp

Deacon Kenneth Seymour St. Peter’s Church ~ In Memory of Gert McDonald by Tim & Cindy Dosztan Permanent Deacon, Emeritus St. Hedwig’s Church ~ In Memory of Jarecki Family Members by Genevieve & Jannet Seelman Email: [email protected]

Deacon Ron Gingerich Permanent Deacon Youth Minister Celebrating the Eucharist Email: [email protected] Monday, December 9 The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Deacon Thomas Yousey Virgin Mary Permanent Deacon Daily Scriptures Gn 3:9-15, 20/Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/Lk 1:26-38 Email: [email protected] 11:00 AM (LCNH) Nursing Home Mass for All Souls ______Deacon Jude Nnadibuagha Tuesday, December 10 Advent Weekday Transitional Deacon Daily Scriptures Is 40:1-11/Mt 18:12-14 Email: [email protected] 8 AM (SP) Helen O’Connor (56th Anniversary) by Jerry ______Deb Mullin Wednesday, December 11 Advent Weekday Faith Formation Coordinator Daily Scriptures Is 40:25-31/Mt 11:28-30 Email: [email protected] 5:30 PM (SP) Tom Nortz by Jerry ______Parish Office Thursday, December 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe 5457 Shady Avenue Daily Scriptures Zec 2:14-17 /Lk 1:26-38 Lowville, NY 13367 12 Noon (SP) Communion Service & Liturgy of the Word www.spsmshcatholic.org ______Liz’s Email: [email protected] Friday, December 13 Jenny’s Email: [email protected] Daily Scriptures Is 48:17-19/Mt 11:16-19 11:00 am (SP) Funeral Mass for Ronald Walter Sr. Office Hours: Monday 9 AM - 12 Noon ______Tuesday-Friday 9 AM - 12 Noon, 1-5 PM Saturday, December 14 Vigil: Third Sunday of Advent Radio Mass: WLLG-99.3 FM Sunday at 11 AM Daily Scriptures Sir 48:1-4, 9-11/Mt 17:9a, 10-13 Office telephone 315-376-6662 4:00 PM (SP) Mr. & Mrs. George Haley by Joan & Family ______Office fax 315-376-6663 Sunday, December 15 Third Sunday of Advent Daily Scriptures Is 35:1-6a, 10/Jas 5:7-10/Mt 11:2-11 Faith Formation 315-376-6662 9:00 AM (SP) Mildred Zehr by Betty, Sharon, Ashley, & Kids St. Peter’s Parish Hall 315-376-6662 11:00 AM (SH) Josephine Repak by Genevieve & Jannet Seelman

Sacrament of Sacrament of Sacrament of the Sacrament of Baptism Penance Anointing of the Sick Marriage

Infants: parents should contact the parish Every Saturday from 3:00-3:30 PM Contact the parish office in advance Contact the parish office at least six office before or soon after birth. Older at St. Peter’s ~ after Mass at St. of surgery or as soon as possible months before the proposed children/adults: inquire about the RCIC Mary’s ~ before & after Mass at St. when serious illness has set in. wedding date in order to begin or RCIA. Hedwig's ~ Anytime by preparations. appointment. Parish Happenings Pastor’s Desk

Rosary Altar News Evangelizing Our Families 200 Club Winners Week # 1 are Hollee Lee & Jennifer In Bishop LaValley’s column of this week’s North Jantzi LaFlesh. Country Catholic he continues his reflections on his St. Hedwig's News recent ad limina visit to Rome where he reports to the Holy Father on the current state of affairs in the Diocese International Nativity Exhibit of Ogdensburg. In his personal conversation with Pope All are welcome to an International Exhibit of Francis our Bishop asked him what he found most Creches-Nativities at St. Hedwig's Church, challenging in his ministry in light of all the urgent Houseville. The display may be seen on the following needs of the world. The Holy Father responded with Sundays: December 15, 22 and 29, 2019 and January 5, some sadness that the first challenge he found most 2020, before or after the celebration of the ll:00 a.m. difficult was the state of the family and Christian Mass, or between 1-3 p.m., on the above dates, or by marriage today. appointment during the week. Contact 315-348-6260. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Help keep Strengthening married and family life is not only a Christ in Christmas. Bring family and friends and priority of our Pope but has been a priority of our experience the universality of the Birth of the Bishop for some time. It was clearly laid out in Bishop Christ-child as experienced in the eyes of many different LaValley’s 2014 Pastoral Letter, “Find Your Home in cultures. Christ”, which led to a greater emphasis on Family Cat- echesis. That emphasis was much in evidence this past St. Therese’s Guild News

Sunday with the family catechetical experience engi- St. Therese's Guild Christmas and Candy Sale neered by Deacon Yousey. (It would be worthwhile to will be Saturday Dec. 14 in St. Peter's Church Hall check out the pictures on our parish facebook.) The fo- from 9:30 am to 12 noon. Want to save some time and cus of those two hours was on Eucharist. This was so not have to bake those that you promised appropriate since, as the Catechism of the Catholic everyone? Let St. Therese’s Guild bake them for you. Church reminds us, the Eucharist is the “source and We will have sugar cookies, Christmas cookies, bars summit of our faith”. and candy. All cookies will be sold by the pound and you will get to choose which ones you want. If we are to build up and strengthen married and family life, we have to begin with Christ in the Eucharist. It Christmas Sharing was heart-warming to see the wonderful turnout of fam- ilies for Sunday’s catechetical and prayer experience. Please return all gifts for the “Giving Tree” by Sunday, Sincere thanks to Deacon Yousey and our religious December 15 with the tag attached. Once again this education coordinator, Deb Mullin, along with the many year, we will be collecting cans of juice for the food volunteers who made up the leadership team in helping baskets. We need 350 cans of juice. All gifts and juice must be returned to church by Sunday, December 15. to realize this family religious experience. Hopefully, this family catechetical Sunday will be but the first of Religious Retirement Collection many such experiences but, for that to happen, we will need the continued support of all of our families. One Aging religious need your help. Senior Catholic sisters, of the reasons the family has been referred to as the brothers, and religious order priests ministered for years “domestic church” is that evangelization begins at for little to no pay. Their sacrifices now leave their home. May we all do our part to improve the state of religious communities without adequate retirement married and family life so as to help turn our Holy savings. Your gift to today’s second collection for the Father’s and our sadness into joy. Retirement Fund for Religious helps to provide

Welcome Aboard medications, nursing care, and more for tens of thousands of elderly religious. Please be generous. We welcome a new member to our office staff. Sarah Neddo will be replacing Jenny Law as our part-time Notice secretary. We are grateful to Jenny who was willing to We are entering into the flu season and, with this in give it a try and assisted us so generously and mind, we will not be distributing the Precious Blood for competently these past few months. Sarah will begin communion until warmer weather in the Spring. Also, after the Christmas holidays. please use good judgement when it comes time for the Sign of Peace. If not feeling well, a warm smile is more Father Jay prudent than a handshake.

Advent Penance Services Youth News Sunday, December 8 ~ St. Peter’s Church, Lowville ~ Christmas Activities 2:00 pm We’ve received word that we will be Monday, December 9 ~St. Stephen’s Church, Croghan~ having a “special visitor” for the 7:00 pm children in St. Peter’s Church Hall

Sunday, December 15 after 9:00 am Mass on Sunday, ~ St. Mary’s Church, Constableville ~ December 22! There will be coffee 2:00 pm and doughnuts for all.

Sunday, December 15 ~St. Martin’s Church, Port Leyden ~ Once again this year, we 4:00 pm will have a hay wagon ride

Monday, December 16 around town for some ~ St. James’ Church, Carthage ~ Christmas caroling. We 7:00 pm were overflowing with

Regular Confession Time on Saturdays participants last year, so it ~St. Peter’s Church, Lowville ~ is possible that we will need some extra cars/drivers. 3:00-3:30 pm We will be meeting the evening of Sunday, December 22 at 6 pm at St. Peter’s church parking Pocket Guide to Confessions: lot. You don’t need a good voice, only a joyful heart. Please dress warm and bring a flashlight. • Make the Sign of the Cross Hot chocolate and cookies will be served in the church • Say: “Forgive me Father for I have hall following the caroling. sinned. It has been (time) since my last The Catholic Faith… On Demand confession. These are my sins.” • Confess your sins or discuss. Diving into the beauty of the Faith has never been • Listen to the priest’s counsel. easier: at home, on the go, or from any internet • Express your sorrow. (example below) connected device. • Accept your penance. Discover thousands of books, audio talks, movies, • Priest prays the Prayer of Absolution. documentaries, and studies… there is something for every member of the family to help them grow closer • Say: “Amen”. to Christ and His Church. • Go home forgiven! Follow the link on the “Home” page of our Parish Act of Sorrow: Oh my God, I am sorry website, spsmshcatholic.org, and use our code to sign for my sins with all my heart. In choosing up. to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned against you, whom I should love above all things. I firmly intend, with your help, to do penance, to sin no more and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Amen.

Ministers Serving at Mass for Next Weekend, December 14th & 15th

Lector Eucharistic Minister Greeter Altar Server Nursing Home

Bonnie Dening Deacon Thomas Janice Exford Cole Brooker Maggie Martin Yousey Constance Spano Saturday, 4:00 PM Kairi Truax Kurt VerSchneider

Michele Gingerich Deacon Thomas Shirley Beyer Jack Beyer Ruth Laribee Yousey Elizabeth Walter Alexa Brouty Sunday, 9:00 AM Randy Helser

Maya Laribee Bill Paczkowski Deacon Thomas Betty Szalach Mary Jo Mushtare Sunday, 11:00 AM Yousey Patricia Pomerville

Sunday  Second Collection this weekend for December 8 Religious Retirement Faith  Faith Formation Classes  Children’s Choir Practice after Faith Formation Formation Classes  Parish Penance Service at St. Peter’s ~ News 2:00 pm  Youth Group Meets 5:30—7:30 pm

On the second Sunday of Advent, the Peace Candle is lit. Monday  Proclaimers of the Word ~ 2 pm December 9  Penance Service at St. Stephen’s Church, Croghan ~ 7 pm Thank You Tuesday  Saints Class at Joyce Hill’s home ~ 1 pm A big Thank You to all our families who attended, the adult December 10  Scripture Class ~ 6 pm helpers, and the youth: Stephanie Beyer, Ivan Branagan, Wednesday  Rosary Altar Christmas Gathering at 12 Alexa Brouty, Noah Comet, Olivia King, Anna Exford, Carli December 11 Freeman, Annabella LaPuma, Drew Ortlieb, and Madison Noon Rhubart, who all came together to make our first Family Thursday  Choir Practice Catechesis Day a success! December 12  St. Therese’s Guild Christmas Gathering at 6 pm Children’s Choir Saturday  St. Therese’s Christmas Cookie Sale December 14 The Children’s Choir will be singing at the 4:00 pm Sunday  Juice distribution to Elks Mass. All children are invited and December 15  Faith Formation Classes encouraged to participate in the choir. Practice will be Sunday, December 8 & 15 following Faith Formation  Confirmation II Class Classes.  Penance Service at St. Mary’s, Constableville ~ 2pm  Penance Service at St. Martin’s, Port First Reconciliation Leyden ~ 4pm

Sunday, December 8 - Students in their second year of Stewardship Sacramental Prep are preparing to receive the Sacrament of First Reconciliation. Students will be making their First Church Collection Collection Weekly Regular/ Flower Regular/Flowers Needs Confession along with their families, at St. Peter’s Penance December 1, 2019 December 2,2018 Service. St. Hedwig’s $896.00/$207.00 $956.00/$306.00 $1,163.46 Blessing of Baby St. Mary’s $385.00/$119.00 $850.00/$114.00 $930.77 St. Peter’s $6,487.41/$1,527.41 $7,019.41/$1,222.41 $6,769.23 Tuesday, December 24 - Children will be able to bring the baby Jesus from their Nativity set at home to the 4:00 pm Remember in Prayer Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter’s. Father Jay will invite them We pray for loved ones who are ill: forward to have their baby Jesus blessed. Broden Ashley, Linda Aubertine, Audrey Burbank, Mike Call, Megan Cartier, Ned Cole, Joanne D’Ambrosi,J ennifer Earl, Kathy Gowing, Thomas Hanno, Helen Hickok, Jana Ingersoll, Paul Kowalchyk, Cathy Kozloski, Ellyn Losada, Dawn Manzur, Barbara Martin, Sally Matuszczak, Elizabeth McAdams, Mary McQuillian, Exhibit of International Nativities Nancy Mellnitz, Herb Nortz, Dawn Pelo, Timothy Pomerville, Patricia Pomerville, Patricia Potter, Rosemary Roggie, Genevieve Seelman, Luna Smith, Dan Taylor, January 5, 2020 - Confirmation II students will be John Terrillion, Ronald Walter, Lucy Wawrzyniak, Michael Young, and Corinne traveling to St. Hedwig’s for their class time to see an exhibit Yousey. All those who are ill at home, in the hospital or in the nursing home. of the many International Nativities on display. With the assistance of Mary Ann Lepkowski, they will be able to experience the universality of the Birth of the Christ Child as Military Prayer List seen through the eyes of many different cultures. All 1st Lt Sarah G. Barrett, WO1 Josh Bastin, Kevin Beltowski, Aaron Bibbins, Maj parishioners are invited to join us that evening. Kelly Boian, USMC Ian Broome, 2nd Lt Nicholas Carrara, SFC Christopher Coxinha, ~Deb Major Gary Dales, Ryan Dunn, Warrant Officer 3 John Michael Griger, Corporal Scott Hamblin, Neal Heaton, PFC Christopher Henning, Adam Huizar, LT Orion Kelly, Tyler Kenealy, Maj Adam King, Maj. Krista (Hubschmitt) King, pec Stephen Larche, Maj. Trevor J. Laribee, Eric Lautenshlager, Capt. Amy Lewicki, Chief “For a child is born to us, a son is given to us… Aviation Electricians Mate Heather D. Mains, Capt. Mike McCanney, Lt.(JG) David and they will name Him…Prince of Peace” J. Monnat, CSM Oldroyd, Maj. John Ontki, Michael Ozkan, 2nd Lt. Andrew Isaiah 9:5 Patterson, Christopher Shackelford, Joshua C.W. Smith, Major Jason Spencer, Benjamin Stanton, Tech Sgt Nicholas Stanton, Maj. John Sullivan, WO 1 Alex Sweredoski, Major Danny Thebeau, SFC Blake Wilson, Naamon Wright, Yolanda Wright, SSgt. Eric Yancey, and Zach Zapotoski.